Secretary General, Director and Secretariat
The mandate of the new Secretary General of the Congress took effect in January 2023.
The Director of the Congress is responsible for assisting the Secretary General with the fulfilment of the Congress mandate, providing support for its various bodies, and to contribute to the development and the implementation of the objectives of the Congress.
The Director is appointed by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe following consultation with the Bureau of the Congress.
Chamber of Regions
Daniel Popescu
+33 3 88 41 36 08
Table Office
+33 3 90 21 53 72
Monitoring Committee and election observation
Stéphanie Poirel
+ 33 3 90 21 51 84
Governance Committee
Roman Chlapak
+ 33 3 88 41 35 73
Institutional Relations
Sabine Zimmer
+ 33 3 88 41 25 97
Co-operation Activities
Marité Moras
+33 3 88 41 22 33
External Relations
Irina Sahakyan-Vetter
+33 3 90 21 54 93
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Giampaolo Cordiale (absent)
Dmitri Marchenkov
+33 3 88 41 38 44
Administration and Finance
Nicolai Gloukhov
+33 3 88 41 22 37
Council of Europe
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
F-67075 STRASBOURG cedex
Tel : +33 3 88 41 21 10