Following a request from members of the Polish parliament, the Congress will conduct a remote fact-finding mission on 2 and 3 November 2020 on the situation of
#LGBTI
+ people in
#Poland
🇵🇱.
Debate on the role of
#LocalandRegionalAuthorities
in supporting Belarusian democratic forces and civil society
👉
@Tsihanouskaya
, Leader of the Belarusian democratic forces : “Our goal is to decentralize governance, and give more power to local communities.”
@COECongress
The
#CoECongress
plenary session kicks off on Tuesday at 9:30 am CET in
#Strasbourg
with some 300 local and regional elected representatives and youth delegates from the 46
@CoE
member states…
The Congress calls on
#Poland
to withdraw anti-“LGBT ideology” resolutions and to protect the rights of
#LGBTI
people, in a resolution adopted on 16 June 2021 during its 40th Session. 🏳️🌈
🔗More information:
Council of Europe Congress to hold a debate with Kyiv Mayor Klitschko and Minister Chernyshov of
#Ukraine
at 2pm today as part of the
#CoECongress
plenary session
We celebrate today the 35th anniversary of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, guardian of local and regional democracy.
At a time when local and regional representatives and governments are facing multiple crises the Charter is vital.
On this
#UkraineIndependanceDay
, the
@COECongress
firmly stands with the Ukrainian people to remind that our democratic values will keep Europe united.
You can count on the
@coe
and
@COECongress
continuing support towards Ukraine’s recovery.
#CoECongress
will hold its 43rd Session from 25 to 27 October 2022, in Strasbourg, France. Themes include the war against
#Ukraine
; local democracy in Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic and Sweden;
#humanrights
and
#environment
; women and children
#refugees
@COECongress
is deeply dismayed by the relentless Russian missile strikes on
#Odesa
. Communities and lives shattered and
#UNESCO
cultural heritage damaged. Our thoughts are with
#Ukraine
🇺🇦
@COECongress
stands united in condemning these acts of aggression.
📣Leen Verbeek (
@cdkflevoland
) has been elected as the new President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe for a mandate of two years and a half! Congratulations!
Today marks the 15th year of the Russian occupation in the Georgian regions of
#Abkhazia
and
#Tskhinvali
. The Council of Europe continues supporting Georgia’s sovereignty & territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
Both Chambers held their elections for Chair and Vice-Chairs. Tunç Soyer was elected new President of the Chamber of Regions, while Bernd Vöhringer remains the Chair of the Chamber of Local Authorities. Congratulations to both!
#45Session
#COECongress
The Bureau of
@COECongress
held an extraordinary meeting on 28 February 2022 & adopted a
#Declaration
on the situation in
#Ukraine
🇺🇦 The Bureau “condemns in the strongest term the armed attack on Ukraine by the Russian Federation[…]"
For more information
@COECongress
calls for applications from young people from
@coe
member States aged between 18 and 30 to be a part of its "Rejuvenating Politics" initiative.
Deadline is 7 January 2024❗❗
👇
@COECongress
is co-organising a high-level political conference with the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities & the City of
#Reykjav
ík on "Embedding democratic values at grassroots level" on May 15 in Reykjavik.
#democracy
#localgovernment
See more➡️
Congratulations Italy🇮🇹 and Ambassador Roberto Martini for ratifying the additional protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority.
The Congress welcomes this important step!
"With the 4th Council of Europe Summit, the 2023 political agenda offers a unique opportunity to promote the territorial dimension", says
@MoriMathieu
, new Secretary General of
@COECongress
See more➡️
#Monitoring
#ECLSG
#Democracy
The Congress Monitoring Committee meeting opened today in Istanbul 🎉
Local mayors, the Committee Chair, the rapporteurs on local democracy in Türkiye and the spokesperson on election observation exchanged views
Read more :
📣
@BerndVoehringer
and Harald Sonderegger are respectively elected as the President of the Chamber of Local Authorities and the President of the Chamber of Regions. They are also Vice-Presidents of the Congress. Congratulations!
