1

Reviews and joint work involving the Congress

(Minister Manuel Chaves)

Four reviews to be conducted under the Utrecht Declaration:

- relationship between the intergovernmental sector and the Congress

- monitoring

- a possible common agenda setting

- evaluation, including external evaluation.

Results adopted in a Kyiv Declaration

Functioning of co-operation between the Congress and the intergovernmental sector with a view to securing high quality outcomes and facilitating each other's work so that projects can be dealt with swiftly

2010/I

2011/II

-

Mr Enrique Ojeda,

Rapporteur on behalf of Minister Chaves

(Spain)

Advisory Group on the Utrecht Reviews

- Congress

- PACE

- Conference 

  of INGOS

- Mr Kimmo 

   Collander  (Representative of Minister Tölli)

- Mr Jeremy Smith (independent expert)

To be discussed at CDLR meeting in September 2011

2

Partnership between the Ministerial Conference and the Committee of Ministers

(Minister Mari Kiviniemi)

Establishing a partnership between the Ministerial Conference and the Committee of Ministers

Enhanced work of the Council of Europe in the field of local and regional democracy

2010/I

2011/II

-

Mr Kimmo Collander

(Finland)

To be discussed at CDLR meeting in September 2011

3

Communication Strategy

Active communication policy to be developed in order to maximize the impact on member States and civil society

Enhanced work of the Council of Europe in the field of local and regional democracy

2010/I

2011/II

GG

IC

FS

Mrs Greta Billing (Norway)

Mr Paul Rowsell (UK)

State of implementation to be reviewed at CDLR meeting in September 2011

4

17^th Ministerial Session in Kyiv

To adopt Kyiv Declaration and to hold “fire-side chat”

Enhanced co-operation between Member States in the field of local and regional democracy

2010/I

2011/II

GG

IC

FS

Ukrainian Government and CM Chair

Preparations to be discussed and taken forward at CDLR meeting in September 2011

5

Frontline issues of changes

To collect up-to-date information on the current work of Member States in the field of local and regional democracy

Member States have insight into the current work in the filed of local and regional democracy.

To provide basis for targeting future work.

Ongoing

Ongoing

-

CDLR to review and adopt Progress report at CDLR meeting in September 2011.

Activity 1: Monitoring and responding to the financial and economic crisis

1

Report on impact of the financial and economic crisis and follow-up to guidelines

To have up-to-date information on the crisis’ impact to all member states, and to take stock on their responses.

Member states have accurate information on the financial crisis which will facilitate their actions in responding to the financial and economic crisis.

2010/I

2010/II

FS

IC

GG

Mr Markku Mollari

(Finland)

LGI

Budapest

1, 3, 4, 6

Siobhan Montgomery /

Gabriela Matei

Activity successfully completed with Publication and

dissemination of Report

2

Review conference on the impact of and responses to the economic downturn on local government

To exchange information and experience on how governments cope with the financial and economic crisis.

Impact of the report is enhanced by giving the participants an opportunity for learning and exchanging.

2010/I

2010/II

FS

IC

GG

Mr Markku Mollari

(Finland)

LGI

Budapest

1, 3, 4, 6

Siobhan Montgomery /

Gabriela Matei

Activity successfully completed with Conference on 11- 12 September 2010  and a second Conference 20-21 June 2011 in Strasbourg

3

Review report for 17^th session of the Ministerial Conference

To put forward accurate picture of the impacts of the financial and economic crisis in the member states, and to provide basis for possible further decision making.

Ministers have increased knowledge on financial and economic crisis in the international context, and sound basis for further decision making.

2011/I

2011/II

FS

IC

GG

LGI

Budapest

1, 3, 4, 6

Siobhan Montgomery /

Gabriela Matei

Draft report and draft for Kyiv guidelines to be reviewed and approved at CDLR meeting in September 2011

4

Peer Review (Iseland)

2010/I

2010/II

1

Activity successfully completed with Peer Review Report in June 2010

Activity 2: Promoting the Additional Protocol

1

Workshops to promote the Additional Protocol

To increase awareness of the national stakeholders on the Additional Protocol, and its policy implications.

Additional Protocol signed, ratified and implemented by the Council of Europe member states.

