Download or read book The European Charter of Local Self-Government--20th Anniversary written by Council of Europe. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Charter of Local Self-Government was established in 1985 to promote effective local self-government throughout Europe and serves as a model for legislative reform in new democracies. This publication contains the proceedings of an international conference held in Lisbon, Portugal on 8 July 2005 to celebrate the Charter's 20th anniversary, organised by the CLRAE in co-operation with the National Association of Portugese Municipalities.