On 16 June 2021 at 14:05 CET, The Congress will hold two debates where the situation of
#LGBTI
people in Europe, especially in
#Poland
, will be examined 🏳️🌈
The debates can be followed here tomorrow:
#COECongress
calls for the drafting of an Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government to ensure proper recognition for local and regional authorities’ role in the
#environmental
field
The Congress will hold the first part of its 40th Session, 23-24 March 2021. The session will be held remotely, due to the
#COVID19
health crisis.
The Congress will elect its President, and the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of its chambers.
Read more:
Bjørn BERGE, Deputy Secretary General, is addressing Congress members on the follow-up to the 4th Summit. "I do not believe that there was a single ambition agreed in Reykjavík that can be achieved without the work of regional and local representatives”, he highlighted.
Just before the opening ceremony of the 4th
#CouncilOfEuropeSummit
, the Congress President and Secretary General met with some Heads of State and Government.
#CongressAtSummit
“Democratic institutions need to be “reinvented” with
#youth
participation to make sure that citizens have constant access to governance, not limited to elections alone," said
@CoeCongress
Secretary General
@kiefercongress
at the
#AERSummerAcademy
"Make room for young people!"
The Congress adopted a report on the role of local and regional authorities in promoting the work of
#youngpeople
. The report was prepared by Thomas Andersson and Ilsur Metshin, in conjunction with the
@ACoY_CoE
.
The Congress just launched a new tool for action on
#OpenGovernment
: bE-Open!
It provides quick and easy access to relevant international standards and domestic context, legislation, case law, guidelines and good practices in 🇦🇲, 🇬🇪, 🇲🇩 and 🇺🇦!
@COECongress
delegation observing local elections in
#Slovenia
welcomes an orderly ballot, but calls for more coherent regulations and a reduction of consecutive terms of office for mayors
Tomorrow, the Congress is co-organising a high-level political conference, together with the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities and the City of Reykjavík, on the topic “Embedding democratic values at grassroots level”.
#CongressAtSummit
#CouncilofEuropeSummit
During its 44th Session, the
@COECongress
adopted a recommendation for the 4th Summit of the
@COE
which carries four key messages with a view to affirming the crucial role of
#local
and
#regional
#democracy
in delivering the organisation's
#values
.
➡️
#IDAHOT2022
“Even in 2022, we continue to see the rights and identity of
#LGBTI
persons being challenged. This is unacceptable. We must remain vigilant.” says
@AndrewBoff
, Congress Rapporteur on LGBTI issues
Read more 👇
📣The 40th Session of the Congress is LIVE!
📣La 40e Session du Congrès est EN DIRECT !
Watch the opening here/Suivez l'ouverture ici🔗
🔗Links for the following meetings/Liens pour les réunions suivantes:
@AndrewBoff
Mayor of
@KonyaInt
, Mr Altay
@uiAltay_int
, underlined the "need to develop policies resilient to all types of disasters, as they will play a major role in mitigating the effects of emergencies, allowing for reconstruction and preventing the crises from turning into permanent"
Fact finding on
#Poland
🇵🇱: Congress delegation notes that sexual orientation has become a polarising issue in Polish society and that the situation has a negative impact on the rights, lives and safety of
#LGBTI
people.
The high-level political conference, co-organised by the Congress together with the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities and the City of Reykjavík, on the topic “Embedding democratic values at grassroots level”, is starting at 11.30 today (GMT+1).
#CouncilOfEuropeSummit
Today
@COECongress
President
@CoolsMarc
exchanged views with
@coe
Committee of Ministers on the follow-up of the commitments made during Reykjavik Summit 🇮🇸
For more ⬇️
Repeat elections in 🇩🇪Berlin: The
@COECongress
delegation welcomes an orderly Election Day, but calls for clarification of the distribution of responsibilities between the main actors in local and regional elections
@COECongress
President, Leendert Verbeek, condems the brutal terrorist attacks carried out by
#Hamas
.