2010/I

2013/II

GG

Mr. Andriy Guk

(Ukraine)

Mrs. Viktoria Zold-Nagy

(Hungary)

Hosting by Govern.

2, 4, 6

Member States are invited to organise a workshop in co-operation with the CDLR Secretariat.

One workshop was held in the Ukrainian Parliament in January 2011.

2

Report on the implementation of the Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority

To have up-to-date information on signature and ratification of the Additional Protocol, and national experiences of its implementation.

Ministers have accurate information and sound basis for further decision making.

2012/I

2013/II

GG

Mr. Andriy Guk

(Ukraine)

Mrs. Viktoria Zold-Nagy

(Hungary)

2, 4, 6

Tour de table to be held at CDLR meeting in September 2011

Activity 3: Analysing participation trends

1

Report analysing the low democratic participation by certain groups in society, and taking stock of the Member States’ policies

To have insight into the low democratic participation by certain groups in society, and Member States’ policies in the areas. 

Member States have enhanced knowledge enabling them to address problems.  

2010/I

2011/II

GG

Mr. Edwin Lefebre

(Belgium)

 2, 3, 4, 6

Activity successfully completed with Report presented at the LR-GG meeting on 9 May 2011. Proposal for a workshop on low participation to be put to CDLR in September 2011.

2

GG Workshop on participatory budgeting

To enable countries to exchange good practices on participatory budgeting.

Member States have better understanding on this instrument.

2010/I

2011/I

GG

Mrs Neza Vodusek

(Slovenia)

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Activity successfully completed with workshop held on 10 May 2011 for both LR-GG and LR-FS members.

3

Report on

participatory budgeting

To have insight into the legislation and practices on participatory budgeting in the Member States.

Member States have better understanding on this instrument and basis for possible further work.

2011/I

2011/II

GG

FS

Mrs Neza Vodusek

(Slovenia) Mrs Annie Biefnot Vanboterdal

(Belgium)

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Draft report to be put to CDLR in September 2011

Activity 4: Reducing the complexity and costs of the current system of local and regional government and enhancing its efficiency

1

Structure and operation of local and regional government

To have updated information on the structure and operation of local and regional government in Member States

Member States have updated database on the structure and operation of local and regional governments

Ongoing

Ongoing

To be decided at CDLR

To be identified at CDLR

The production of

Structure and operation reports is to be

integrated into the reference framework

(activity 4.2 below)

2

Reference framework of the features of the systems of local and regional government in the member States

To have insight into the features of the systems of local and regional government in member States.

Member States have reference framework for purposes of comparisons which provides basis for the further work (exchange of experience and best practices).

2010/II

2011/I

IC

FS

Mr Lukasz Krysztofiak

(Poland)

Mr Auke van der Goot (NL)

Mrs Victoria Jones (UK)

TBC

1, 3, 4, 6, 7

Reference framework to be revised following LR-IC meeting in May 2011 and tested by volunteering member States.

3

Guidelines for the funding of new competencies at local level

To offer guidelines to the member state on funding of new competencies at local level.

Member States have guidelines on funding of new competencies at local level.

2009/II

2010/II

FS

3

At its meeting in March 2011 CDLR approved draft Recommendation and sent it to the CM for adoption to

4

Analytical tool for assessing the degree of autonomy of first-tier local authorities (Marcou tool)

To assess the degree of autonomy of first-tier local authorities and generate quantified results allowing a comparison at European level.

Member States have database helping the  re-examination of the distribution of competences and  facilitating the consideration of decentralisation issues

2010/II

2011/II

3, 4, 6

Activity successfully completed. Revised tool (english) adopted by CDLR and published.

Output

(1)

Objective

(2)

Expected impact

(3)

Start date

(4)

End-date

(5)

Sub-Com.

(6)

Rapport.

(7)

Partners[8]

(8)

Challenges addressed

[9](9)

Communica-tion plans of action

(10)

Overview:

state of progress per date

(11)

Activity 5: Strengthening Good Democratic Governance

1

Report on the feasibility of Recommendation on good democratic governance

To explore the feasibility of the Recommendation on good democratic governance and to provide findings and recommendations.

