On 14 November 2024 in Tirana (Albania), the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe established a Community of Practice on deliberative democracy, made up of 18 local authorities and 7 associations of local authorities from Western Balkans, to further promote citizen deliberations and innovative participatory approaches. Addressing the launch event, Congress Director Claudia Luciani emphasised the role of deliberative processes as an effective approach to strengthen representative democracy and deliver better policies.
The Congress guide for local authorities on “How to organise a deliberative process at local level?” was published at this first meeting (currently available in English and Bosnian).
Coordinated by the Network of National Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS), the Community will serve as a platform of exchange and peer learning for its members from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
The Serbian members of the Community of Practice include elected and non-elected representatives of the municipalities of Bujanovac and Tutin and the city of Leskovac, along with a representative of the National Association of Local Authorities in Serbia.
The project “Promoting deliberative democracy and innovative approaches to citizen participation in South-East Europe is implemented by the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, with the financial support of Germany. The project aims to strengthen democratic processes in the South-East of Europe and to enhance the skills and capacities of local authorities and their association. It promotes deliberative democracy and innovative forms of citizen participation as complements to representative democracy in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
*All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nation’s Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
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Publish date : 2024-11-20 17:42:00
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