PROGRAM

ELoGE - European Label of Governance Excellence

The European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) is a prestigious award given by the Council of Europe to local authorities that demonstrate a high level of Good Governance. This recognition is manifested through a crystal dodecahedron, on each face of which is engraved one of the 12 Principles of Good Democratic Governance.

At the heart of innovation for good governance in Europe

ISIG and the ELoGE programme:
a key role for Good Governance in Europe

ISIG is an accredited body of the Council of Europe for technical support to the implementation of the ELoGE program in the Council’s 46 member states. As the scientific coordinator for the Council of Europe Working Group, ISIG played a crucial role in the development of the new recommendation and in the creation of the new ELoGE tools.

The 12 Principles of Good Democratic Governance

The goals of the ELoGE program

Fostering the democratic participation of citizens

Improving Good Democratic Governance of Local Governments

Understand the strengths and weaknesses of local governments

Disseminate good practices identified during the evaluation process

The Tools of ELoGE

Self-assessment benchmarks (IT)

Questionnaire addressed to municipal administrators (IT)

Questionnaires addressed at municipal employees (IT)

Questionnaires addressed to citizens (IT)

Programme guide (IT)

Tool guide (IT)

Ongoing editions

ELoGE Italy 2025 - 2026

After the success of previous editions, the new 2025–2026 edition of the European Label of Governance Excellence is officially launched. Once again, AICCRE and ISIG support Italian local administrations on their path towards Good Governance, providing tools, guidelines, and operational resources to promote transparency, participation, and the quality of local public services.

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ELoGE Malta 2025 - 2026

The first edition of the European Label of Governance Excellence is about to get started in Malta. The programme is carried out in collaboration with the Local Councils’ Association of Malta, with the support of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, and provides local authorities with tools, guidelines, and operational materials to promote transparency, participation, accountability, and the quality of services.

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From assessment to excellence:
ISIG accompanies your ELoGE

With more than 10 years of experience implementing the ELoGE program in Italy and Europe, ISIG offers operational and scientific support to promote good local governance according to the Council of Europe’s 12 principles.
Our Institute is available:
  • for associations of Italian and European municipalities who wish to learn more about the program,
  • for municipalities interested in joining,
  • for the municipalities already involved, to learn more about the ELoGE tools and evaluate together the results achieved.
Through training activities, methodological coaching and participatory analysis, ISIG accompanies entities and territorial networks in paths of evaluation and continuous improvement.
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