Member States have sound basis for decision making about possible recommendation

2010/I

2010/II

GG

Mrs. Greta Billing

(Norway)

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

CDLR approved draft Recommendation at its meeting in March 2011

and sent it to the Committee of Ministers

for adoption.

2

Updated Handbook on Public Ethics

To update the Handbook on Public Ethics.

Member States have a tool for strengthening the public ethics as a part of the Good Democratic Governance.

2010/I

2010/II

GG

Mr. Paul-Henri Philips (Belgium)

2, 3,  4, 6, 7

Secretariat prepared summaries of replies and draft revised Handbook. Preparations for publication of updated Handbook on Public Ethics are ongoing (to be completed by end 2011).

3

Workshop to exchange good practices on the implementation of the Strategy for Innovation and Good Governance in pilot countries

To enable pilot countries to exchange good practices on the implementation of the Strategy for Innovation and Good Governance.

Pilot countries have accurate information enabling them to implement the Strategy for Innovation and Good Governance more effectively.

2010/I

2013/II

GG

Mrs. Greta Billing

(Norway

Hosting by Govern.

2, 3,  4, 6, 7

Governments are invited to express an interest in hosting a workshop

Activity 6: Exploring new challenges

1

Exploratory report on the impact of demographic/

migration trends

To have insight into the impact of demographic/migra-tion trends on local and regional government, and to assess the scope for CDLR contribution.

Member States have sound basis in decision making on possible CDLR contribution on demographic/migration trends in European countries.

2010/II

2011/I

GG

Mrs. Inga

Nyholm

Finland

5

Activity postponed

2

GG Workshop on case studies of different types of demographic impacts

To enable countries to exchange good practices.

Member States have better understanding on this issue.

2010/II

2011/I

GG

Mrs. Inga

Nyholm

Finland

5

Activity postponed

3

Exploratory report on improving access to public services delivered at local and regional level

To explore the possibilities for improving the access to public services delivered at local and regional level.

Member States have accurate information on the possibilities for improving the access to public services delivered at local and regional level and CDLR contribution.

2010/I

2010/II

GG

Ms. Monica

Dimitriu

Romania

2, 3,  4, 6, 7

Activity postponed

Activity 7: Strengthening the transfrontier co-operation

1

Appendices to Protocol 3

(2011-12)

To develop domestic legislation that enables full implementation of Protocol 3.

Members states have drafts that could facilitate the adoption of the relevant domestic legislation.

2010/I

2011/II

IC

7

Following discussion at

LR-IC  meeting in May

2011, guidelines adopted

for consultants work (first reading in 2012).

2

Review Conference

To exchange information on how to reduce/remove obstacles to crossborder co-operation.

Members states have increased capacity to strengthen transfrontier co-operation.

2010/I

2011/II

IC

Spain, Netherlands

7

Questionnaire issued and replies collated and

analysed. Consultation

to be held on 12

September on proposal for a draft declaration on obstacles (for Kyiv Declaration).

3

Report on the opportunities for funding the transfrontier co-operation EU/non EU funds

To research and identify the opportunities for funding the transfrontier co-operation EU/non EU funds.

Members states have further insight as to which sources of funding transfrontier co-operation exist for them and local/regional authorities to use.

2010/I

2011/II

IC

7

LR-IC to discuss terms

of reference for

consultant (in 2012)

4

Updating the report on the current state of administrative and legal framework of transfrontier co-operation in member states

To have an updated version of the report on the current state of administrative and legal framework of transfrontier co-operation in member states.

Member States have clearer picture of  the current state of administrative and legal framework of transfrontier co-operation.

2011/I

2011/II

IC

7

To be circulated for updating in early 2012

5

Report on cross border e-services

To have an oversight of cross border e-services across Europe.

Members states’ information base is enhanced so that they can take appropriate action in order to develop cross border e-services.

2011/I

2011/II

IC

3,4,6,7

To be postponed or abandoned

6

Workshops to promote Protocol 3

To increase awareness of the national stakeholders on the Protocol 3.

Protocol 3 signed, ratified and implemented by the Council of Europe member states.

2011/I

2013/II

IC

Hosting by Govern.

7

Governments express

interest in hosting an

event