European Network Training Organisations for Local and Regional Authorities

ENTO is a European network grouping together the local and regional authority training establishments of virtually all of the Council of Europe’s member states.

First thought up by the Council of Europe, ENTO has, since 1995, been an independent association grouping a very wide variety of members, among them both organisations with years of training experience and relatively recent institutions with their own specialities.

From this diversity springs a wide-ranging network within which members can exchange ideas and pool experience with other persons or bodies active in the same field, but with a different fund of knowledge.

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12/03/2026

Join ENTO leadership

The European Network of Training Organisations (ENTO) aims to strengthen its role as a dynamic and leading reference point for local democracy and training in Europe. To revitalise its community life and expand its membership base, ENTO is launching a Call for Expressions of Interest for a Community Manager or Task Force Leader. Objective of […]
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02/10/2024

2024 ENTO GENERAL ASSEMBLY & STUDYLAB – INCREASED AGGRESSIVITY OF CITIZENS TOWARDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS: HOW TO COPE WITH IT? – PRAHA

Dear ENTO members, We are glad to invite you to the next ENTO General Assembly and Study Lab which will take place from 14 to 15 November 2024, in Praha, in Czech Republic.  The General Assembly will offer the occasion for discussing about the relaunch of the association in the next years, taking into consideration…New Rules, New Activities, New Partners… […]
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15/05/2024

ENTO SUMMER SCHOOL – SIBENIK 2024

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Council of Europe

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe In 1994, the Council of Europe established the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CRAE) as consultative body to replace the former Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities. The Congress helps new members with practical aspects of their progress towards establishing effective local and regional government. ENTO enjoys privileged relationship with the CLRAE, providing support to its assistance programmes with regard to training of staff and elected representatives of local and regional authorities (more…CE site, CLRAE).

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe

The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organisation, which aims at protecting human rights, pluralist democracy and the rule of law. Established on 5 May 1949 by ten member States, the Council of Europe has now 47 member countries. The Council of Europe should not be confused with European Union. The two organisations are quite distinct. The 27 European states, however, are all members of the Council of Europe. The Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg (France) is the Council of Europe’s headquarters

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)

Cedefop’s mission is to support development of European VET policies and contribute to their implementation. Cedefop’s strategic objective is to ‘strengthen European cooperation and support the European Commission, Member States and social partners in designing and implementing policies for an attractive VET that promotes excellence and social inclusion’.