He underlines the support and solidarity of the
@COECongress
to authorities and citizens of
#Israel
🇮🇱
@COECongress
will hold its 45th Session from 24 to 26 October 2023 in
#Strasbourg
🇫🇷
There are a lot of important debates on the
#Agenda
to be held and followed❗
See more 👇
The Bureau of
@COECongress
reiterates that the “referendums” announced by the Russian Federation in militarily occupied territories of
#Ukraine
would be “an abuse of this democratic instrument and a further attempt to destroy democracy and the rule of law”
Honoured to open with 🇺🇦 President
@ZelenskyyUa
and Prime Minister
@Denys_Shmyhal
the Congress of local and regional authorities under the President of 🇺🇦.
The
@COECongress
and
@coe
help Ukraine deliver a sustainable local democracy!
78th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 5 October 2023 in
#Venice
. Council approved 3 draft opinions by the
@VeniceComm
& the
@osce_odihr
🇦🇲🇺🇦🇲🇩
Congratulations to
@stewartcdickson
on his election as Chairman of the CDE.👏
@COECongress
delegation will carry out a mission from 29 March until 1 April to observe local elections in various regions of
#T
ürkiye 🇹🇷 held on 31 March 2024. The delegation will be accompanied by an expert and the secretariat.
@coe
Read more ⬇️
Application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in
#France
:
👉
@bryony1963
UK:“Central to these recommendations is the devolution of more powers and responsibilities to the subnational level, along with the allocation of sufficient financial resources to support this”
Thomas Andersson at the
#LisbonForum
in
#Lisbon
🇵🇹: "Working with
#citizens
- and not just for them - must guide our action if we are going to make progress in winning the war against
#fakenews
and
#hate
speech"
August 12, 2023 - On this
#InternationalYouthDay
, the
@COECongress
and the
@coe
continue to support the important role of our youth in building greener and more sustainable societies.
For more
The newly elected Congress President
@cdkflevoland
had a meeting with the Ambassador Mr. Rolf Mafael, Permanent Representative of Germany and the President of the Ministers' Deputies of the
@coe
.
They discussed the Congress Priorities and the German Presidency of the
@coe
.
@IcelandCoE
@coe
Síofra O’Leary, President of the European Court of Human Rights
@ECHR_CEDH
, addressed the Congress Plenary for the first time, emphasizing the need for regular and fruitful dialogue between the Court and the two political assemblies of the
@coe
for the protection of human rights
“Local and regional authorities are the first line of defence against human
#trafficking
” says
@COECongress
rapporteur on
#women
and child
#refugees
, Annika Vaikla, during the 31st Meeting of the Committee of the Parties on 25 November
"We are defending
#Ukraine
, but we are also defending European democratic values," Kyiv Mayor Klitschko and Minister Chernyshov tell
#CoECongress
at its 43rd session
Post-
#COVID19
: Europe’s towns, cities and regions need enhanced political and budgetary powers to prevent inefficient forced
#recentralisation
in times of crisis.
⬇️Read about the two debates held during the 40th Session of the Congress.
The
@COECongress
Bureau met
#Ukrainian
authorities online on 22 September 2023 to discuss the Congress’ political work and operational activities carried out in Ukraine 🇺🇦 as a contribution to the
#Forum
on “Reintegration of communities”.
See more :
"Handbooks on transparency and citizen participation", a set of country-specific documents which tackle such issues as corruption and accountability from a practical perspective
#TbilisiConf2017
@COECongress
endorsed the
@coe
campaign on the Safety of Journalists and calls for more support to prevent local media deserts upholding
#Local
democracy.
#45Session
For more 👇
“The Congress is an indispensable platform of dialogue and exchange of knowhow for the whole Council of Europe”
The Congress President,
@cdkflevoland
, participated in the 1400th meeting of the Committee of Ministers' Deputies today.
🔗Read more:
3️⃣0️⃣years ago this week, the Committee of Ministers of the
@coe
adopted a statutory resolution creating the
@COECongress
. Result of the Vienna Summit in 1993
Many reasons to be proud. More reasons to continue our mission in light of increasing challenges!
The Chamber of Local authorities: Monitoring of the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in
#Andorra
.
The draft recommendation is adopted.
Against the background of mounting indications of possible "pseudo-referendums" in Ukrainian territories currently occupied by
#Russia
, the President of
@COECongress
, Leendert Verbeek, has urged the Russian authorities to refrain from such plans.