8th CDDG Session
Strasbourg, 10 November 2017
CDDG(2017)OJ2
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE (CDDG)
DRAFT AGENDA
Opening of the meeting: Monday 4 December 2017 at 9.30 am
Close of the meeting: Tuesday 5 December 2017 at 6.00 pm
Strasbourg, Council of Europe, Palais, Room 11
1. Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda
[CDDG(2017)OJ2] - For adoption
2. Promoting democratic governance through shared experience
2.1 Administrative and local government reform
- Mr Damjan Manchevski, Minister for Information Society and Administration: Public Administration Reforms and ICT in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
- Dr Nejc Brezovar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Public Administration, Slovenia: Development Strategy of Local Self-Government in Slovenia
For discussion
Decentralisation and Civil Service Reform in Ukraine and the Council of Europe
- Mr Georg Milbradt, Special Envoy for Decentralisation in Ukraine
- Mr Kostyantyn Vashchenko, Head of the National Agency of Civil Service
For discussion
2.2 Action by International Organisations
- Mr Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Deputy Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism (OECD): Multi-level governance
For discussion
3. Decisions by the Committee of Ministers of relevance to the work of the CDDG
[CDDG(2017)15] - For information and action
4. State of implementation of the CDDG activities according to its terms of reference 2016-2017
4.1 Revision of Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation Rec(2001)19 on the participation of citizens in local public life
- Draft revised Recommendation
- Draft explanatory report
[CDDG(2017)16] - For discussion and approval
[CDDG(2017)17] - For discussion and approval
4.2 Strategy for Innovation and Good Governance:
- Report on the meeting of the European Stakeholders’ Platform (6 September 2017, Strasbourg)
- The Twelve Principles of Good Democratic Governance: social discontent, public administration and public perception - the experience in the Netherlands
- Implementation in member States
[DG-SP(2017)7rev] - For information and action
[CDDG(2017)18] - For discussion and action
[CDDG(2017)27] - For information and action
[CDDG(2017)28] - For information
4.3 Democratic Governance of Metropolitan Areas
- Seminar on Democratic Governance in Metropolitan Areas (Thessaloniki, 17-18 October 2017): Report
[CDDG(2017)19] - For information and action
4.4 Cross-Border Cooperation
- Update of the EDEN Database: presentation by Mr Daniele del Bianco, Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia (ISIG)
[CDDG(2017)20] - For information and action
4.5 CDDG activities in 2016-2017 : Report to the Committee of Ministers
[CDDG(2017)21] - For discussion and adoption
5. CDDG Terms of Reference 2018-2019
New Terms of Reference 2018-2019
- Exchange of views on their implementation
- Creation of working groups
[CDDG(2017)22] - For discussion and action
6. Developing tools on good democratic governance and supporting reforms
Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform
Activities in 2017 including
- Peer Reviews
- New, revised and updated tools
[CELGR(2017)2] - For information and action
Strategy 2017-2022
[CELGR(2017)3] - For information and discussion
7. Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers
7.1 Activities implemented under the Chairmanship of the Czech Republic (19 May 2017 – 15 November 2017)
[CDDG(2017)23] - For information
7.2 Priorities of the Chairmanship of Denmark (15 November 2017 – 18 May 2018)
8. Election of the Bureau
Election of the Chair, Vice-Chair and four members of the Bureau
[CDDG(2017)25] - For election
9. Other business
Information about other Council of Europe bodies
- Gender Equality Commission
- [CDDG(2017)24] - For information
- Ad-hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child
- European Social Cohesion Platform
- Division of Electoral Assistance
- World Forum for Democracy
[CDDG(2017)26 + Addendum] - For information
Bureau meeting report
[CDDG-Bu(2017)16] - For information and discussion
Recent developments in member States
Any other item
Adoption of the abridged meeting report
[CDDG(2017)29] - For adoption
10. Date of the next meeting
For decision