<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Elections for new leadership and political priorities in the coming years at the centre of Congress Session</font>
Elections for new leadership and political priorities in the coming years at the centre of Congress Session
[13/10/2012]
The 23rd Session of the Congress was held from 16 to 18 October 2012 in the Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg (France), attended by over 300 local and regional councillors from the 47 Council of Europe member countries, in order to discuss the challenges currently facing local democracy. This session was also an opportunity for renewing the leadership and membership of the Congress who will henceforth have 4-year terms of office and who adopted the Congress’s priorities for the 2013-2016 period. Several debates will be held to take stock of the situation of local democracy in the “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and the situation of local and regional democracy in Azerbaijan. A report of the mission to observe local and regional elections in Serbia in May 2012 will also be examined. Evolution of local and regional democracy beyond European borders, in particular in the Arab countries, will also be on the agenda, as well as several different strands of local and regional democracy. The speakers will include the Estonian Minister for Regional Affairs, Siim Kiisler, the Albanian Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ferdinand Poni, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni.
Les élections de la nouvelle présidence et les futures priorités politiques au centre de la session du Congrès
[13/10/2012]
La 23e Session du Congrès a lieu du 16 au 18 octobre 2012 au Palais de l’Europe, à Strasbourg (France) et réunira plus de 300 élus locaux et régionaux des 47 pays membres du Conseil de l’Europe pour débattre des enjeux actuels de la démocratie de proximité. Cette session a aussi l’occasion du renouvellement de la présidence et des membres du Congrès qui siègeront dorénavant pour un mandat de quatre ans et qui adopteront les priorités du Congrès pour la période 2013-2016. Plusieurs débats ont permis de dresser un état des lieux précis de la situation de la démocratie locale dans «l’ex-République yougoslave de Macédoine» et de la situation de la démocratie locale et régionale en Azerbaïdjan. Un rapport résultant d’une mission d’observation des élections locales et régionales en Serbie en mai 2012 sera également examiné. L’évolution de la démocratie locale et régionale au-delà des frontières de l’Europe, en particulier dans les pays arabes, a aussi été à l’ordre du jour, ainsi que différents volets de la démocratie territoriale. Parmi les personnalités invitées figuraient le ministre des affaires régionales d’Estonie, Siim Kiisler, le ministre adjoint de l’Intérieur albanais, Ferdinand Poni, le Commissaire aux droits de l’homme du Conseil de l’Europe, Nils Muižnieks et la Secrétaire générale adjointe du Conseil de l’Europe, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni.
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The 23rd Session of the Congress was held from 16 to 18 October 2012 in the Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg (France), attended by over 300 local and regional councillors from the 47 Council of Europe member countries, in order to discuss the challenges currently facing local democracy. This session was also an opportunity for renewing the leadership and membership of the Congress who will henceforth have 4-year terms of office and who adopted the Congress’s priorities for the 2013-2016 period. Several debates will be held to take stock of the situation of local democracy in the “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and the situation of local and regional democracy in Azerbaijan. A report of the mission to observe local and regional elections in Serbia in May 2012 will also be examined. Evolution of local and regional democracy beyond European borders, in particular in the Arab countries, will also be on the agenda, as well as several different strands of local and regional democracy. The speakers will include the Estonian Minister for Regional Affairs, Siim Kiisler, the Albanian Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ferdinand Poni, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni.