Strasbourg, 19 June 2012                                                                  CDLR(2012)OJ2 prov.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY

(CDLR)

DRAFT AGENDA

         

Opening of the meeting: ………….. 2012 at 9.30 am

Close of the meeting: ……………… 2012 at 6.00 pm

Council of Europe, Agora building, Room ……, Strasbourg

1.

Opening of the meeting

2.

Adoption of the agenda

A.     Activities in pursuance of the general aim of the CDLR Terms of reference – to          oversee the Council of Europe’s intergovernmental work in the field of democratic          local and regional governance and advise the Committee of Ministers on all          questions within its area of competence

3.

Reports of the Bureau meetings on

29 June 2012 and ……. 2012

For information

4.

Consideration of the CDLR's work by the Committee of Ministers

-      Decisions of the CM

-      Other developments

For action

5.

Information on other Council of Europe bodies

For guidance

6.

Priorities of the Albanian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers

For information

7.

Intergovernmental work on democratic local governance – Communications

For information

 


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8.

Implementation of the CDLR work programme according to its Terms of Reference

-     Overview

For information and guidance

B.       Activities in pursuance of element I of the Terms of Reference

           Exchange of information, views and good practices among members

9.

Exchange of information and good practices on intergovernmental issues concerning local and regional democracy and cross-border co-operation

-     Local finance (based on the Estonian questionnaire)

-    Local authorities’ and citizens’  consultation procedures (based on the Italian questionnaire)

For debate and action

10.

CDLR work programme

-    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

-    Revised Structure and Operations reports

-    Initiatives to strengthen good governance

For approval and specific decisions

For approval and specific decision

For approval and specific decision

C.       Activities in pursuance of element II of the Terms of Reference

           Responses to requests from governments for information on specific issues

11.

Update on the drawing up of the Appendix to Protocol 3 to the Madrid Outline Convention

For information

D.      Activities in pursuance of element III of the Terms of Reference

          Follow the work of other international actors in the field of local and regional           democracy and cross-border co-operation

12.

Report which identifies main actors on international level, whose work is similar, complementary and relevant for its activities of the CDLR

For approval and specific decisions


E.       Activities in pursuance of element IV of the Terms of Reference

          Participate effectively in appropriate bodies within the Council of Europe and,           subject to invitation and available financial means, other relevant and appropriate           fora

13.

Centre of expertise on Local Governement

Reform and Co-operation programmes

-    Update on activities

For information and guidance

14.

Strategy for Innovation and good governance at local level

-    Update on activities

For information and guidance

15.

European Local Democracy week

-    Update on developments

For information and guidance

16.     Appointment of CDLR Rapporteur(s) to the           Stakeholders' Network of the CoE strategy on           the "Rights of the Child"

For action

F.       Activities in pursuance of element V of the Terms of Reference

           Follow-up to any decisions taken by the Committee of Ministers subsequent to the            17th Session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for            Local and regional government (Kyiv, 3-4 November 2011)

           

G.       Other matters

17.

Recent developments in member States

18.

19.

20.

Other business

Elections (Chair, Vice-Chair, and Bureau members)

Date of the next meeting

For election

For adoption

21.

Adoption of the abridged meeting report

For adoption