Participatory democracy: newsroom
From Ukraine to Austria - Local authorities and CSOs learn about participatory democracy
During a five-day study visit to Austria, a delegation of Ukrainian representatives from both public authorities and civil society organisations discovered innovative and successful examples of citizen engagement mechanisms. In the framework of the Council of Europe project “Strengthening...
Ukraine Embraces Deliberative Democracy: Registration Opens for First Citizens’ Assemblies in Two Territorial Communities
Two Ukrainian communities - Zvyahel and Slavutych - have started registering their residents for the first ever Ukrainian Citizens' Assemblies (CAs) to be held in October-November 2024, initiated and supported by the Council of Europe project «Strengthening democratic resilience through civic...
PACE calls for strengthening participatory and deliberative processes
In June 2024, during the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, the Assembly reiterated its support towards participatory democracy and adopted a Resolution calling on “Strengthening democracy through participatory and deliberative processes”....
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Closure event of the School on Participatory Democracy in Türkiye
After a year of work and over a dozen of events, the Council of Europe School on Participatory Democracy in Türkiye came to an end. The closure event of the School jointly organised by the Division of Democratic Institutions and Civil Society from Council of Europe, the Association of Civil...
The Council of Europe project on civic participation conducted an international conference on the role of volunteering in building a strong civil society
On June 6, 2024, in Kyiv, the Council of Europe project “Strengthening democratic resilience through civic participation during the war and in the post-war context in Ukraine” held an international conference ""Volunteerism – a prerequisite for building a strong civil society". During the event,...
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Pool of coordinators for Citizen Assemblies in Ukraine started preparation
On 4 and 5 June 2024, the first training round for Citizens Assemblies coordinators took place in Kyiy, launching at the practical implementation of the two Citizens' Assemblies in the Ukrainian communities of Zvyahel and Slavutych. 19 participants attended the training, including the six...
On the first meeting, 39 member states discussed democratic challenges and CDDEM tasks for the biennium 2024-2025
On 13-14 May 2024, the Steering Committee on Democracy held its first plenary meeting in Strasbourg. The Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić, and President of the Ministers' Deputies, Domenik Wanger, welcomed the participants. Delegates from 39 member states discussed democratic challenges...
International conference on Deliberative Democracy paves the way to implement citizens’ assemblies in Ukraine
How Deliberative Democracy Mechanism contribute to reconstruct the country
On 15 March 2024, the conference “Visionary ways of engaging citizens: the future of deliberative democracy in Ukraine” gathered about 60 representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers, local authorities, association of Ukrainian cities, CSOs, international...
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New tool to monitor and evaluate participatory processes and their results in Ukraine
On 13 March 2024, Ukrainian practitioners of civic engagement discussed the adjusted Council of Europe toolkit "Monitoring and Evaluation of Participatory Processes and Their Results" at a round table in Kyiv. This innovative tool provides civil society organisations and authorities with...
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Council of Europe civil participation tools expert pool is increasing in Türkiye
In the aftermath of the successful School of Participation Democracy held in September in Istanbul and in October in Ankara for more than 50 representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and local authorities from Türkiye, the Council of Europe, Arguden Governance Academy and STGM...
