Strasbourg, 25 October 2012                                                                CDLR(2012)27

                                                                                            Item E3 of the agenda

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY

(CDLR)

EUROPEAN LOCAL DEMOCRACY WEEK

For information and guidance

Secretariat Memorandum

prepared by the

Directorate of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity

Democracy, Institution-Building and Governance Department

This document is public. It will not be distributed at the meeting. Please bring this copy.

Ce document est public. Il ne sera pas distribué en réunion. Prière de vous munir de cet exemplaire.

Introduction

The present document (see Appendix), was drawn up by the Secretariat of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, gives an overview of implementation of the European Democracy Week in 2012.

Implementation of the Week is coordinated by a pilot committee in which the CDLR is represented by Mr Paul-Henri Philips (Belgium). Mr Philips could, where necessary, provide extra information as a complement to that contained in the Appendix.

The members may like to contribute information or ask questions on the organisation of events linked to the week in their respective countries.

Action required

The CDLR is invited to take note of the information presented in the Annexe and hold, where necessary, an exchange of views on the European Local Democracy Week.

 

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