The challenges faced by amalgamated municipalities in bringing public services closer to the citizens and developing institutional instruments of direct democracy, were discussed at the 3rd meeting of the Community of practice on local democracy, facilitated by the Congress. Held on 2 March 2017, exchanges were also focused on the support to local initiatives on ethics, transparency and accountability. As a result, targeted actions in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are to be implemented, jointly with the national associations of local authorities to improve the legal provisions on citizen participation, local finances and public ethics in the region. 

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