Local and Regional Governance

The effective development of good governance and democracy at local and regional levels is one of the key priorities of the Congress of local and regional authorities. Good governance, which is the responsible conduct of public affairs and management of public resources, includes the principles of citizen participation, ethical conduct, rule of law, transparency, sound financial management and accountability.
The Governance Committee is responsible for legal and political issues relating to the effective development of good governance and democracy at local and regional levels. In particular it considers questions related to the functioning of local and regional authorities, such as citizen participation, public finance, cross-border and interregional co-operation, and e-democracy.

Adopted Texts

Congress texts (2020-present)

The situation of independent candidates and the opposition in local and regional elections
- Report CG(2022)42-13 - Resolution 482 (2022) - Recommendation 476 (2022)
Beyond elections - the use of deliberative methods in European municipalities and regions
- Report CG(2022)42-12 - Resolution 480 - Recommendation 472
Recurring issues based on assessments resulting from Congress monitoring of the European Charter of Local Self-Government and election observation missions (reference period 2017-2020)
- Report CG(2021)4010 - Resolution 467 (2021) - Recommendation 455 (2021)
The post-COVID city - the impacts of the pandemic on socio-political and democratic processes in Europe's cities and towns
- CPL(2021)4003
Role of regions in ensuring a citizen-centered response to Covid-19 and post-crisis recovery
- CPR(2021)4003
Ensuring respect of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in major crisis situations
- Report CG(2021)40-07 - Resolution 466 (2021) - Recommendation 453 (2021)
The status of capital cities
- Report CGFORUM(2021)01-04 - Recommendation 452 (2021)
Developing urban-rural interplay
- Report CGFORUM(2020)02-03 - Resolution 458 (2020) - Recommendation 448 (2020)
Local and regional elections in major crisis situations
- Report CG-FORUM(2020)01-05 - Resolution 455 (2020) - Recommendation 444 (2020)

Congress texts (2014-2019)

The use of languages by local and regional authorities
- Report CG37(2019)17 - Resolution 453 (2019) - Recommendation 441 (2019)
Fair distribution of taxes in transfrontier areas. Potential conflicts and possibilities for compromise
- Report CG37(2019)10 - Resolution 449 (2019) - Recommendation 438 (2019)
Financial compensation of local and regional elected representatives in the exercise of their office
- Report CG36(2019)10 - Resolution 443 (2019) -Recommandation 434 (2019)
Coping with the debt burden: local authorities in financial difficulty
- Report CG35(2018)21 - Resolution 438 (2018) - Recommendation 427 (2018)
The consultation of local authorities by higher levels of government
- Report CG35(2018)20 - Resolution 437 (2018)
The functioning of the organs of local democracy in a context of linguistic diversity in the communes “with facilities” around Brussels in the Flemish region
- Report CPL33(2017)02 - Recommendation 409 (2017)
A better future for Europe’s rural areas
- Report CG33(2017)16 - Resolution 422 (2017) - Recommendation 406 (2017)
Recurring issues based on assessments resulting from Congress monitoring and election observation missions (reference period 2010-2016)
- Report CG32(2017)19 - Resolution 412 (2017) - Recommendation 395 (2017)
Autonomy and borders in an evolving Europe
- Report CPR30(2016)02 - Resolution 398 (2016) - Recommendation 385 (2016)
E-media: Game changer for local and regional politicians
- Report CG/2015(29)14 - Resolution 394 (2015)
Conditions of office for elected representatives
- Report CG/2015(29)15 - Resolution 393 (2015) - Recommendation 383 (2015)
Trends in regionalisation in Council of Europe member States
- Report CPR/2015(29)2 - Resolution 390 (2015)
New forms of local governance
- Report CPL/2015(29)4 - Resolution 389 (2015)
Adequate financial resources for local authorities
- Report CPL(27)2 - Resolution 372 (2014) - Recommendation 362 (2014)
Strategy on the right of local authorities to be consulted by other levels of government
- Report CG(26)9 - Resolution 368 (2014)

Other texts

Regionalisation trends in European countries 2007-2015
- Study, Group of independent Experts
Reference framework for regional democracy (2009)
- Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

News

Back Robert GRUMAN elected President of the Governance Committee

At their meeting on 6 November 2018, during the 35th Session of the Congress, in Strasbourg, members of the Governance Committee elected Robert GRUMAN (Romania, EPP/CCE) as Chair of the Committee, before going on to elect the vice-chairs.

They also approved the draft reports “Protecting whistleblowers”, presented by Josan MEIJERS, (Netherlands, SOC), and “Fighting nepotism within local and regional authorities”, presented by Harald BERGMANN (Netherlands, ILDG). These reports are part of the Roadmap for preventing corruption and promoting public ethics at local and regional levels, adopted by the Congress in 2016, and will be debated for adoption by the Congress at its 36^th Session, in March 2019.

In addition, a draft report on “Financial compensation of local and regional elected representatives and public officials in the exercise of their office” was presented by the co-rapporteurs Marta CAMPARANI-TALABER (Hungary, EPP/CCE) and Robert GRUMAN.

Also on the agenda was an exchange of views on two reports which are currently being prepared, one on “The use of languages by local and regional authorities”, presented by Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ (Belgium, SOC), and the other on “Fair distribution of taxes in transfrontier areas”, presented by Andrew DAWSON (United Kingdom, ECR).

35th Session - Elections

** 35th Session of the Congress **

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35th Session Strasbourg, France 6 November 2018

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