Azorean Government at the 21st Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
The Regional Under Secretary for European Affairs and External Cooperation, Rodrigo Oliveira, participates from today to Thursday in the 21st Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, taking place in Strasbourg.
Rodrigo Oliveira will participate on behalf of the President and as an alternate member of the Region in the works of the Plenary Session and meetings of the Chamber of Regions and Governance Committee of the Congress, an advisory body of the Council of Europe established in 1994 with the purpose of monitoring and promoting Democracy and Human Rights at a regional and local level.
The agenda will include the analysis of reports on the development of regionalism in Serbia, Latvia, Finland and Bulgaria and issues such as cross-border cooperation, energy efficiency, the action developed by ombudspeople, the fight against sexual abuse and the protection of ethnic minorities in Europe.