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 KVALÖY, (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.
Serbie : un large consensus sur la nécessité de réformer l’autonomie locale
Serbie : un large consensus sur la nécessité de réformer l’autonomie locale
[19/10/2011]
Dans son premier rapport sur le suivi de la démocratie locale et régionale en Serbie, présenté par Odd Arild KVALÖY, Norvège (R, NI), le Congrès relève leconsensus sur la nécessité de réformer l’autonomie locale et l’adoption de la législation accordant un statut spécial à la Province autonome de Voïvodine ainsi que celle sur la restitution des biens publics aux collectivités locales. Il souligne cependant un certain nombre de sujets préoccupants, tels le poids de la crise financière sur les finances locales et sur l’exercice des compétences des collectivités locales qui s’en trouve affecté,et une consultation insuffisante des autorités locales par le gouvernement central. Il recommande d’améliorer la coopération inter-municipale, la consultation entre le gouvernement central et le gouvernement local, à lever les réserves existantes sur les articles 4-3 et 8-3 de la Charte et encourage le gouvernement serbe à signer et ratifier le Protocole additionnel à la Charte européenne de l’autonomie locale sur le droit de participer aux affaires des collectivités locales.
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In its first monitoring report on local and regional democracy in Serbia, presented by Arild KVALÖY, (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.