Download or read book Local Consultative Bodies for Foreign Residents written by Sonia Gsir and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of local consultative bodies for foreign residents is to provide a forum for consultation between local authorities and the foreign population in Council of Europe member states. Involved in a diversity of issues such as culture, language learning, education and employment, such forums seek to promote participatory democracy and integration. This publication contains practical guidelines on how to set up new structures of this type or improve on existing ones.