Congress adopts its priorities for 2021-2026

Congress adopts its priorities for 2021-2026

25.03.2021

At its 40th session held online 23 to 24 March 2021 the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities adopted its priorities for the next five years. The Congress will focus on the contribution of local and regional authorities to the UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting:

  • Resilient societies: effective responses to public health crisis;
  • Democratic societies: quality of representative democracy and citizen participation;
  • Cohesive societies: reducing inequalities;
  • Sustainable societies: environmental issues and climate action;
  • Digital societies: digitalisation and artificial intelligence in the local context.

The Congress priorities take into account the strategic framework of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the priorities of the members States and put the emphasis on environmental and social sustainability, digital revolution, as well as citizen engagement in a democracy.

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