Public consultation on Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations: Partners in Parliamentary Strengthening

A growing number of parliaments are engaging with civil society organisations to better inform, include and involve citizens in their work. They do so in a shared effort to build strong, effective and representative parliamentary institutions. INTER PARES’ upcoming publication, "Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations: Partners in Parliamentary Strengthening", shares emerging ideas, practices and recommendations in support of collaborative efforts between parliaments and PMOs. 

What: Public consultation on "Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations: Partners in Parliamentary Strengthening”. Please join us for a brief presentation of the INTER PARES paper, followed by contributions from our speakers and an open discussion.                               

Speakers:

Mr. Prosper Hoetu, Head of Citizen Engagement, Parliament of Ghana

Mr. Sammy Obeng, Executive Director, Parliamentary Network Africa

Mr. Stefanos Loukopoulos, Co-founder and Director, Vouliwatch, Greece

Ms. Lotte Geunis, Parliamentary Advisor, INTER PARES

When: 22 October 2024, from 2 PM to 3 PM CET

Where: Online on Zoom – Register here for the link.

Context: This consultation is part of this year’s Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW), organised by the OPeN – Open Parliament e-Network. GLOW offers parliaments and civil society organisations the opportunity to showcase the role of and resilience of parliamentary reformers in championing open government values.

For more details, contact Sophie Guruli at: s.guruli@idea.int