E-DEN - E-Database Empowering Networks

E-DEN | E-DATABASE EMPOWERING NETWORKS

An online platform for the sharing of Good Governance good practices developed by the Council of Europe. The website is a tool for policy-makers and practitioners interested in learning from the best practices shared by their European colleagues, and contains the collected experiences of more than 20 European countries regarding Good Governance.
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Programmes and Tools

for the promotion of effective, sustainable and innovative good governance solutions

IMC

Inter-Municipal Cooperation (IMC) takes place when two or more Municipalities agree to work together on any of the tasks assigned to them in order to gain mutual benefits.

CBC

Cross-border cooperation (CBC) is a concerted process of building neighbourly relationships between local stakeholders and authorities on both sides of national land and sea borders.

ELoGE

The European Label of Governance Excellence, promoted by the Council of Europe - Centre of Expertise for Good Governance, rewards local governments with high level of democratic governance.

LAP

The Leadership Academy Programme (LAP) is a learning and action course targeting mayors, senior officials and elected representatives of local government to enhance their leadership skills.

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FOCUS: COVID-19

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If you want to participate in the EDEN database with your experience, sharing issues, obstacles, or solutions you found in your CBC activities, we kindly ask you to answer in all its sections the EDEN DATA COLLECTION TOOL.

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Recent Contributors:

European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG) - The European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG) is the Council of Europe intergovernmental forum where representatives of the member States meet to exchange and follow up on the state of democratic governance in Europe, and to work together to strengthen democratic institutions, public administration reforms, decentralisation, citizens’ participation and public ethics, at all levels of government.
CDDG | https://edenplatform.org/contributor/france-2/strasbourg/contributor-3/european-committ…-governance-cddg/

Le Benelux est un accord de coopération intergouvernementale entre la Belgique, les Pays-Bas et le Luxembourg. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale déjà, les gouvernements de Belgique, des Pays-Bas et du Luxembourg avaient décidé de collaborer plus étroitement.
Benelux Union | https://edenplatform.org/contributor/belgium-1/brussels-1/contributor-3/benelux-union/

The ministry conducts analyses which form the basis for policy development and structural policy reforms. The analyses deal with topics such as the labour market, taxes, education, growth and energy and are often carried out in close cooperation with other ministries.
Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior – Denmark | https://edenplatform.org/contributor/denmark-2/copenhagen/contributor-3/ministry-of-econ…and-the-interior/

The Ministry of the Interior is a central governmental authority for home affairs.
Ministry of Interiori – Czech Republic | https://edenplatform.org/contributor/czechia/prague-1/contributor-3/ministry-of-interior/