<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Local and Regional democracy in Albania</font>
Local and Regional democracy in Albania
[31/10/2013]
The membersof the Congress, meeting at the 25th Congress Session in Strasbourg (France), have examined a report on the situation of local and regional democracy in Albania following a monitoring visit in December 2012.
The report notes with satisfaction that decentralisation of the state power has been a major component of democratisation in Albania and that the legislative framework is in line with the European Charter of Local Self-Government. However, in their report, Congress rapporteurs Ždenek Brož, (Czech Republic ECR) and Åke Svensson, (Sweden, SOC) regret that the regional level appears to be weak in the overall governance system, and that the local government associations are fragmented and have difficulty taking a common position.“One of the main issues is that the relations between local leaders and councillors in Albania is overshadowed by the over-politicised environment in the country, which raises a barrier between local representatives from different political parties to such an extent that they cannot speak with a unified voice,' explained Ždenek Brož, addressing the Session.
La démocratie locale et régionale en Albanie
[31/10/2013]
Les membres du Congrès, réunis à Strasbourg (France) à l’occasion de la 25e Session du Congrès, ont examiné un rapport sur la situation de la démocratie locale et régionale en Albanie consécutif à une visite de suivi effectuée en décembre 2012.
Le rapport note avec satisfaction que la décentralisation du pouvoir de l’Etat a été une composante majeure du processus de démocratisation de l’Albanie et que le cadre législatif est en accord avec la Charte européenne de l’autonomie locale. Les rapporteurs du Congrès, Ždenek Brož (République tchèque, CRE) et Åke Svensson (Suède, SOC), regrettent cependant, dans leur rapport, la faiblesse du niveau régional dans le système général de gouvernance, ainsi que la fragmentation des associations de pouvoirs locaux et leur incapacité à s’entendre sur des positions communes.
« L’un des problèmes majeurs tient au fait que la surpolitisation du pays prend le pas sur les relations entre les responsables et conseillers locaux d’Albanie et dresse un obstacle entre les élus locaux des divers partis politiques : ne pouvant parvenir à un consensus au sein des associations de pouvoirs locaux, il leur est impossible de parler d’une même voix, a expliqué Ždenek Brož lors de la Session.
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The membersof the Congress, meeting at the 25th Congress Session in Strasbourg (France), have examined a report on the situation of local and regional democracy in Albania following a monitoring visit in December 2012.
The report notes with satisfaction that decentralisation of the state power has been a major component of democratisation in Albania and that the legislative framework is in line with the European Charter of Local Self-Government. However, in their report, Congress rapporteurs Ždenek Brož, (Czech Republic ECR) and Åke Svensson, (Sweden, SOC) regret that the regional level appears to be weak in the overall governance system, and that the local government associations are fragmented and have difficulty taking a common position.“One of the main issues is that the relations between local leaders and councillors in Albania is overshadowed by the over-politicised environment in the country, which raises a barrier between local representatives from different political parties to such an extent that they cannot speak with a unified voice,' explained Ždenek Brož, addressing the Session.