Strasbourg, 23 November 2022

CDDG(2022)OJ2

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE (CDDG)

16th meeting

(Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe, room 6)

Monday 28 November 2022, 9.30-13.00 and 14.30-18.00 (CET)

Tuesday 29 November 2022, 9.30-13.00 and 14.30-18.00 (CET)

DRAFT AGENDA

 

1. Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda

Draft agenda with order of business
[CDDG(2022)OJ2]

 

Message of the Chair of the CDDG to all delegations/Link

 

2. Information on recent activities and developments

  • Bureau meeting of 13-14 October: report by the Chair 
    [CDDG-Bu(2022)14]
  • Information by the Secretariat

 

3. Exchange of views on recent developments, including the Report of the High-Level Reflection Group of the Council of Europe

[CDDG(2022)9] / Link to the Report

  • Ms Claudia LUCIANI, Director of Human Dignity, Equality and Governance
  • Ambassador Ragnhildur ARNLJÓTSDÓTTIR, Chair of the Ministers’ Deputies, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the Council of Europe
  • Ambassador Svetlana GELEVA, Chair of the GR-DEM (Rapporteur Group of the Ministers’ Deputies on Democracy), Permanent Representative of North Macedonia to the Council of Europe
  • Mr Rafael BENITEZ, Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

 

4. Consideration and adoption of draft documents on the principles of good democratic governance (specific task 1 of the CDDG’s terms of reference)

For information

4.1 Recent work and meetings of the GT-BG: information by the Chair of the Working Group and the Secretariat
[GT-BG(2022)7]
[GT-BG(2022)10]

For discussion and decision

4.2  Consideration of a draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers 
[CDDG(2022)10]

4.3 Consideration of a draft Explanatory Memorandum to the Recommendation
[CDDG(2022)11]

 

5. Consideration and adoption of draft documents on deliberative democracy (specific task 2 of the CDDG’s terms of reference)

For information

5.1 Recent work and meetings of the GT-DD: information by the Chair of the Working Group and the Secretariat
[GT-DD(2022)9]
[GT-DD(2022)12]

For discussion and decision

5.2 Consideration, with a view to adoption, of a draft Report on Deliberative Democracy 
[CDDG(2022)12]

5.3 Preliminary results of the public consultation on the draft Recommendation on Deliberative Democracy
 

5.4 Consideration of the draft Recommendation on Deliberative Democracy
[CDDG(2022)14]

 

6. Promoting democratic governance through shared experience

For information and discussion

6.1 Exchange of views with members of government on current pertinent developments:

  • Mr Viacheslav NEHODA, Deputy Minister for Communities and Territorial Development, Ukraine (online)
  • Ms Slavica GRKOVSKA, Deputy President of the Government in charge of good governance policies of North Macedonia
  • Mr Vache TERTERYAN, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia
  • Ms Mzia GIORGOBANI, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
  • Ms Hon. Alison ZERAFA CIVELLI, Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Local Government, Malta

6.2 Reports by the CDDG delegates on pertinent developments, (Belgium, Finland, France, United Kingdom – full list tbc)

6.3 Presentation of the Report on Global State of Democracy 2022 and other relevant information, and exchange of views: M. Sam VAN DER STAAK, Head of Europe Programme, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

6.4 Rapid Response Service (RRS): current state of play; Public sector reforms and trends in Europe: a snapshot 

 

7. CDDG – state of play in 2022 and workplan for 2023

For discussion and decision

  • State of play in 2022 and agenda of activities for 2023 
    [CDDG(2022)15]
  • Preparation of a review of implementation of the Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)5 on standards for e-voting 
    [CDDG(2022)16]
  • Conference on Green Public Administration, under the aegis of the Icelandic Presidency of the Committee of Ministers (tbc) 
    [CDDG(2022)17]
  • Creation of new working groups
    [CDDG(2022)18]

 

8. Centre of Expertise for Good Governance: on-going and new cooperation projects - update by the Secretariat

For information

 

9. Activities of other Council of Europe bodies

For information and discussion

9.1 Artificial intelligence: exchange of views on the work of the Committee on artificial Intelligence (CAI), with Mr Kristian Bartholin, Secretary of the CAI

9.2 Division of elections and participatory democracy: information by the Secretariat; including a presentation of the new Council of Europe portal on elections and the BePART Forum

9.3 World Forum for Democracy (7-9 November 2022): information by the Secretariat and presentation of draft conclusions

9.4 Information on the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) 

9.5 General overview of developments since the 15th meeting: information by the Secretariat
[CDDG(2022)23]

 

10. Elections

For decision

Election of the Chair, Vice-Chair and one Bureau member

 

11. Other business

 For decision

 

12. Date of the next meeting.

Proposed date: 27-28 April 2023

 

13. Adoption of the abridged report

For decision
[CDDG(2022)24]

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