<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Monitoring of local and regional democracy in Spain</font>
Monitoring of local and regional democracy in Spain
[20/03/2013]
A report and a recommendation on local and regional democracy in Spain were debated on 19 March 2013 during the 24th session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The report, jointly presented by Marc COOLS, Belgium (L, ILDG) and Leen VERBEEK, Netherlands (R, SOC), looks at the progress made in this field since the previous recommendations by the Congress on this subject in 2002.
The rapporteurs pointed out that Spain generally fulfilled its obligations under the Charter, and they welcomed the direct incorporation of the Charter into Spanish national law, making it possible for the domestic courts to use and interpret it.
The rapporteurs nevertheless very much regretted the overlaps in responsibilities between the different levels of governance, and recommended that the Spanish authorities take practical measures in this sphere. The rapporteurs, finally, urged the Spanish authorities to sign and ratify, in the near future, the Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority (CETS No. 207).
Suivi de la démocratie locale et régionale en Espagne
[20/03/2013]
Un rapport et une recommandation sur la démocratie locale et régionale en Espagne ont été débattus le 19 mars 2013 dans le cadre de la 24e session du Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe. Le rapport, présenté conjointement par Marc COOLS, Belgique (L, GILD) et Leen VERBEEK, Pays-Bas (R, SOC) fait état des avancées dans ce domaine depuis les dernières recommandations du Congrès sur ce sujet en 2002. Les rapporteurs ont souligné que l’Espagne respectait globalement ses obligations au titre de la Charte et sont félicités de l’incorporation directe de la Charte dans le droit national espagnol, qui permet son utilisation et son interprétation par les juridictions internes.
Les rapporteurs ont cependant déploré le chevauchement de compétences entre les divers niveaux de gouvernance, et recommandé que les autorités espagnoles prennent des mesures concrètes dans ce domaine. Les rapporteurs ont enfin encouragé les autorités espagnoles à signer et ratifier, dans un avenir proche, le Protocole additionnel à la Charte européenne de l’autonomie locale sur le droit de participer aux affaires des collectivités locales (STCE n° 207).
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A report and a recommendation on local and regional democracy in Spain were debated on 19 March 2013 during the 24th session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The report, jointly presented by Marc COOLS, Belgium (L, ILDG) and Leen VERBEEK, Netherlands (R, SOC), looks at the progress made in this field since the previous recommendations by the Congress on this subject in 2002.
The rapporteurs pointed out that Spain generally fulfilled its obligations under the Charter, and they welcomed the direct incorporation of the Charter into Spanish national law, making it possible for the domestic courts to use and interpret it.
The rapporteurs nevertheless very much regretted the overlaps in responsibilities between the different levels of governance, and recommended that the Spanish authorities take practical measures in this sphere. The rapporteurs, finally, urged the Spanish authorities to sign and ratify, in the near future, the Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority (CETS No. 207).