<font color='#55563B' size='2'>New survey on consultation practices of local authorities presented at 23rd Congress Session</font>
New survey on consultation practices of local authorities presented at 23rd Congress Session
[18/10/2012]
''The right of local authorities to be consulted, enshrined in the European Charter of Local Self-Government, is a core principle of local democracy,'' said Congress co-Rapporteur Irmeli Henttonen, Finland (ILDG), at the 23rd Congress Session. In a Report presented on Wednesday, 17 October, she stressed that in order to ensure effective consultation, this principle has to be translated into the policy and regulatory framework of each member state. In this context, Irmeli Henttonen also presented a new Congress survey of consultation policy practices in member states which shows that limited progress has been achieved over the last seven years. ''By the recommendations made in this Report, a thorough and comprehensive approach to consultation as a means of ensuring better policies and legislation has been proposed. This is in the interest of ensuring good governance at all levels'', the Congress Rapporteur concluded.
Nouvelle étude sur les pratiques de consultation des autorités locales présentée lors de la 23e session du Congrès
[18/10/2012]
''Le droit des collectivités locales d'être consultées, inscrit dans la Charte européenne de l'autonomie locale, est un principe fondamental de la démocratie locale'', a déclaré la co-rapporteure du Congrès, Irmeli Henttonen, Finlande (GILD), lors de la 23e session du Congrès. Dans un rapport présenté mercredi 17 octobre, elle a indiqué que, pour rendre la consultation efficace, ce principe devait être transposé dans la politique et le cadre réglementaire de chaque Etat membre. Dans ce contexte, Irmeli Henttonen a également présenté une nouvelle étude du Congrès sur les politiques de consultation pratiquées dans les Etats membres, qui révèle que les progrès accomplis ces sept dernières années restent limités. ''Grâce aux recommandations faites dans ce rapport, une approche minutieuse et générale de la consultation permettant de garantir de meilleures politiques et une meilleure législation a été préconisée. Cela va dans l’intérêt de la bonne gouvernance à tous les niveaux'', a conclu la rapporteure du Congrès.
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''The right of local authorities to be consulted, enshrined in the European Charter of Local Self-Government, is a core principle of local democracy,'' said Congress co-Rapporteur Irmeli Henttonen, Finland (ILDG), at the 23rd Congress Session. In a Report presented on Wednesday, 17 October, she stressed that in order to ensure effective consultation, this principle has to be translated into the policy and regulatory framework of each member state. In this context, Irmeli Henttonen also presented a new Congress survey of consultation policy practices in member states which shows that limited progress has been achieved over the last seven years. ''By the recommendations made in this Report, a thorough and comprehensive approach to consultation as a means of ensuring better policies and legislation has been proposed. This is in the interest of ensuring good governance at all levels'', the Congress Rapporteur concluded.