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Ref. CG026(2024)
Council of Europe Congress visits Bulgaria to discuss the execution of Court judgements at local level
Following the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in May 2023, the Congress has strengthened its activities in the protection of human rights at local and regional levels, notably by contributing to the execution of Court judgments relating to the activities of local and regional authorities. The visit to Bulgaria will be the first of its kind and will enable the discussion with the relevant authorities on the steps to ensure full execution of Court judgments at local level, within the competence of municipalities.
The Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights will hold discussions with Minister of Justice of Bulgaria Mariya Pavlova, as well as with the members of the Bulgarian national delegation to the Congress, Deputy Mayor of Sofia Nadezhda Bacheva and the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.
She will be accompanied by Professor Nikos Chlepas (Greece), Congress advisor on constitutional matters and member of the Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government, as well as by the Congress Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Department dealing with the execution of Court judgments.
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: Marc Cools (Belgium, ILDG), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Regions: Tunç Soyer (Türkiye, 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).
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