<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Intermediate Levels of Government should be preserved also in times of crisis</font>
Intermediate Levels of Government should be preserved also in times of crisis
[21/03/2012]
Addressing the 22nd Session of the Congress, Emilio Verrengia, Rapporteur on Second Tier Local Authorities and Vice-President of the Council of Province of Catanzaro (Italy) together with Mircea Cosma, President of Prahova County Council (Romania), stressed the importance of preserving intermediate levels of government as an important part of local democracy in the member states. The ongoing financial crisis, said Verrengia, may not lead to a wholesale abolition of second tier local authorities and formally asked the Congress to take steps in order to ensure the Italian Government will not cancel the Provinces and announced a report on Second Tier Authorities will be presented in May this year. Mr. Cosma warned about the risk of depriving second tier local authorities of the necessary money to comply with their duties. The two speakers gained large support from other members of the Congress who participated in the debate.
Il faut préserver les niveaux intermédiaires de gouvernement même en période de crise
[21/03/2012]
Dans une allocution à la 22e Session du Congrès, Emilio Verrengia, Rapporteur sur les collectivités locales de deuxième niveau et vice-président du Conseil de la province de Catanzaro (Italie), ainsi que Mircea Cosma, président du conseil du judet de Prahova (Roumanie), ont souligné l’importance de préserver les niveaux intermédiaires de gouvernement, composante essentielle de la démocratie locale dans les Etats membres. La crise financière, a déclaré M. Verrengia, ne doit pas conduire à l’abolition pure et simple des collectivités de deuxième niveau. Il a demandé officiellement au Congrès d’engager une action afin d’éviter que le gouvernement italien ne supprime les provinces et annoncé qu'un rapport sur le sujet serait présenté en mai cette année. M. Cosma a mis en garde contre le risque d’une réduction des ressources financières des collectivités locales de deuxième niveau qui les empêcherait de s’acquitter de leurs missions. Les deux orateurs ont recueilli un large soutien de la part des autres intervenants dans le débat.
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Addressing the 22nd Session of the Congress, Emilio Verrengia, Rapporteur on Second Tier Local Authorities and Vice-President of the Council of Province of Catanzaro (Italy) together with Mircea Cosma, President of Prahova County Council (Romania), stressed the importance of preserving intermediate levels of government as an important part of local democracy in the member states. The ongoing financial crisis, said Verrengia, may not lead to a wholesale abolition of second tier local authorities and formally asked the Congress to take steps in order to ensure the Italian Government will not cancel the Provinces and announced a report on Second Tier Authorities will be presented in May this year. Mr. Cosma warned about the risk of depriving second tier local authorities of the necessary money to comply with their duties. The two speakers gained large support from other members of the Congress who participated in the debate.