Regular evaluation of the municipal administration’s performance is necessary for ensuring good democratic governance at the local level and designing evidence-based improvement policies for the municipality. The Council of Europe’s Centre of Expertise for Good Governance provides the possibility for such measurement through implementation of its tool European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) by interested local authorities.
Selected municipalities in Slovakia have already implemented the tool twice, in 2021 and 2022, and are looking into options for continuing the ELoGE programme in the future. To this end and with a view to improving the next results of evaluations, from 17-21 April 2023 a group of Slovak mayors and representatives of the ELoGE awarded municipalities, the ELoGE accredited organisation - Dobry Uradnik, and a representative of the Ministry of Interior – visited Italy to exchange with their counterparts.
The study visit included a four day long workshop, facilitated by Council of Europe experts, and a series of meetings with ELoGE municipalities from the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the accredited organisation AICCRE FVG (L'Associazione italiana per il Consiglio dei Comuni e delle Regioni d'Europa - Federazione Friuli Venezia Giulia). During the discussions, participants from both countries shared their experience in implementing the ELoGE programme and the lessons learnt. In addition, the Slovak and Italian authorities discussed possible cooperation and common project ideas, notably through some of the Council of Europe tools such as the Cross-border Cooperation toolkit and the City-to-City Cooperation toolkit. The participants also learned about different funding opportunities for their potential common projects.
Following the study visit, the conclusions from the discussions will feed into the preparation of a peer-to-peer guide on the implementation of ELoGE which will be disseminated among the participants to facilitate future implementation of the programme both in Slovakia and elsewhere in Europe.
The activity was organised by the Centre of Expertise for Good Governance, in the framework of the Council of Europe – EU joint project “Delivering Good Governance in Slovakia – II phase”.
Specific projects in Slovak Republic
The Centre of Expertise for Good Governance of the Council of Europe is supporting Slovakia in its plans to reform the local government system though the implementation of two projects, co-funded by the Council of Europe and DG REFORM of the European Commission. The projects aim to provide recommendations for improving the Slovak regulatory framework and to strengthen capacities of public authorities to deliver high-quality services to the citizens, according to Council of Europe standards.
- The first project, “Delivering Good Governance in Slovakia” focuses on the provision of tailored policy advice on territorial consolidation and redistribution of competences between the central and local levels. In addition, several capacity-building tools are being implemented to both help the authorities analyse their specific needs and improve their performance according to democratic governance standards.
- The project “Delivering Good Governance in Slovakia – II phase” will build upon the achievement of the previous project to help the Slovak authorities modernise and improve multi-level governance in the country. The project will provide policy advice on the revision and development of new legislation on the status of the Capital City, metropolitan areas, as well as on regional development. The project’s capacity-building component will aim at improving public ethics, financial management, strategic planning, and other important aspects of local governance.
Launch of ELoGE in Slovakia
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Trieste and Udine, Italy
17-21 April 2023
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