Theme 2025 : Engaging Citizens in Local Democracy

Registration

The European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) is an initiative co-ordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The general aim is to promote and foster democratic participation at a local level through public initiatives which involve citizens.

The overarching theme of the 2025 is “Engaging citizens in Local Democracy”.

Local and regional authorities and their associations are invited to take part in this initiative.

Registration is now open and will remain accessible until December 2025.

To take part in the ELDW, please choose one of the two profiles bellow and fill in the corresponding registration form in English or in French.

Those who already participated in the ELDW in the previous years can re-apply for the current edition by logging in to their personal account and following the instructions. 

In case you encounter problems to register or to manage your account, please contact democracy.week@coe.int or call +33 (0)3 90 21 57 12. 

Click here to register as a national coordinator: registration as a national coordinator