On 16 April 2024, Congress President Marc Cools met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Moldova Mihail Popșoi. Discussions focused on the decentralisation process in the country in the light of the Congress monitoring recommendations for improved application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government and the roadmap for their implementation, in the framework of post-monitoring dialogue between the Congress and Moldovan authorities. On this occasion, the President invited the Republic of Moldova to ratify the Additional Protocol to the Charter, on citizen participation in local public affairs. Reference was also made to the current co-operation activities aimed at accompanying the decentralisation reforms and improving the mechanism of consultations between central and local authorities.
Secretary General, Director and Secretariat
Mathieu Mori (France) was elected as Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe for a five-year term of office, on the occasion of the 43rd Session of the Congress on 25 October 2022 in Strasbourg.
The mandate of the new Secretary General of the Congress took effect in January 2023.
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Claudia Luciani is the Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.
The Director of the Congress is responsible for assisting the Secretary General with the fulfilment of the Congress mandate, providing support for its various bodies, and to contribute to the development and the implementation of the objectives of the Congress.
The Director is appointed by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe following consultation with the Bureau of the Congress.
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