The Congress committees on current affairs and governance have held joint discussions on the Congress’ strategy to prevent radicalisation in towns, cities and regions. The report and resolution presented by Josef Neumann (Germany, SOC) and Bert Bouwmeester (Netherlands, ILDG) urge the Congress to consolidate its activities in this field by adopting methods to foster pluralist, inclusive and culturally diverse societies in Europe, and by incorporating the concept of “interconvictional dialogue” in its initiatives to foster intercultural and inter-religious dialogue. The adopted resolution calls on local and regional elected representatives to contribute to these initiatives by using the resources set out in the “Organising intercultural and interreligious activities” toolkit. It also invites them to become members of the “Alliance of European Cities and Regions against Violent Extremism” for which the Congress, the European Forum for Urban Security and the Municipality of Rotterdam are organising a Summit of Mayors in Rotterdam on 9 November 2016 .
News 2016
