Project title: European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE)
Beneficiary: National Institute of Administration
Partners: Council of Europe (CoE)
Funding source: Council of Europe’s budget
Budget: 6.015 EURO
Implementation period: July-December 2019
Overall objective of the project: promoting good governance at local public administration level by giving the European Label for Excellence in Government rewards.
Description of the project: Through the implementation of the ELoGE project, funded by the Council of Europe, INA will become a CoE-accredited institutional body and will award the European Label of Excellence in Governance to local authorities in Romania that respect the 12 principles of good governance established by to the CoE, namely:
Principle 1 – Representation, Participation and Fair Conduct of Elections
Principle 2 – Responsiveness
Principle 3 – Efficiency and Effectiveness
Principle 4 – Openness and Transparency
Principle 5 – Rule of Law
Principle 6 – Ethical Conduct
Principle 7 – Competence and Capacity
Principle 8 – Innovation and Openness to Change
Principle 9 – Sustainability and Long-term Orientation
Principle 10 – Sound Financial Management
Principle 11 – Human rights, Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion
Principle 12 – Accountability
Activities:
- Organising a training program for the implementation team;
- Creating a national platform for the evaluation of local authorities;
- Launching the ELoGE call;
- Evaluation of applications received following the launch of the call.