More emphasis on citizen participation at grassroots level through Congress monitoring and exchange of good practice
More emphasis on citizen participation at grassroots level through Congress monitoring and exchange of good practice
[18/10/2011]
A report on direct involvement of citizens in decision-making processes at grassroots level in Council of Europe member states was adopted today, at the 21st Congress Session. The report, presented by Marjan Haak-Griffionen, Netherlands, assesses direct democracy procedures at local and regional level and current trends in citizen participation. Participatory democracy – which is complementary to representative democracy and the influence on decision-making through universal suffrage – is to be seen as an essential element of the good democratic functioning of society and has to be further developed, according to the report.
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Encourager la participation citoyenne au niveau local grâce aux activités de suivi du Congrès et par l’échange des bonnes pratiques
[18/10/2011]
Un rapport sur la participation directe des citoyens à la prise de décision au plus près des populations dans les Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe a été adopté aujourd’hui, lors de la 21e session du Congrès. Ce rapport, présenté par Marjan Haak-Griffionen (Pays-Bas), examine les procédures de démocratie directe aux niveaux local et régional et l’évolution actuelle de la participation citoyenne. Selon ce rapport, la démocratie participative – complémentaire de la démocratie représentative et de l’influence du suffrage universel sur la prise de décisions – doit être considérée comme un élément incontournable d’un bon fonctionnement démocratique de nos sociétés et doit être développée.
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A report on direct involvement of citizens in decision-making processes at grassroots level in Council of Europe member states was adopted today, at the 21st Congress Session. The report, presented by Marjan Haak-Griffionen, Netherlands, assesses direct democracy procedures at local and regional level and current trends in citizen participation. Participatory democracy – which is complementary to representative democracy and the influence on decision-making through universal suffrage – is to be seen as an essential element of the good democratic functioning of society and has to be further developed, according to the report.