Provision of facilities for the European Conference of Local Authorities

Recommendation 138 (1957)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

see Doc. 637, Report ofthe Committee oo Local Authorities This Recommendation was adopted by the Assembly at its 9th Sitting, on 4th May1957

The Assembly,

Considering that the meetingof the European Conference of Local Authorities held on 12th, 13th and 14thJanuary 1957 was in keeping with the principles and aims of the Council ofEurope ;

Noting with satisfaction that the initiative taken by theCouncil of Europe met with a most encouraging response from the representativesof the local authorities, as shown, in particular, by the large attendance atthe Conference ;

Having studied the work of the Conference andappreciated its remarkable quality ;

Considering that the resultsof the Conference make a most valuable contribution to the work of the Councilof Europe ;

Having regard to its Resolution 76 (1955) ;

Thanking the Committee of Ministers for having made it possible for theConference to meet ;

Endorsing the views expressed by theConference in its Opinions Nos. 4 and 5 on the participation of localauthorities in European institutions,

Recommends that theCommittee of Ministers should :

1 take thenecessary steps to enable the European Conference of Local Authorities to meetin 1958 ;

2 Reconsider the reasons which prompted it, inits Resolution (56) 12, to grant only 3,500,000 francs for the organisation ofthe first Conference ;

3 Include in the Budget the necessaryappropriation to enable the Conference to meet under satisfactory conditions.This appropriation should amount to 8,500,000 francs.