Meeting on 6 June 2024, the Congress Bureau reaffirmed the Congress’s support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian Federation’s war of aggression, reiterated concern about the adoption of the ‘foreign influence’ law in Georgia, and took note of the developments after the local elections in Türkiye, including the forthcoming Congress postmonitoring mission. The Bureau supported the proposal to facilitate dialogue between local elected representatives  from both Cypriot communities, and welcomed Congress co-operation activities in support of multilevel governance reforms in Armenia, Finland and Ukraine, as well as fiscal decentralisation in Bulgaria and Hungary. It also approved integration of the European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) under the auspices of the Congress, and agreed to examine the feasibility of opening the European Charter of Local Self-Government to non-member States. Finally, the Bureau expressed deep concern about the growing incidence of violence against local and regional representatives in Europe, and decided to prepare a report and recommendations to address this matter.