France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Relaunch - Consultations: Second Conference on Parliamentary Diplomacy and Decentralized Cooperation
"Diplomacy is not only played out in embassies and international bodies, it is also played out in the territories." - Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, speech at the launch of the Citizen Diplomatic Reserve, July 3, 2025.
More than a year after the first edition, the Délégation pour les collectivités territoriales et la société civile is pleased to announce the second edition of the Assises de la diplomatie parlementaire et de la coopération décentralisée. dition of the Assises de la diplomatie parlementaire et de la coopération décentralisée, to be held in autumn 2025 at the Quai d'Orsay, on the initiative of Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
With this in mind, the Minister decided to launch a wide-ranging consultation of those involved in the external action of local authorities and parliamentary diplomacy, in order to gather your diagnoses and proposals.
This consultation focuses on three priorities:
- Simplify procedures and develop new tools for local foreign action;
- Strengthening France's voice in international bodies of local authorities;
- Better aligning local foreign action with national priorities.
It also covers five cross-cutting themes, defined in consultation with the Commission nationale de la coopération décentralisée: feminist diplomacy, economic cooperation, humanitarian strategy, regional integration of overseas France, and the French-speaking world.
We invite you to contribute to this process by filling in the form available until September 30, at the following address: https: //dctciv-cncd.limesurvey.net/243163?lang=fr
Contact: frederic.blanc@diplomatie.gouv.fr
