<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Giving regions special status helps to ease tensions</font>
Giving regions special status helps to ease tensions
[30/10/2013]
While many regions in Europe already enjoy special status, generally for geographical or historical reasons, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is reminding countries faced with regional tensions or conflicts that the adoption of 'special status' can contribute to achieving negotiated settlements.
Its resolution, presented by Bruno Marziano (Italy, SOC) and adopted on 30 October 2013, is based on a study of regions with special status across Europe. Special status, which must be based in law, guarantees these regions greater autonomy, so as to take account of their particularities. However, the broader rights they enjoy must dovetail with those of the state as a whole. The Congress points out that the introduction of special status has made it possible to settle a number of conflicts between such regions and 'central' authorities, conflicts often linked to historical factors.
Les statuts particuliers octroyés aux régions contribuent à apaiser les tensions
[30/10/2013]
Alors que de nombreuses régions d’Europe disposent déjà de statuts particuliers, liés en général à des raisons géographiques ou historiques, le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe rappelle aux pays confrontés à des tensions ou des conflits régionaux que la mise en place de tels statuts peut contribuer à un règlement négocié de ces conflits. Adoptée le 30 octobre 2013, la résolution présentée par Bruno Marziano (Italie, SOC) s’appuie sur une étude des régions à statuts particuliers dans les différents pays européens. Le statut particulier, qui doit reposer sur la loi, garantit à ces régions une autonomie accrue, afin de tenir compte de leurs spécificités. Toutefois, ces droits élargis doivent s’articuler avec ceux de l’Etat dans son ensemble. Le Congrès du Conseil de l’Europe rappelle que la mise en place de ces régions a permis de régler un certain nombre de conflits avec leur Etat « central », conflits fréquemment liés à des raisons historiques.
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While many regions in Europe already enjoy special status, generally for geographical or historical reasons, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is reminding countries faced with regional tensions or conflicts that the adoption of 'special status' can contribute to achieving negotiated settlements.
Its resolution, presented by Bruno Marziano (Italy, SOC) and adopted on 30 October 2013, is based on a study of regions with special status across Europe. Special status, which must be based in law, guarantees these regions greater autonomy, so as to take account of their particularities. However, the broader rights they enjoy must dovetail with those of the state as a whole. The Congress points out that the introduction of special status has made it possible to settle a number of conflicts between such regions and 'central' authorities, conflicts often linked to historical factors.