When:
October 14, 2014 – October 17, 2014 all-day
2014-10-14T00:00:00+02:00
2014-10-18T00:00:00+02:00
Where:
Strasbourg
France
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Council of Europe

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will hold its 27th Session from 14 to 16 October 2014 in the hemicycle of the Palais de l'Europe, in
Strasbourg.

The theme of this year’s two sessions is youth participation and several debates will be devoted to this subject. As well as debates on current topical issues, there will be debates on equal opportunities for people with disabilities, the promotion of diversity through intercultural education and communication strategies, adequate financial resources for local authorities, inter-regional co-operation, regional media as a tool for building participatory democracy and the Congress’ contribution to the Council of Europe’s neighbourhood policy. There will also be reports examining local elections in Georgia, the Netherlands and Ukraine and a report on local and regional democracy in Belgium.