(AGENPARL) – mar 25 ottobre 2022 [Image]
Ref. CG051(2022)
Mathieu Mori elected Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Strasbourg, 25 October 2022 – Mathieu Mori (France) was elected today as Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe for a five-year term of office, on the occasion of the 43rd Session of the Congress in Strasbourg.
Addressing the Congress members, Mr Mori highlighted the current unprecedented context in Europe, marked by the aggression against Ukraine by the Russian Federation. “The emergence of a new imperialism in Europe poses an existential threat to Ukraine and to each of our democracies,” he said, pledging to continue the dialogue for a peaceful Europe.
The new Secretary General also recalled the variety of local and regional issues facing European societies, which are all areas of action for the Congress. “Many countries have high expectations of the Congress, and we will need an ever more efficient administration to meet the historic challenges ahead,” he concluded.
The mandate of the new Secretary General of the Congress will take effect in January 2023.
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Institutional Communication Unit
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is an institution of the Council of Europe, responsible for strengthening local and regional democracy in its 46 member states. Composed of two chambers – the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions – and three committees, it brings together 612 elected officials representing more than 130 000 local and regional authorities.
President of the Congress: Leendert Verbeek (Netherlands, SOC/G/PD), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Regions: Harald Sonderegger (Austria, EPP/CCE).
Political groups: Group of Socialists, Greens and Progressive Democrats (SOC/G/PD), Group of the European Peoples Party (EPP/CCE), Independent Liberal and Democratic Group (ILDG), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR).
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