Strasbourg, 1 June 2005

LOREG (2005) 4

                                                                          

STEERING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY

                                                                    (CDLR)

NETWORK OF LOREG CORRESPONDENTS

(LOREG)

DRAFT REPORT

1^st meeting

Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Room 17

26 May 2004

1.         Opening of the meeting by the Secretariat

The meeting was opened by the Secretariat, who welcomed the participants. The list of participants appears in Appendix I.

2.         Election of the Chair

Mrs. Dorothée ECKLIN (Switzerland) was elected to the Chair.

3.         Adoption of the agenda                                                                                                  

The agenda ( Appendix II) was adopted.

4.         Introduction concerning the intergovernmental work in the field of local and regional democracy

The Secretariat presented the context of the intergovernmental work in the field of local and regional democracy within the Council of Europe.

5.         Follow-up to the Budapest Conference

The Secretariat gave information to the LOREG Network members in respect of the organisation the results and the follow-up to be given to the Conference of European Ministers responsible for local and regional government (Budapest, 24-25 February 2005) and of the results of the Third Summit of the Heads of States and Governments (Warsaw, 16-17 May 2005).

6.         Presentation of the LOREG database                                                                          

           

The Secretariat made a presentation of the operation of the database and of the steps to be taken in order to enter new documents. The participants made several comments as to the operation and user friendliness of the database.

7.         Discussions concerning further revision and development of the database

The database should be revised in the autumn 2005. The Network members were invited to road test the database and send their comments and suggestions concerning necessary changes (both corrections and developments) to be made by the end of August 2005. These contributions will be used by the Secretariat when revising the database.

The documentation concerning both the use and the entry of documents should be updated following this revision.

8.         Discussions concerning the organisation of the work of the Network

The Network members would be sent Editors’ PIN and passwords by the Secretariat. The member would start entering new laws during the summer period and inform the Secretariat of any possible problems encountered during the data entry process. The Secretariat would try to solve the problems and provide the LOREG members with the necessary instructions.

A report would be made to the CDLR on the work of the Network and on the progression of data entry.

9.         Other business

None.

10.       Date of the next meeting

The Committee decided to leave the task of setting the date of the next meeting  to the CDLR when it plans the meeting schedule for the other committees. However, the Committee members expressed a preference for meeting again the day before or after the spring CDLR meeting in 2006.

APPENDIX I

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS/ LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS

CHAIR / PRESIDENTE

Mme Dorothée ECKLIN, Conférence des gouvernements cantonaux (CdC), Amthausgasse 3, Case postale 444, CH – BERNE 7

Tél: (41) 31 320 30 18 ; Fax: (41) 31 320 30 20; E-mail: [email protected]

BELGIQUE/BELGIUM

M. Paul-Henri PHILIPS, Adjoint du Directeur Général, Administration des pouvoirs locaux,  Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 20, B – 1035 BRUXELLES

CZECH REPUBLIC / REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE

Mr Petr FEJTEK, Administrative Advisor, Modernisation of Public Administration Department, Ministry of the Interior, nám. Hrdinu 3, 140 61 PRAGUE 4

Tel : (420) 974 816 267 ; Fax : (420) 974 816 807 ; E-mail: [email protected]

GREECE / GRECE

Miss Athina SOFIANIDOU, Expert, Section of Relations with International Organisations, Directorate of Development Projects, Ministry of the Interior, 27 Stadiou Str., GR - 10183 ATHENS

Tel: (30) 210 322 1915; Fax: (30) 210 322 1152 ; E-mail : [email protected]

HUNGARY / HONGRIE

Ms Katalin HORVATH, EU Information Centre for Local Government, Ministry of the Interior, Merleg St. 3, P.O.B. 314/9, H - 1051 BUDAPEST

Email: [email protected]

ITALY / ITALIE

Mr Antonio INFANTE, Vice-Prefect, Department for Internal and Territorial Affairs, Central Directorate for Autonomies, Ministry of the Interior, Palazzo Viminale, I – 00184 ROMA

Tel.(39) 06 465 37372, Fax: (39) 06 465 49 519, E-mail: [email protected]

LATVIA / LETTONIE

Ms Agnese PABERZA, Senior Officer, Local Government Development Department, Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governments, Lacplesa str. 27, LV – 1011 RIGA

Tel : (371) 7770394; Fax: (371) 7770481; E-mail: [email protected]

LITHUANIA / LITUANIE

Ms Romena PUIKYTE, Project co-ordinator, Municial Training Centre, Kaunas University of Technology, Raguvos Str. 4, LT-44275 Kaunas

