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Project in Bulgaria produces roadmap for fiscal decentralisation reform
On 30 June 2024, the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe completed the joint EU/CoE project “Developing fiscal decentralisation and improving local financial management in Bulgaria,” Implemented since June 2022...
Albanian local authorities: Better competencies for better services
How do you ensure you have the right staff with the appropriate skills to deliver services for citizens? On 26 June 2024, the Council of Europe Office in Tirana hosted a Focus Group meeting on the New Core Competencies Framework, which is being developed for local level civil servants in...
Congress Secretary General urged Bulgaria to advance fiscal decentralisation
“Fiscal decentralisation is not about administrative restructuring; it is about political empowerment and citizen trust”, stated the Secretary General of the Congress Local and Regional Authorities, Mathieu Mori, at closing the final conference of the EU/CoE project “Developing fiscal...
Strengthening municipal capacities in Bulgaria
“We need good governance: without good governance, fiscal decentralisation is meaningless”, stated a representative from the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, setting the tone for discussion of the results of a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) of local authorities in that...
CEGG Policy advice on improvement of public ethics at local level in Ukraine
Good democratic governance hinges on the public’s confidence in the integrity and accountability of those elected to represent them or deliver services. How can the legal framework for public ethics at local level be improved? Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention launched a...
CEGG assists Ukraine in upgrading the national legal framework on local public service
“The law on local public service represents an important step in the process of public administration reform in Ukraine as it enables new quality of service and should attract professionals to it, which is very noble” said Claudia LUCIANI, Director of Human Dignity, Equality and Governance at the...
Training Needs Analysis for enhancing Ukraine’s National Training Strategy at local level
The Centre of Expertise for Good Governance (CEGG) facilitated the training needs analysis (TNA) of local public officials in Ukraine. “The tempo of changes occurring in the local self-government domain in Ukraine requires a flexible and effective system of professional training. In its turn, the...
Driving change: Council of Europe delivers Policy Advice in support of fiscal decentralisation reform in Bulgaria
In support of the 2016-2025 Decentralisation strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Centre of Expertise for Good Governance (CEGG) of the Council of Europe has provided Policy Advice on financial equalisation and measures to promote fiscal autonomy at the local level to the Bulgarian Ministry...
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New National Training Strategy for Cyprus
Good administration is a key component of good democratic governance, as states in the recently adopted CM Recommendation (2023)5 on the principles of good democratic governance. One of these principles - Principle 8 – is Leadership, capability and capacity. It refers to regular training needs...
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Learning from best practice to improve public service in Ukraine
The National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (NAUCS) recognises human resources capacity development in emergency situations as one of the priorities of the on-going public service reform. Currently, public employees and officials, being the most important asset of administration at all...
ELoGE in Türkiye to be trampoline to better democratic governance and improved participation
The local level is where citizens and local authorities can have the biggest impact in “securing and strengthening democracy and good governance at all levels throughout Europe” in line with the Reykjavik declaration and the Principles of Democracy. Following a pilot project implemented in...
Local government leaders conclude Leadership Academy Programme
Mayors and senior staff of from fourteen Hungarian municipalities met in Budapest from 12-14 December for the concluding session of the 2023 Leadership Academy Programme (LAP). In two groups and over five sessions, this capacity building programme involved leaders from more than 30 municipalities...
Feasibility studies on inter-municipal and cross-border cooperation in Armenia: call for grant proposals open now!
A grant award procedure is now open under the Democratic Development, Decentralisation and Good Governance in Armenia – Phase II Project to support the development of feasibility studies into inter-municipal co-operation, or cross-border co-operation in Armenia. All 64 consolidated communities...
Inspiring Local Leaders in Cyprus to foster their skills and knowledge
Leadership is an essential feature of good democratic governance and reflects the organisational leadership capacity to deliver both high-standard of performance and sustainable development. The Leadership Academy Programme (LAP) contributes to foster the skills, behaviours, knowledge, and...
Hungarian local government stakeholders discuss the Public Ethics Benchmark
‘Ethical, empathetic action is at the heart of local administrations’ response to a challenging economic context’ said Gergely Csiga, Deputy Mayor of Budapest’s District XIII at the opening of a workshop on public ethics held in the premises of the municipality. József Baracskai, Mayor of...
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High-Level Dialogue on Democratic Governance Reforms in Ukraine
The Council of Europe continues facilitating discussions among the stakeholders to advance good democratic governance reforms in Ukraine. The High-level Dialogue II “Good Democratic Governance in Ukraine: achievements, challenges and the way forward in post-war period” took place in Kyiv on 4...
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Lviv Metropolitan Area Development Strategy finalised with the CEGG support
“Lviv agglomeration will take its place amongst Ukrainian and European metropolitan areas playing a significant role in Ukraine’s economic recovery and Eurointegration”, reads the Vision section of the Strategy. The Centre of Expertise for Good Governance (CEGG) contributed to the preparation of...
Last meeting of the CDDG: taking stock of achievements and adoption of reports on green public administration and multilevel governance
The European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG) is holding on 23 and 24 November its 18th and last meeting since its creation nine years ago. Ambassador Svetlana Geleva, Chair of the Committee of Ministers’ Rapporteur Group on Democracy, Mathieu Mori, Secretary General of Congress and...
Six Hungarian municipalities receive the European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) during a ceremony that celebrates innovation in local service delivery
‘The award showed us that we are on the right path, and we keep seeking new solutions that will help us address the needs of our citizens’ said Kornélia Schramek Holopné, deputy mayor of Budapest’s XIIIth district at the ceremony awarding the European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) to six...
New Council of Europe Standard on Good Democratic Governance: Implementation in Italy
European Conference on “Good Democratic Governance: The New Standard for Member States of the Council of Europe” gathered almost 100 representatives of regional, national and local authorities and other relevant local stakeholders in the Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region, and offered a...
