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REGISTER YOUR CITY, REGION OR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

In two steps, share the responses developed by your city; region or national association to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

 
 

TOOLKIT

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pej?inovi? Buri?, has issued a toolkit for governments across Europe on respecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law during the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 Toolkit (available in several languages)

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, we must act collectively throughout Europe, in a spirit of solidarity that must be expressed at all levels: European, national, local and regional. We must also join our efforts to support local and regional authorities which, because of their special responsibilities and their proximity to citizens, are in the front line in responding to this major crisis.

 

As a political assembly made up of local and regional elected representatives from 47 Council of Europe member states, the Congress has the capacity to pool the experience of the various players on the ground and the concrete responses implemented by numerous networks and associations of municipalities, towns and regions. This is the aim of this web platform, which will be regularly updated.

RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS

Supporting local and regional authorities

Local and regional authorities are in the front line in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. They are providing emergency services and communicating with citizens on measures to contain the spread of the disease. They coordinate with other levels of governance and other partners in all sectors of society, and also support their counterparts in other jurisdictions, thereby [......]

Ensuring respect for fundamental rights

This crisis not only puts at risk human lives, but also the functioning of our societies and democracies. In a toolkit providing guidance to governments on the respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law during the COVID-19 crisis, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pej?inovi? Buri?, stressed the need to ensure that the measures taken remain [......]

Relaying the actions of Congress partners

Local and regional authorities urgently need information and resources. National, European and international associations of cities and regions have developed initiatives to share experiences, such as: 

  • the Action Plan and an exchange platform by the European Committee of the Regions
  • the experience-sharing campaign by the Global Parliament of Mayors
  • the repository [......]