Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

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28 Sep 2020 18:04:00
Portugal: Despite good application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, local authorities should have more autonomy with respect to taxation

Monitoring Remote meeting 28 September 2020

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe issued, on 28 September...
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28 Sep 2020 17:26:00
Austria: Municipalities and Länder governments need more fiscal autonomy, Council of Europe report finds, among other issues

Remote meeting 28 September 2020

The Congress welcomes reforms in Austria that have clarified the distribution of powers between...
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22 Sep 2020 10:05:00
Congress organised remote meeting of the Statutory Forum

Statutory Forum Strasbourg, France 28 September 2020

The Statutory Forum of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe...

Congress calls for ensuring respect for electoral standards in major crisis situations

Congress recommends improvements of the legal framework for elections in the Republic of Moldova

Congress Rapporteur calls for solidarity with local authorities to urgently remedy refugee situation after Moria fires

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Monitoring Monitoring

The European Charter of Local Self-Government lays down standards for protecting the rights of local authorities and requires states which have ratified it to comply with a number of principles. The Congress is responsible for evaluating the application of the Charter in each Member State.

In the field In the field

Cooperation and thematic activities complement, in the field, the normative work of the Congress. They are based on the political dialogue and the monitoring of the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, and enable the implementation of the adopted recommendations and resolutions.

Election observation Election observation

The Congress periodically observes local and regional elections in Council of Europe member States and, sometimes, beyond. This activity, which may be organised in cooperation with other international organisations, complements the political monitoring of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Postmonitoring Postmonitoring

Post-monitoring and post-electoral dialogue aims to support national authorities in order to ensure the implementation of the recommendations adopted by the Congress and addressed to the national authorities of member states by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

The Congress in brief

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Download on Youtube a short video clip which presents the role of the Congress and its main activities to promote local and regional democracy in Europe.

The Monitoring

Download on Youtube a short video clip which presents the monitoring of the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self Government and the observation of local and regional elections.