ENP roll-out: Strengthening local and regional democracyThe role of CORLEAP

Silke TnshoffEuropean Committee of the Regions

Head of Unit B3 - Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX), ARLEM, CORLEAP, JCCs, Working Groups and Subsidiarity MonitoringDirectorate for Legislative Work

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EaP SummitPosition LRAs

Promote dialogue and cooperationPromote local democracy

EaP Summit

CoR - CIVEX

CoR rapporteur attends CORLEAP

Hearings in CIVEX

CoR members attend EaPPlatform meetings

Cooperation with permanent observers

Studies

Presentations

EOMs

decentralisation & public administration reformgood practice of public administration and economic development

funding opportunitiesInfo

monitoringDivision of Powers

Contribution to EaPPlatforms

Territorial cooperation Platform

Funding brochure

Trainings Conferences e-newsletter Online training tool

Strategic framework

UkraineTask Force

Support group

UA

Overview

National Associations of Local and Regional Authorities

Local and Regional Authorities

CORLEAPcorleap@cor.europa.eu

How we interact

Overview

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1. Conveying political messages/supportCORLEAP encourages a multi-stakeholder approach to local andregional development within the ENP policy, based on closecooperation between local and regional authorities, civil societyorganisations and citizens.

(CORLEAP Consultation: on ENP review, April 2015)

2. Recommendations for the Summit CALL FOR a greater role for the Associations of Local Authorities in

assisting LRAs in participating in the formulation of national/sectorpolicies affecting them and in service provision.

(CORLEAP recommendations for the Riga Summit 2015)

3. CORLEAP reportsDeveloping civic participation as a way to strengthen local democracyin the Eastern Partnership countriesEnergy efficiency: The role of local and regional authorities

CORLEAP report Developing civic participation as a way to strengthen local democracy in the Eastern Partnership countries

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Identified challenges

low level of public trust in political elites

LRAs insufficient control of revenue, despite increases

fragmented local and regional government structure slow process of consolidation

implementation of EU inspired solutions/mechanisms at early stage

low level of information on funding opportunities

Rapporteur Pawel Adamowicz (PL/EPP)Mayor of the city of Gdask

6th CORLEAP annual meeting 30 September 2016

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Recommendations

increase in EU support for the EaP region recognition of the importance of local communities thorough reform of local governments intensification of cooperation between local and regional

authorities increased support for local media promotion of the shared democratic European heritage

CORLEAP report Developing civic participation as a way to strengthen local democracy in the Eastern Partnership countries

Civil society development

Barometer: interaction with local authorities influence on local decision-making

Trends: influence by geopolitical developments NGO-cracy religious institutions as hubs of societal activism and

involvement offering interactivity (media & communication

technology) does not guarantee participation

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CORLEAP toolbox

1. Funding opportunitiesi. Conferencesii. Information material

2. Division of Powers

3. Portal of Decentralised Cooperation

4. Territorial cooperationEGTC

5. Peer-to-peer exchange

Conference on sustainable development Covenant of Mayors East

Yerevan, 26 October 2016

Brochures & studiesFinancial assistance, CORLEAP, New ENP

Toolbox

Interactive site

Toolbox

Portal of decentralised cooperation

Toolbox

Toolbox

The Platform of European Groupingsof Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

European register of EGTC in the CoR 64 EGTCs registered in 20 MS Open to non-EU countries

EGTC Tisza between HU and UA(Zakarpattya oblast)

The Platform groups all players inEGTC and cross-border cooperation Assistance and support Political input on cross-border issues Annual monitoring report and studies

Thematic portal:www.cor.europa.eu/egtc

Annual meeting 2016Award to the cross-border Cerdanya

Hospital

Take away

Take away

Why? promoting cooperation at local and regional level

supporting the transformation process at local and regional level

How? showcase success and potential

increase the understanding and visibility of the benefits of EaPpolicy to citizens

communicate about the ENP in both EU and partner countries

Whats next? translating the policy developments into a new impetus for the

EaP in a bottom-up approach

Thank you for your attention

European Committee of the Regions

Directorate B Legislative works

Silke Tnshoff

Head of Unit B3

Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX), ARLEM, CORLEAP, JCCs, Working Groupsand Subsidiarity Monitoring

www.cor.europa.eu/corleap

corleap@cor.europa.eu

@EU_CoR