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This publication contains the texts on
the impact of the economic downturn on local
government presented and adopted at the 17th
session of the Council of Europe Conference of
Ministers responsible for Local and Regional
Government, held in Kyiv (Ukraine) on 3–4
November 2011: the Kyiv Declaration and Kyiv
Guidelines, the report “Local government in
critical times: polices for crisis, recovery and
sustainable future”, as well as the
Recommendations Rec(2004)1 on financial and
budgetary management at local and regional
levels, Rec(2005)1 on the financial resources of
local and regional authorities, and the European
Charter of Local Self-Government.
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Local Government in Critical Times:
Policies for Crisis, Recovery and a Sustainable Future” |
Ministers agreed that governments must take
responsibility to mitigate, counter, and overcome the impact of
the economic crisis, all the more so because it has potentially
wide destructive effects on social cohesion and risks
exacerbating societal tensions. There is a widespread
recognition of the need for improvements in governance and in
the management of public expenditure, for increasing efficiency
across the whole public sector, and for greater collaboration
between all stakeholders. This publication is meant to be an
important tool for central governments, ministries of local
government and ministries of finance, local governments and
their associations as well as for NGOs
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