Council of Europe is Drawing up a Code of Participation of Public in Decision-Making Process

Conference of international NGOs, an expert body of the Council of Europe, is drawing up the Code of Good Practice of Participation of Public, a document whose main purpose is to contribute to the creation of enabling environment for functioning of civil society organizations. By this document, one aims to prescribe at the European level a set of general principles and guidelines for participation of civil society organizations in the process of decision-making. The Code will be applied at national and local levels, comprising the Council of Europe Member States and Belorussia.