Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
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institution of the Council of Europe
pan-European political assembly
representative body of local and regional authorities
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is a pan-European political assembly within the Council of Europe that represents local and regional governments, promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance at subnational levels.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
institution of the Council of Europe
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pan-European political assembly → representative body of local and regional authorities → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
member States of the Council of Europe
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| composition |
delegations from member States of the Council of Europe
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| continent |
Europe
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| country |
France
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| fieldOfWork |
decentralisation
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democracy → human rights → local governance → multi-level governance → regional governance → |
| hasPart |
Bureau of the Congress
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Chamber of Local Authorities → Chamber of Regions → Statutory Forum → committees → |
| headquartersLocation |
Palace of Europe
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Strasbourg → |
| inception |
1994
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| legalBasis |
European Charter of Local Self-Government
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Statute of the Council of Europe → |
| meetsAt |
Strasbourg
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| memberOf |
Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe
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| numberOfMembers |
306
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| numberOfSubstitutes |
306
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| officialLanguage |
English
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French → |
| organizes |
sessions of the Congress
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| parentOrganization |
Council of Europe
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| partOf |
Council of Europe
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| produces |
opinions
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recommendations → resolutions → |
| purpose |
to monitor the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government
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to promote good governance at subnational level → to promote human rights at local and regional level → to promote local and regional democracy → to strengthen local and regional self-government → |
| replaces |
Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
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| scope |
local government
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regional government → |
| shortName |
Congress
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| uses |
monitoring missions to member States
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| website |
https://www.coe.int/congress
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| worksWith |
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
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European Union institutions → Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe → national associations of local and regional authorities → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Council of Europe
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Council of Europe → Council of Europe → |
hasOrgan |
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Palais de l’Europe
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housesBody |
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European Charter of Local Self-Government
("Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe")
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monitoredBy |
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Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
("Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe")
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replaces |
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Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations
("Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe")
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worksWith |