Serbia: broad consensus on the need to reform local self-government

Serbia: broad consensus on the need to reform local self-government [19/10/2011]

In its first monitoring report on local and regional democracy in Serbia, presented by Arild KVALï¿½Y, (Norway (R, NR), the Congress welcomes the broad consensus on the need to reform local self-government and to adopt legislation granting a special status to the autonomous province of Vojvodina, as well as the restoration of public funding to local authorities. However, it underlines that there are a number of areas of concern, such as the impact of the financial crisis on local budgets and its affect on the competencies of local authorities, and the insufficient consultation between the central government and local authorities. It recommends that intermunicipal cooperation and the consultation process between local and central government be improved, and that the reservations on articles 4-3 and 8-3 of the Charter be lifted. It also urges the Serbian government to sign and ratify the Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority.

Document CG(21)4

Serbie : un large consensus sur la nï¿½cessitï¿½ de rï¿½former lï¿½autonomie locale [19/10/2011]

Dans son premier rapport sur le suivi de la dï¿½mocratie locale et rï¿½gionale en Serbie, prï¿½sentï¿½ par Odd Arild KVALï¿½Y, Norvï¿½ge (R, NI), le Congrï¿½s relï¿½ve leconsensus sur la nï¿½cessitï¿½ de rï¿½former lï¿½autonomie locale et lï¿½adoption de la lï¿½gislation accordant un statut spï¿½cial ï¿½ la Province autonome de Voï¿½vodine ainsi que celle sur la restitution des biens publics aux collectivitï¿½s locales. Il souligne cependant un certain nombre de sujets prï¿½occupants, tels le poids de la crise financiï¿½re sur les finances locales et sur lï¿½exercice des compï¿½tences des collectivitï¿½s locales qui sï¿½en trouve affectï¿½,et une consultation insuffisante des autoritï¿½s locales par le gouvernement central. Il recommande dï¿½amï¿½liorer la coopï¿½ration inter-municipale, la consultation entre le gouvernement central et le gouvernement local, ï¿½ lever les rï¿½serves existantes sur les articles 4-3 et 8-3 de la Charte et encourage le gouvernement serbe ï¿½ signer et ratifier le Protocole additionnel ï¿½ la Charte europï¿½enne de lï¿½autonomie locale sur le droit de participer aux affaires des collectivitï¿½s locales.

Document CG(21)4

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