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Presentation ELAN 15 January 2008
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Whats ELDW (1)?

• New annual European event with simultaneous
  national and local events
• Organised by participating local authorities in
  all Council of Europe member States
• Aims
• foster the knowledge of local democracy
• promote the idea of democratic participation at a
  local level.
• European label ? reinforcing citizens perception
  of local democracy as common European value and
  basis for building democratic society

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Whats ELDW (2)?

• Date week of 15 October (European Charter of
  Local Self-Government opened for signature that
  date in 1985)
• Initiated (in 2007) and coordinated by Congress
  of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council
  of Europe and the European Committee on Local and
  Regional Democracy (CDLR)
• CEMR is partner (promoting ELDW)

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Whats ELDW (3)?

• Participating local institutions (individually or
  through their national associations) organise for
  one or several days variety of actions aimed at
  variety of audience (focus on young people and
  elderly, ? women?)
• Existing initiatives can be included under ELW
  label to enhance visibility and impact
• Examples information, open door days, debates,
  games, competitions

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Target groups

• Citizens
• Raise their awareness of how local authorities
  operate
• Inform them of opportunities for taking part in
  decision-making at local level
• Draw their attention on how crucial their
  participation in local affairs is for vitality of
  local democracy
• Local authorities
• Raising local councilors' and civil servants
  awareness of democratic participation at local
  level
• Opportunity to meet citizens in an informal and
  entertaining setting

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Toolkit on the ELDW site

• Examples for actions to run at local level
• Information/communication activities
• Activities based on exchange between citizens and
  local elected representatives
• Activities for youth
• Activites for elderly
• Activities to run at national level
• (ex national media campaign, conference by
  national associations, stamp)

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ELDW 2007

• 37 municipalities from 12 Council of Europe
  member states were taking part in 2007
• In more than ten countries (i.a. Belgium,
  Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain) the
  national associations of local authorities were
  actively promoting ELDW

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How to join the ELDW

• Send email at democracy.week_at_coe.int with the
  following information 
• name of city/municipality
• country
• Would like to join ELDW in 2008 or next year ?
• Description of activities you plan to organise.
• If your city belongs to a national or European
  association of local authorities, please give the
  name of this association
• How did you learn about the European Local
  Democracy Week ?

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FURTHER INFORMATION
Internet http//www.coe.int/t/congress/demoweek/d
efault_EN.asp? E-mail democracy.week_at_coe.int
(Serge Epouhe)