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The Congress adopts a recommendation on local and regional democracy in Latvia  [21/10/2011]

The report on local and regional democracy in Latvia, presented by Jean-Claude Fr�con, France (L. SOC), and Philippe Leuba, Switzerland (R. NR), at the 21st session, states that the country's legislation on local government is a good basis for the development of local self-government. Nevertheless, it recommends that the Latvian authorities increase local authorities� financial autonomy and grant a special legal status to Riga as capital. It calls for the transformation of the planning regions into autonomous entities, based on the principles in the Reference Framework for Regional Democracy, and encourages measures to grant non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. Finally, it invites Latvia 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 and Protocol No. 3 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities.   (Suite...)

Document CG(21)16  

Le Congr�s adopte une recommandation sur la d�mocratie locale et r�gionale en Lettonie  [21/10/2011]

Le rapport sur la d�mocratie locale et r�gionale en Lettonie, pr�sent� par Jean-Claude Fr�con, France (L, SOC) et Philippe Leuba, Suisse (R, NR), lors de la 21�me session, souligne que la l�gislation lettone sur le gouvernement local constitue un socle efficace pour le d�veloppement de l�autonomie locale. Il recommande n�anmoins aux autorit�s lettones d�accro�tre l�autonomie financi�re des autorit�s locales et d�accorder un statut sp�cial � la capitale Riga. Il appelle � la transformation des r�gions de planification en entit�s autonomes en s�inspirant des principes �nonc�s dans le Cadre de R�f�rence pour la D�mocratie R�gionale et encourage la mise en oeuvre de mesures accordant aux �non-citoyens� le droit de vote aux �lections locales. Enfin, il invite les autorit�s lettones � signer et ratifier le Protocole additionnel � la Charte europ�enne de l�autonomie locale sur le droit de participer aux affaires des collectivit�s locales et le Protocole n�3 de la Convention-cadre europ�enne sur la coop�ration transfrontali�re des collectivit�s ou autorit�s territoriales.   (Suite...)

Document CG(21)16