Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/07/2024
10:00 - 12:00
Location
Press Club Brussels Europe
Categories
Within the Council of Europe, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Congress) is a political assembly of local and regional elected representatives from the 46 Council of Europe Member States. It is a forum for the continent’s 130 000 local and regional authorities (villages, towns, cities, provinces, regions), their voice in the dialogue with national governments, and Europe’s local democracy watchdog.
The Congress helps disseminate the values and conventions of the Council of Europe throughout the continent. The Congress monitors the implementation by Member States of the only treaty on local democracy: the European Charter of Local Self-Government. It advises national governments on multi-level governance and observes local and regional elections. The European Commission consults the Congress on the state of local democracy in EU candidate countries.
Join us for a public presentation and discussion with Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori who will explain Congress work in support of Ukraine, as well as other EU candidate countries in the South-East Europe, including an awareness campaign launched jointly with the Register of Damage for Ukraine. His presentation follows his earlier visits to the South-East Europe, as well as his more recent visit to Ukraine (18-19 June) and a high-level meeting to discuss the country’s recovery with Ukraine’s government and local authorities (2-3 July). The Secretary General will also present Congress work in support of Belarus democratic forces at local level.
AGENDA
• The Congress contribution to stronger democracy through stronger municipalities and regions over the past more than 65 years
• The Congress action in Ukraine and support to other EU candidate countries
• Work to support democratic forces in Belarus, and preventing democratic backsliding in European countries from the bottom up
• Questions and answers
PRESENTERS
• Mathieu Mori, Secretary General, Council of Europe Congress, moderated by the Head of Communication of the Congress
The presentation will be in English and will also be available to watch online. Media interviews with the Congress Secretary General can be arranged in advance or on the spot.
Please feel free to forward this invitation to any contacts who might be interested.
For further information on the Congress, follow the link.
FOLLOW THE CONFERENCE ONLINE
REGISTRATION: secretary@pressclub.be