Signatures of the European Charter on Participatory Democracy

WHO HAS SIGNED

the Minister-President of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region Mr Rudi Vervoort

 The European Charter on Participatory Democracy was signed by the Minister-President of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region Mr Rudi Vervoort, in Brussels, on April 29th 2016. 
La Charte de la démocratie participative dans les processus d’aménagement du territoire a été signée par Mr Rudi Vervoort, Ministre-Président de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale le 29 Avril 2016 à Bruxelles.

Mrs Hella Dunger-Löper, Elected Plenipotentiary of the Land of Berlin for Federal and European Affairs 
AND MR RAFFAELE CATTANEO, PRESIDENT OF THE COTER AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

The European Charter on Participatory Democracy was signed by Mrs Hella Dunger-Löper, Elected Plenipotentiary of the Land of Berlin for Federal and European Affairs and Mr Raffaele Cattaneo, President of the COTER at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels, on July 4th 2016. 

Mr Damien Castelain, Président de la Métropole Européenne de Lille

The European Charter on Participatory Democracy was signed by Mr Damien Castelain, Président de la Métropole Européenne de Lille, in Lille, on March 3rd 2017. 
La Charte de la démocratie participative dans les processus d’aménagement du territoire a été signée par Mr Damien Castelain, Président de la Métropole Européenne de Lille, le 3 Mars 2017 à Lille.

With a Press Conference on October 6 2017, Mr Carl Devlies, Schepen van financiën en ruimtelijke ordening of City of Leuven signs the European Charter on Participatory Democracy in Spatial Planning Processes

Mr Carl Devlies, Schepen van financiën en ruimtelijke ordening of City of Leuven and Mr Joris Scheers, President ECTP-CEU

On March 1st, 2018, in Gent, Mrs Martine Verhoeve, Gedeputeerde ruimtelijke planning Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen signs the European Charter on Participatory Democracy with Joris Scheers, ECTP-CEU Secretary General and invites all municipalities from the Region to follow.

The Province of East Flanders is the first province to sign the charter and wants to give a clear signal to its partners and to all East Flemish people.Mrs Verhoeve wants to emphasize that participation is becoming the norm, because drawing up plans without at least listening to those involved is no longer possible.

To reinforce the message, the Province calls on all East Flemish cities, municipalities and intermunicipal authorities to follow its example.

Mrs Martine Verhoeve, Gedeputeerde ruimtelijke planning Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen and Mr Joris Scheers, Secretary General ECTP-CEU

On the 3rd of October, 2018, in Gent the 3 municipalities of Deinze, Herzele and Sint-Niklaas signed the European Charter on Participatory Democracy published by the ECTP-CEU.
Mrs Martine Verhoeve, deputy of spatial planning of the Province of East Flanders already signed the document on March 1st 2018, calling on other East Flemish authorities to do the same.
The Province is pleased these three East Flemish authorities have also embedded the practice of civil participation into their policy. It’s a clear sign that collaborating by participation is a very constructive way to reach many satisfactory goals, because you don’t make plans on your own.
The province definitely hopes that other municipalities from the Region will follow and also engage by signing the European Council of Spatial Planning's Charter.

Marijke Henne, Joris Scheers, Martine Verhoeve, Jan  Vermeulen and Jan Van Damme

Province of East Flanders
Mrs Martine Verhoeve
deputy of spatial planning of the Province of East Flander

Sint-Niklaas:
Mrs Marijke Henne
schepen voor stedelijk basisonderwijs en kinderopvang, wonen, inburgering en participatie, stad Sint-Niklaas

Deinze
Mr Jan Vermeulen
Burgemeester stad Deinze

Herzele:
Mr Jan Van DammeMrs Martine Verhoeve, deputy of spatial planning of the Province of East Flanders
schepen van Stedenbouw gemeente Herzele

Mr Joris Scheers, ECTP-CEU Secretary General

See more photos from the Signature event

See here the call to all municipalities of the Region Oos-Vlaanderen to sign the European Charter on Participatory Democracy.