INGOs Conference of the Council of Europe INGOs Conference of the Council of Europe The INGO (international non-governmental organisations) Conference is the body representing civil society in the Council of Europe, a European organisation founded in 1949. The Council of Europe has 47 member States with some 800 million citizens and its seat is in Strasbourg, France. The INGO Conference of the Council of Europe is a space for free and innovative participation of committed citizens, offering the possibility to contribute directly to the construction of Europe. It is the only assembly of NGOs playing an institutional role in an international intergovernmental organization. As the President of
Council of European Municipalities and Regions linking towns from all over Europe. This process is improved through CEMR's close cooperation with the DG Education and Culture of the European Commission. Last but not least, CEMR is behind several political documents of significance to local and regional governance, such as the "Charter of Local Liberties" (adopted in 1953), which inspired the "Charter on Local Self-Government of the Council of Europe", adopted in 1985. It also launched the "European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life", which was adopted in 2006 and has been signed by more than 1,300 local and regional governments in Europe.