The Congress adopts a recommendation on local and regional democracy in Latvia
[21/10/2011]
The report on local and regional democracy in Latvia, presented by Jean-Claude Frécon, France (L. SOC), and Philippe Leuba, Switzerland (R. NR), at the 21st session, states that the country's legislation on local government is a good basis for the development of local self-government. Nevertheless, it recommends that the Latvian authorities increase local authorities’ financial autonomy and grant a special legal status to Riga as capital. It calls for the transformation of the planning regions into autonomous entities, based on the principles in the Reference Framework for Regional Democracy, and encourages measures to grant non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. Finally, it invites Latvia 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 and Protocol No. 3 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities.
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Le Congrès adopte une recommandation sur la démocratie locale et régionale en Lettonie
Le Congrès adopte une recommandation sur la démocratie locale et régionale en Lettonie
[21/10/2011]
Le rapport sur la démocratie locale et régionale en Lettonie, présenté par Jean-Claude Frécon, France (L, SOC) et Philippe Leuba, Suisse (R, NR), lors de la 21ème session, souligne que la législation lettone sur le gouvernement local constitue un socle efficace pour le développement de l’autonomie locale.
Il recommande néanmoins aux autorités lettones d’accroître l’autonomie financière des autorités locales et d’accorder un statut spécial à la capitale Riga. Il appelle à la transformation des régions de planification en entités autonomes en s’inspirant des principes énoncés dans le Cadre de Référence pour la Démocratie Régionale et encourage la mise en oeuvre de mesures accordant aux “non-citoyens” le droit de vote aux élections locales. Enfin, il invite les autorités lettones 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 et le Protocole n°3 de la Convention-cadre européenne sur la coopération transfrontalière des collectivités ou autorités territoriales.
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The report on local and regional democracy in Latvia, presented by Jean-Claude Frécon, France (L. SOC), and Philippe Leuba, Switzerland (R. NR), at the 21st session, states that the country's legislation on local government is a good basis for the development of local self-government. Nevertheless, it recommends that the Latvian authorities increase local authorities’ financial autonomy and grant a special legal status to Riga as capital. It calls for the transformation of the planning regions into autonomous entities, based on the principles in the Reference Framework for Regional Democracy, and encourages measures to grant non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. Finally, it invites Latvia 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 and Protocol No. 3 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities.