Steering Committee scrutinized activities of the Programme `Strengthening Institutional Framework for Local Governance

Steering Committee, which is coordination body for Thematic programme V.2: „Strengthening institutional frameworks for local governance 2015-2017” under the Programme Cooperation Framework (PCF), was held on 5 February 2016 in Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe. Steering Committee mainly discussed results achieved in 2015 and scrutinized prospects for 2016. Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform, DGII Democracy and Secretariat of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe presented 2015 activities carried out on regional and bilateral base in 2015.

Representatives from all 6 Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus) delegated by both central and local governments, as well as Deputy Head of the European Union’s Delegation to the Council of Europe took part in the event and approved Yearly Plan of Operations (YPO) for 2016.