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.

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Fighting nepotism through clear and transparent recruitment procedures

 

Against a background of diminished public trust in public authorities, fighting nepotism and ensuring impartial recruitment procedures are fundamental requirements. The report adopted on this subject by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on 2 April 2019 is part of a comprehensive strategy for fighting corruption and promoting public ethics at local and regional levels.

The Congress invites local and regional authorities to enhance transparency in their recruitment and promotion processes, by establishing clear procedures, guaranteeing equality and fairness. It also encourages them to introduce reporting channels in order to identify potential occurrences of favouritism or conflict of interests. In its recommendation, the Congress further underlines the need for governments to ensure that their legislation includes sufficient provisions to mitigate the risk of nepotism.

“There is an urgent need for local and authorities wishing to counteract favouritism in their recruitment processes to adopt an approach based on risk identification, the establishment of robust preventive mechanisms, compliance with procedures and the sanctioning of misconduct,” said the Congress rapporteur Wilma DELISSEN VAN TONGERLO (Netherlands, SOC).

 

As part of its roadmap adopted in 2016, the Congress instructed its Governance Committee to prepare 6 reports on the following subjects:

 


 

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36th Session Strasbourg, France 2 April 2019
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