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Local Government Explained
Local Elections England: 2026Delivering decentralised decisions: Local government in Denmark
Dr Bríd Quinn, Member of the Council of Europe’s Group of Independent Experts
The European Charter of Local Self-Government, a benchmark international treaty, affirms the role of local communities in exercising democracy. This briefing draws on the CLRAE report on Denmark’s compliance with the Charter, to illustrate important features of the well-functioning Danish local self-government system.
