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NEWSLETTER ELDW - OCTOBER 2017




European Local Democracy Week: 10 years promoting citizens' participation in Europe

calendarFrom 09/10/2017 to 15/10/2017

The 2017 edition of the European Local Democracy Week (ELDW), which marks the 10th anniversary of this initiative, will take place from 9 to 15 October 2017 – the official week of the ELDW – and also during the entire month of October. Towns and cities in the 47 member states of the Council of Europe and...
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"Cities and Municipalities of Brussels" to inaugurate the ELDW in Brussels' Parliament

calendarThe 08/10/2017

Serbia: Youth participation in focus in Local Democracy Week events

writenWritten the 27/09/2017

Three Serbian cities are holding a wide range of activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Local Democracy Week between 9th and 13th of October. Participants are invited to join diverse local initiatives promoting active citizenship, greater participation and better governance. The activities in Belgrade will...
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Council of Europe to host Strasbourg Citizens' Summit

calendarThe 14/09/2017

Andreas Kiefer, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, will welcome the participants of the Citizens Summit of Strasbourg in the Palace of Europe, on 14 October 2017. Organised in the framework of the 10th anniversary of the European Local Democracy Week (ELDW), the Summit aims...
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Local councilors and officials in Iceland share their experience on citizen participation mechanisms

writenWritten the 05/09/2017

"Citizen participation is the bedrock of democracy and good governance, beause the citizen must be in the center of any public action and policy" stressed Congress Seretary General Andreas Kiefer on a conference held in Reykjavik on 5 September 2017. Administration staff from various Icelandic municipalities...
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