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MEDIA ADVISORY
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Ref. CG019(2025)
President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to hold de-briefing for journalists on the Plenary Session on Thursday 27 March
The President will report about the debates held during the Congress session, including the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine; the situation of local and regional democracy in Georgia; dismissal of mayors in Türkiye (the debate to take place after the de-briefing on Thursday morning); foreign interference in local elections; homelessness in European cities; human trafficking for labour exploitation; violence against women in politics; and water resources under stress, among others; as well as about first-time participation of representatives of Belarusian democratic forces in the session.
The de-briefing will take place in the Office of the President (Room 1.042, 1st floor, Palais de l’Europe) at 9h40 on Thursday. Language regime: French with English interpretation.
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
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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