37th Session, 29-31 October 2019

37th Session: Mayors safeguarding democracy
37th Session
29 to 31 October 2019
Strasbourg, France
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe met in Strasbourg, France, from 29 to 31 October 2019, for its 37th Session. The Session’s debates focused on smart cities and cybersecurity, the working conditions of local elected representatives, the fair distribution of...

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Anders Knape: "The Congress must have resources corresponding to its responsibilities within the Council of Europe"
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Xavier Cadoret: "Relaunching democracy at the local level"
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Karl-Heinz Lambertz: Continue co-operation between regions and the various tiers of governance to safeguard democracy
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70th anniversary of the Council of Europe: building on achievements to meet new challenges


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Turkey: Congress adopts report on the observation of local elections and the Istanbul repeat mayoral election
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Russia: independent and opposition candidates should be guaranteed equal access to electoral rights in local elections
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Local and regional democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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CARTA-MONITOR: launch of a monitoring database of the European Charter of Local Self-Government


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Local democracy and artificial intelligence
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A co-operative, social and sustainable regional agenda for 2030
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Regions give the European project greater democratic legitimacy
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The disaffection of municipal elected representatives: a threat to the health of local democracy
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Fairer distribution of taxes in transfrontier areas

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The Venice Principles: a key text for protecting and promoting the Ombudsman institution
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Citizen participation: A code of good practice to respond to current challenges
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Youth delegates participate in the 37th Congress Session
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Internally displaced persons (IDPs): integration, participation and non-discrimination
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Innovative cultural routes crossing the whole of Europe
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Andrew Dawson: “An inclusive society must take into account linguistic diversity”
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Grassroots projects to give a voice to young people in Europe



- 5th vice-president of the Governance Committee
- Vice-presidents of the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of regions



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