Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

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13 Aug 2020 08:00:00
Tunisian Women's Day: "Gender equality, an essential condition for democracy"

South-Med 13 August 2020

"With the promulgation of the Personal Status Code in Tunisia on 13 August 1956, the principle of...
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03 Aug 2020 10:52:00
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: taking action at all levels of governance to end discrimination

Roma Strasbourg, France 3 August 2020

"Seventy-six years ago, thousands of Roma - women, men and children - were exterminated by the...
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30 Jul 2020 16:06:00
Jelena Drenjanin: "Challenging the Istanbul Convention is a serious setback for women's rights"

Istanbul Convention Strasbourg, France 30 July 2020

"The Istanbul Convention is the first legally binding instrument at European level, providing a...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Congress launches a deliberative process in the City of Mostar

Bosnia and Herzegovina : Call for tenders - Provision of international consultancy services

National – Local Collaboration on Open Government in Ukraine

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.