Strasbourg, Agora building, room G01

27 April 2023, 9:30-13:00 and 14:30-18:00 pm (CET)

28 April 2023, 9:30-13:00 and 14:30-18:00 pm (CET)

DRAFT AGENDA

27 April

1. OPENING OF THE MEETING AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

Information from the Chair; 25th Bureau meeting (23-24 March)

[CDDG(2023)OJ1]

[CDDG-Bu(2023)6]

2. COUNCIL OF EUROPE FOURTH SUMMIT &

IMPACT ON CDDG TERMS OF REFERENCE

  • Exchange of views on the Reykjavik Summit with: Ambassador Svetlana GELEVA, Chair of GR-DEM  and Claudia LUCIANI, Director of Human Dignity, Equality and Governance
  • Views of CDDG members on 2024-2027 Terms of Reference

2nd SUMMIT FOR DEMOCRACY

Hosted by the USA, the Netherlands and other partners

  • Outcomes of the 2nd Summit for Democracy: Ms Tanja Gonggrijp, Ambassador of the Netherlands; Ms Olimar Maisonet-Guzman, US Department of State
  • Results of the online thematic Roundtable “Is Democracy key to ensuring peace”? (27 March)
  • Decision on possible future action

SHARING EXPERIENCE TO PROMOTE GOOD DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Exchange of views with Oleksandra AZARKHINA, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, Ukraine

3. PRESIDENCY OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS

  • Priorities of the Latvian presidency: presentation by Jānis KĀRKLIŅŠ, Ambassador of Latvia
  • Exchange of views

4. CDDG WORKPLAN 2023

2022/2025 CDDG Terms of reference

Principles of GOOD DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

  • For approval: Draft Recommendation on the Principles of Good Democratic Governance and its Explanatory Memorandum

[CDDG(2023)1]

[CDDG(2023)2]

DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY

Report on Deliberative Democracy - January 2023

  • For approval: Draft Recommendation on Deliberative Democracy

[CDDG(2023)3]

  • Report on the 4th meeting (1 March 2023) of the GT-DD: Markku MOLLARI, Vice-Chair (Finland)

[GT-DD(2023)2]

MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE

  • Report on the 1st meeting of the Working Group on Governance (GT-G), 2-3 February: Peter ANDRE, Chair (Austria).  Results of the MLG questionnaire

[GT-G(2023)5]

[CDDG(2023)4]

  • Views from members on a draft report on multilevel governance, and subsequent draft recommendation      

[CDDG(2023)5]

GREEN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

  • Report on the 1st meeting (2-3 March 2023) of the GT-A: Markku MOLLARI, Chair (Finland). Results of the GPA questionnaire

[GT-A(2023)4]

  • Highlights and summary of the Conference on Green Public Administration (26 April): Anna Gunnhildur OLAFSDOTTIR, Icelandic CDDG member
  • Views from members on the scope of the draft Report on Green Public Administration

CONFERENCE ON E-VOTING AND USE OF ICT (16 June 2023, Strasbourg)

  • Update on preparation of the Conference on the implementation of CM Rec(2017)5 on e-voting and CM Guidelines on ICT in the electoral process

[CDDG(2023)8]

  • To note and agree proposed actions by CDDG members

REMAINING ITEMS OF THE WORKPLAN

  • Confirmation of activities April-December 2023
    • Information by the Secretariat

Calendar of CDDG activities

5. CDDG RAPPORTEURS

  • Information on gender mainstreaming; democracy and technology; social matters

 

28 April

6. SHARING EXPERIENCE TO PROMOTE GOOD DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Exchange of views with high level officials:

  • Mzia GIORGOBANI, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, Georgia
  • Vache TERTERYAN, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and infrastructure, Armenia 
  • Agnese GEDUŠEVA, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Latvia

Questions and comments from CDDG members

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

  • Exchange of views with Mathieu MORI, Secretary General

Administrative Modernisation across Europe, current trends

  • Presentation by Prof. Joachim BECK, President of the University of Applied Sciences Kehl (Germany)
  • Discussion

Current developments in member States

  • Contributions by CDDG members (throughout the meeting)

7. COOPERATION WITH PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

Discussions and exchange of view with:

8. CENTRE OF EXPERTISE FOR GOOD GOVERANCE

Cooperation projects

  • Update on cooperation projects
    ELoGE (European Label of Governance Excellence)

[CDDG(2023)9]

  • Input from the 8th meeting of the ELoGE Accreditation Platform (24 March 2023) and other recent developments

[DG-AP(2023)3]

[CDDG(2023)10]

  • Discussion and decision on actions by CDDG members to promote ELoGE

9. ACTIVITIES ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

CINGO

  • Exchange of views with Gerhard ERMISCHER, President of CINGO; CINGO's contribution to the Fourth Summit

Main instruments for NGOs

CONF/AG(2023)REC1

World Forum for Democracy 2023 (6-8 November)

Discussion on a possible CDDG contribution

COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS AND OTHER COUNCIL OF EUROPE BODIES

Committee on Artificial Intelligence

  • Discussion with Mr Kristian BARTHOLIN, Secretary of the CAI
  • Questions, comments, and decision on inputs from CDDG into the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

Advisory Council on Youth

  • Exchange of views with Spyros PAPADATOS, Chair

10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

11. DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

Proposed dates: 7-8 December

12. ADOPTION OF THE ABRIDGED REPORT

Decision by CDDG

[CDDG(2023)11]

Social media
Follow us