<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Congress determined to continue supporting second-tier local authorities</font>

Congress determined to continue supporting second-tier local authorities [18/10/2012]

A resolution and a recommendation on ďż˝Second-tier local authorities - intermediate governance in Europeďż˝ were debated and adopted at the 23rd Congress Session today. Concerned that the current economic crisis is inciting some governments to re-organise their territorial architecture with hasty reforms that risk doing lasting damage to local and regional democracy, the Congress is determined to intensify its efforts to ensure that territorial reforms are carried out for the benefit of citizens and in full consultation with all levels of government. ďż˝It is important to restate the need for citizens to be able to have their say and directly elect their political representativesďż˝, said Rapporteur Emilio Verrengia (Italy, EPP/CD), underlining that intermediate or second-tier local authorities have a well-established role in many Council of Europe member states, and provide an important level of accountability. (More...)

Report CG(23)13
Recommendation 333 (2012)
Resolution 351 (2012)

Le Congrďż˝s se dďż˝clare prďż˝t ďż˝ intensifier son soutien aux collectivitďż˝s locales de second niveau [18/10/2012]

Une rďż˝solution et une recommandation sur ďż˝ Le second niveau des collectivitďż˝s locales - gouvernance intermďż˝diaire en Europe ďż˝ ont ďż˝tďż˝ dďż˝battues et adoptďż˝es lors de la 23e session du Congrďż˝s aujourd'hui. S'inquiďż˝tant de ce que la crise ďż˝conomique actuelle incite certains gouvernements ďż˝ rďż˝organiser leur architecture territoriale en engageant, de maniďż˝re prďż˝cipitďż˝e, des rďż˝formes qui risquent de nuire durablement ďż˝ la dďż˝mocratie locale et rďż˝gionale, le Congrďż˝s a dďż˝cidďż˝ d'intensifier ses efforts pour garantir que les rďż˝formes territoriales seront mises en ďż˝uvre ďż˝ l'intention des citoyens et en pleine consultation avec tous les niveaux de gouvernement. ďż˝ Il importe de rďż˝affirmer la nďż˝cessitďż˝ pour les citoyens de pouvoir sďż˝exprimer et ďż˝lire directement leurs reprďż˝sentants politiques ďż˝, a dďż˝clarďż˝ le Rapporteur Emilio Verrengia (Italie, PPE/DC), soulignant que les collectivitďż˝s locales intermďż˝diaires ou de second niveau ont un rďż˝le bien ďż˝tabli dans nombre d'Etats membres du Conseil de l'Europe et assurent un haut niveau de responsabilitďż˝. (More...)

Rapport CG(23)13
Recommandation 333 (2012)
Rďż˝solution 351 (2012)

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