« Valongo Municipality » takes part in the European Local Democracy Week - a paneuropean event coordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe - as « Partner city »
23rd IOPD Conference
Valongo Municipality
From 17/10/2024 to 19/10/2024
The IOPD holds an annual international conference, with participants from all continents, to discuss and reflect on the state of participatory democracy in the world. At these conferences, the IOPD brings together experts in the field of political participation and elected leaders who advocate a more participatory, open and transparent local democracy.
The municipality of Valongo in Portugal currently holds the presidency of the IOPD, hosting the 23rd International Conference of this observatory on 17, 18 and 19 October 2024. In Valongo, the central theme of the conference will be "Populist Threats: Building Democratic Resilience with Participatory Communities".