ELoGE IN PORTUGAL AND MALTA
Portugal
In 2020-2021, during the COVID pandemic, UDITE, in cooperation
with ATAM, launched a programme for Portuguese municipalities to
obtain the European Label of Government Excellence. As UDITE is
recognised until the end of 2022, it was decided to organise a second
round. Applications are currently coming in and a workshop will be
organised during September for the participating local authorities to
launch their projects leaving the assessments to be completed by the
end of the year with a view to the process concluding with municipal
awards in the Spring of 2023.
Malta.
A call for Maltese municipalities to participate in ELOGE was
initially launched during the pandemic by the Ministry of Home
Affairs. However, due to circumstances, this was with limited success.
The Council of Europe asked UDITE to provide professional support. On
28th June an information meeting was organised in St. Julians in the
presence of the Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government, Mrs
Alison ZERAFA CIVELLI to relaunch the label. Executive Director Ronny
Frederickx, explained the objectives of the project and testified
about the results in other European countries. In the autumn, a
workshop will be organised there as well for the municipalities that
have applied. Both projects show that UDITE makes good governance a
priority and welcomes the Council of Europe accreditation as
recognition for the good work that UDiTE is doing.