Client/Organisers: Council of Europe, Programmatic Cooperation Framewor for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus, Regional Council of the Friuli Venzia Giulia Region
Period: 12-15 December 2016
Description: Field visit on Inter-Municipal Cooperation
INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES IN INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION
12-15 December 2016
Trieste-Gorizia
From 12th to 15th December, the Council of Europe, in collaboration with ISIG – Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia and under the patronage of the Regional Council of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, organises a mission of the delegations of the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldavia, Ukraine e Belarus) dedicated to “International Practices of Inter-Municipal Cooperation”.
The Council of Europe offers to Local Authorities of its 47 Member State a range of frameworks and tools dedicated to Inter-Municipal Cooperation, as a support to the development of processes of territorial re-organization and reforms.
Within this mission, the Council of Europe aims to promote the exchange of practices on processes related to territorial reforms in Europe and Eastern Partnership countries.
PROGRAMME
12.12.2016
Arrival of Delegations to Gorizia
13.12.2016
Trieste, P.zza Oberdan 5, Consiglio Regionale – Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia – Sala Tessitori
– Seminar and Meeting with local and regional authority on “International Practices in Inter-Municipal Cooperation”
9.30 -10:00 | WELCOMING NOTES | |
Pietro Paviotti – Regional Councillor, Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region | ||
Niall Sheerin – Programme manager, Center of Expertise for Local Government Reform –Council of Europe | ||
Alessandro Perelli – International Relations Department, Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region/Vice-president ALDA | ||
10.00 -11.00 | COUNCIL OF EUROPE FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS FOR INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION | |
Daniele Del Bianco – Director, Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia | ||
Niall Sheerin – Programme manager, Center of Expertise for Local Government Reform, Council of Europe – Presentation | ||
Ramona Velea – Researcher, Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia – Presentation | ||
Ugo Poli – Focal Point for Migration, Central European Initiative (CEI) – Presentation | ||
Alba Dakoli Wilson – International Expert, Council of Europe – Presentation | ||
11.00 -11.30 | Coffee-break | |
11.30 -12. 30 | TERRITORIAL REFORM IN FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA: THE CASE OF THE INTER-MUNICIPAL TERRITORIAL UNIONS | |
Andrea Carli – Mayor, Municipality of Maniago – Presentation_1; Presentation_2 | ||
Massimo Mentil – Mayor, Municipality of Paluzza | ||
12.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
13.30-15.00 | PRACTICES OF INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION IN THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES | |
Aytaj Aliyeva – Head of Municipality, Municipality of Binagadi Gasaba, Azerbaijan – Presentation | ||
Mariam Davitashili – Chief Specialist, Vano Khukhunaishvili Center for Effective Governance System and Territorial Arrangement Reform, Georgia – Presentation | ||
Nicolae Tudoreanu – Mayor, Municipality of Festelita, district Stefan Voda, Republic of Moldova | ||
Karen Bakoyan – Head of Local governments unit, Ministero dell’Amministrazione territoriale e sviluppo, Armenia – Presentation | ||
Oleksandra Sheremetieva – Mayor, Municipality of Omelnitsky village, Ukraine – Presentation | ||
Vitali Piatrushkin – Head of the Department of State Building and Public Administration, Associate Professor, Belarus – Presentation | ||
15.00-16.00 | DEBATES AND CONCLUSIONS | |
Daniele Del Bianco – Director, Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia | ||
Niall Sheerin – Programme manager, Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform, Council of Europe | ||
Alba Dakoli Wilson – International Expert, Council of Europe | ||
Ramona Velea – Researcher, Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia | ||
Diego Moretti – Regional Councillor, Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region |
14.12.2016
Gorizia, via Carducci, 2 Fondazione CARIGO – Sala della Torre
– Workshop “Leadership for IMC” and “IMC Step-ladder”
15.12.2016
Gorizia, via Mazzini, 13, ISIG – Sala Conferenze
– Project Meeting “Programmatic Cooperation Framewor for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine