The following pre-recorded videos will be available online around two hours after their delivery
Tuesday 15 October 2024
- Full sessions: Morning / Afternoon
- Inaugural address by Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Debate: Local democracy as a pilar of peace and stability in South-East Europe: 20th anniversary of the creation of NALAS
- Statement by Theodoros ROUSOPOULOS, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Debate: Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, destruction of cultural heritage in Ukraine
- Debate: Monitoring of the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Finland
- Debate: Fostering a circular economy at local and regional level
- Debate: Global outreach of the Congress
- Debate: Local and regional democracy around the world
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Morning - Chamber of Local Authorities, Hemicyle
- Full session
- Opening of the session of the Chamber by the President
- Debate: Monitoring of the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Iceland
- Debate: Monitoring of the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Latvia
- Thematic debate: Local elected representatives, actors for the protection of human rights
- Debate: Monitoring of the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Malta
Morning – Chamber of Regions, room 1
- Full session
- Opening of the session of the Chamber by the First Vice-President
- Debate: Regions with special status
- Debate: Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and regional governance
- Debate: The role of regions in international co-operation for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine
Afternoon
- Full session
- Statement by Arnoldas ABRAMAVIČIUS, Vice-Minister of the Interior of Lithuania on behalf of the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers
- Debate: Recurring issues based on assessments resulting from Congress monitoring of the European Charter of Local Self-Government and election observation missions (reference period 2021-2024)
- Debate: Ageing communities – ensuring access to quality social care for older persons
- Debate: Congress Rejuvenating Politics Initiative: 10 years of making democracy younger