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Maria Bigday
The Independent Liberal an Democratic Group (ILDG) of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe brings together 92 members. It is chaired by Stewart Dickson (United Kingdom).
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is responsible for strengthening local and regional democracy in its 46 member states. It brings together 612 elected officials representing more than 130 000 local and regional authorities and divided among several political groups.
Date(s) the 11/10/2024
The next ILDG group meeting will be held on 14 October in Strasbourg, ahead of the 47th session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. During this meeting, members will prepare the session and discuss issues to be raised on behalf of the group with the President of PACE, Theodoros Rousopoulos, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset. Additionally, they will exchange views on ongoing committee work and discuss election observation and monitoring visits.
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written the 17/05/2024
75 years of the Council of Europe – Stewart Dickson
Six months into presidency of congress – Marc Cools
Bringing CoE home – Randi Mondorf
Policies for people living alone – Carla Dejonghe
Defending rural areas in the republic of Moldova – Alexandr Tarnavski
Need for a strong Europe – Brigitte van den Berg
Meet the Venice Commission
ILDG bureau elections
New rapporteurs, spokespersons, representatives
ILDG Reports
written the 13/05/2024
Led by the liberal president Marc Cools, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Ukrainian people and local communities.
A high-level delegation from the Congress was in Ukraine on 8-9 May 2024 to attend the Second International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv. Marc Cools addressed the participants of the summit, among them the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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written the 15/03/2024
The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Marc Cools, has made the following statement:
“Ten years ago, on 16 March 2014, the illegal referendum in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, organised at Russian gunpoint, set off a spiral of violence leading to Crimea’s illegal annexation by Russia two days later and eventually to the Russian Federation’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine through which we are living today.”
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