Congress of local and regional authorities of the Council of Europe
About the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CLRAE)
The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE) is the representative body of local and regional authorities of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe charged with monitoring the state of territorial democracy and the development of local and regional self-government.
Comprised of two chambers, the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions, the Congress, which sits in Strasbourg for two plenary sessions a year, is the mouthpiece for municipalities and regions in the Council of Europe and works to promote local democracy and citizen participation in Europe.
The Congress is at the origin of several European conventions, including the European Charter of Local Self-Government transposed into law in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by the law of 18 March 1987. This charter establishes common European standards to protect and develop the rights and freedoms of local authorities and commits the European states that have ratified it to comply with a number of rules, principles and good practices.
The Congress is responsible for safeguarding and developing local democracy, mainly via monitoring reports on the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, and the observation of local and regional elections.
In 2005, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was the subject of such a monitoring report for the first time, followed by the adoption of a recommendation by the Congress. These documents can be downloaded below.
- Monitoring report 2005 (324.80 Ko)
- Recommendation 172 (2005) EN Luxembourg (226.81 Ko)
A second monitoring report was established in 2015 to re-analyse the Grand Duchy's compliance with the Charter and to take stock of the progress made since 2005.Below are the official documents, as well as a press release issued by SYVCIOL on the occasion of the adoption of the resolution.
- Monitoring report 2015 (802.06 Ko)
- PRESS RELEASE 2015 (97.12 Ko)
- Recommendation 380 (2015) En Luxembourg.doc (177.44 Ko)
A second monitoring report was established in 2015 to re-analyse the Grand Duchy's compliance with the Charter and to take stock of the progress made since 2005.Below are the official documents, as well as a press release issued by SYVCIOL on the occasion of the adoption of the resolution.
- Rapport de monitoring 2022 (875.03 Ko)
The Luxembourg Delegation
The Luxembourg Delegation to the Congress, proposed by SYVICOL, and appointed by the Government, consists of the following members for the period of 2016-2020:
| Emile EICHER |
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| President of the delegation |
| Mayor of the municipality of Clervaux |
| President of the Association of Luxembourg cities and municipalities (SYVICOL) |
| Martine DIESCHBURG-NICKELS |
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| Vice-President of the Delegation |
| Vice-President of the Congress |
| Councillor at the municipality of Strassen |
| Dan BIANCALANA |
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| Full Member |
| Mayor of the city of Dudelange |
| Vice-President of the Association of Luxembourgish Towns and Municipalities (SYVICOL) |
| Josée LORSCHÉ |
| Alternate Member |
| Deputy Mayor of the municipality of Bettembourg |
| Christine SCHWEICH |
| Alternate Member |
| Councillor at the municipality of Mondercange |
| Tom JUNGBLUT |
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| Alternate Member |
| Deputy Mayor of the municipality of Contern |
| Vanessa Schmit | |
| Function: | Secretary of the delegation |
| T. | +352 44 36 58 - 21 |
| E. | vanessa.schmit@syvicol.lu |
Photos from the Congress
Mr. Jean-Pierre Klein opened the session of the Chamber of Local Authorities as Dean of Age at the occasion of the 31st session of Congress, October 20th, 2016.