Tel: +370 37 40 77 20; Fax: +370 37 40 77 19; Email: [email protected]

NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS

Mr Bert WESTERVELD, Directorate General for Kingdom Relations and Governance, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, P.O Box 20011, NL - 2500 EA THE HAGUE

Tel: (31) 70 426 7312; Fax : (31) 70 426 7655 ; E-mail: [email protected]

NORWAY / NORVEGE

Mrs Greta BILLING, Deputy Director General, Department of Local Government, The Royal Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Postbox 8112 DEP, N - 0032 OSLO

Tel: (47) 22 24 72 25; Fax: (47) 22 24 27 35; E-mail: [email protected]

PORTUGAL

Dr Maria Helena DOS SANTOS LOPES CURTO, Sous-Directrice Générale, Direction Générale des Collectivités Locales, Rua José Estevão, 137-7°, P – 1169-058 LISBOA

Tel : (351) 213 133000; Fax: (351) 213 528 177; E-mail: [email protected]

RUSSIAN FEDERATION / FEDERATION DE RUSSIE

Polina A. Vinogradova, Deputy Head of Unit of State Governance, Department of Federal Affairs, State Governance and Local Self-Goverment, Ministry of Regional Development, Russian Federation. Moscow, Sadovaya-Samotechnaya st., 10/23, b.1,

Tel :.+7095 200 15 25, fax +7095 200 27 36, e-mail [email protected]

SLOVENIA / SLOVENIE 

Mr Andrej ČOKERT, Undersecretary, Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy, Slovenska cesta 54, 1501 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

Tel: + 386 1 434 1528 – Fax: +386 1 434 1538 ; E-mail : [email protected]

SECRETARIAT

M. Alfonso  ZARDI, Head of the Department of Local Government and Transfrontier Co-operation / Chef du Service de la démocratie locale et de la coopération transfrontalière - Directorate of Co-operation for Local and Regional Democracy / Direction de la coopération pour la démocratie locale et régionale -  Directorate General I – Legal Affairs / Direction Générale I – Affaires juridiques

Tel : (33) 3 88 41 39 06; Fax : (33) 3 88 41 27 84; E-mail : [email protected]

M. Daniel POPESCU, Administrator / Administrateur – Directorate General I – Legal Affairs / Direction Générale I – Affaires juridiques, Directorate of Co-operation for Local and Regional Democracy / Direction de la coopération pour la démocratie locale et régionale

Tel: (33) 3 88 41 36 08; Fax: (33) 3 88 41 27 84; E-mail: [email protected]

Ms Siobhán MONTGOMERY - Secretariat / Secrétariat, Directorate General I – Legal Affairs / Direction Générale I – Affaires juridiques, Directorate of Co-operation for Local and Regional Democracy / Direction de la coopération pour la démocratie locale et régionale

Tel: (33) 3 88 41 24 14; Fax: (33) 3 88 41 27 84; E-mail: [email protected]

Ms Isabelle ETTER, Secretariat / Secrétariat, Directorate General I – Legal Affairs / Direction Générale I – Affaires juridiques, Directorate of Co-operation for Local and Regional Democracy / Direction de la coopération pour la démocratie locale et régionale

Tel: (33) 3 88 41 38 80; Fax: (33) 3 88 41 27 84; E-mail: [email protected]

Ms Yvonne MANGOLD, Secretariat / Secrétariat, Directorate General I – Legal Affairs / Direction Générale I – Affaires juridiques, Directorate of Co-operation for Local and Regional Democracy / Direction de la coopération pour la démocratie locale et régionale

Tel: (33) 3 88 41 41 16; Fax: (33) 3 88 41 27 84; E-mail: [email protected]

APPENDIX II

AGENDA

1^st meeting

Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Room 17

Opening of the meeting: 26 May 2005, 9.30 am

Close of the meeting: 26 May 2005, 5.00 pm

1.         Opening of the meeting by the Secretariat

2.         Election of the Chair

3.         Adoption of the agenda                                                                [LOREG (2005) OJ 1]

4.         Introduction concerning the intergovernmental work

            in the field of local and regional democracy                                       [LOREG (2005) 1]

5.         Follow-up to the Budapest Conference                                              [LOREG (2005) 2]

6.         Presentation of the LOREG database                                                [LOREG (2005) 3]

           

7.         Discussions concerning further revision and development of the database

8.         Discussions concerning the organisation of the work of the Network

9.         Other business

10.       Date of the next meeting