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Local and regional democracy in Latvia
An overall positive situation of local self-government in Latvia, together with the extensive autonomy of local authorities were welcomed in a report adopted by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, during its 34th Session, on 27 March 2018 in Strasbourg,...
The Congress adopts a recommendation following the fact-finding mission in the Republic of Moldova
On 27 March 2018, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, holding its 34th Session in Strasbourg (France), adopted a recommendation on the fact-finding mission on the situation of local elected representatives in the Republic of Moldova that was carried out in...
Michele Nicoletti: “If democracy dies at the local level, it will also die at the national level”
“The success of democracy is not possible without the participation of our citizens in civic life,” stated. Michele Nicoletti, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe addressing the Congress members at the 34th Session, in Strasbourg, on 27 March 2018. He outlined the...
Gudrun Mosler-Törnström: “Given the current challenges, we must preserve the voice of local and regional authorities”
“Together, we are all entering a serious period in the life of our organisation and of our Congress,” said Congress President Gudrun Mosler-Törnström at the opening of the 34th session of the Congress in Strasbourg, France, on 27 March 2018. In her communication, the President gave an update on...
