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PRESS RELEASE
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Ceuta crisis: Council of Europe Congress mourns the victims and calls for reinforced migration cooperation
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is the political assembly representing local and regional governments across the 46 member States, responsible for promoting and monitoring local
"We are deeply saddened by the many people who have lost their lives in these tragic events, and we extend our sincere condolences to their families. Our thoughts also go to the local authorities and emergency services of Ceuta, who are working under extraordinary pressure to respond to this humanitarian crisis. The Congress stands in full solidarity with the city of Ceuta and all authorities, as they work to safeguard the dignity and safety of all those affected."
The Congress will continue to pursue its work in the follow-up to the Chisinau Declaration, with a view to strengthening cooperation across all levels of governance – and in particular the essential link with local and regional authorities, who are so often the first to respond.
Contact: Congress Communication Unit ( ,
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Composed of two chambers – the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions – and three committees, the Congress brings together 612 elected officials representing more than 130 000 local and regional authorities.
President of the Congress: Gunn Marit Helgesen (Norway, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Konstantinos Koukas (Greece, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Regions: Cecilia Dalman Eek (Sweden, SOC/G/PD).
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), Patriots for Europe (PfE).
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