Participatory democracy: newsroom
International conference on Deliberative Democracy paves the way to implement citizens’ assemblies in Ukraine
How Deliberative Democracy Mechanism contribute to reconstruct the country
On 15 March 2024, the conference “Visionary ways of engaging citizens: the future of deliberative democracy in Ukraine” gathered about 60 representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers, local authorities, association of Ukrainian cities, CSOs, international...
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New tool to monitor and evaluate participatory processes and their results in Ukraine
On 13 March 2024, Ukrainian practitioners of civic engagement discussed the adjusted Council of Europe toolkit "Monitoring and Evaluation of Participatory Processes and Their Results" at a round table in Kyiv. This innovative tool provides civil society organisations and authorities with...
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Council of Europe civil participation tools expert pool is increasing in Türkiye
In the aftermath of the successful School of Participation Democracy held in September in Istanbul and in October in Ankara for more than 50 representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and local authorities from Türkiye, the Council of Europe, Arguden Governance Academy and STGM...
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Council of Europe Academy on Participatory Democracy building bridges between public authorities and civil society in Cyprus
On 1-2 December 2023, representatives of public authorities, civil society, and practitioners of local governance from Cyprus were introduced to Council of Europe standards and tools on civil participation at the Academy on Participatory Democracy. The Academy was organised jointly with the EU...
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Looking back: Progress achieved in two years of strengthening participatory democracy in Georgia
On 28 November 2023, more than 150 representatives from the Georgian government, municipalities, civil society organisations (CSOs) and international organisations gathered in the Tbilisi City Assembly to celebrate the closure of the project "Strengthening Participatory Democracy and Human Rights...
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Students visit the Council of Europe office in Belgrade to learn more about participatory democracy
Inspired by the Council of Europe School of Participatory Democracy, the first School of Youth Participation in Serbia is taking place from 31 October to 30 November 2023, through which youth participation in political decision making and democracy shall be encouraged. The School of Youth...
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Tirana embarks on a groundbreaking path for the participatory development of the Municipal Strategy 2024-2027
In a significant stride towards sustainable municipal development, the City of Tirana, in partnership with the Council of Europe, has organised a pivotal process to consult on the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Municipality of Tirana (SDSMT) for 2023-2027. A milestone of the process was...
Skopje climate assembly gains local support
Successful promotional events to raise awareness about the forthcoming Skopje Climate Assembly, supported by the Council of Europe, took place in Shtip and Tetovo, North Macedonia, on 6 and 15 November respectively. The Skopje Climate Assembly will be North Macedonia’s first citizen’s assembly....
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Survey shows pivotal role of democracy in preserving peace
“Democracy=Peace?” with a simple equitation provoking reflection and rethinking, the European Capital of Democracy (ECoD) conducted an online survey, to test the perception of European citizens on the correlation between peace and democracy from 19 to 30 October. The results of the survey, which...
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Citizens engaged in drafting of Akhemta Municipal Development Policy
Following successful CivicLab methodology application to produce policy documents in Ozurgeti and Telavi, public consultations were held in Akhmeta involving active citizen engagement in the development of a Medium-Term Development Policy Document (MDD) for the municipality. The consultation...
