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Local and regional democracy in Ukraine [31/10/2013]

The Congress examined a monitoring report on local and regional democracy in Ukraine subsequent to two monitoring visits made in May 2012 and April 2013. Congress rapporteurs Marc Cools (Belgium, ILDG) and Pascal Mangin (France, EPP/CCE) welcomed the positive initiatives taken by the Ukrainian government in view of a substantial territorial reform. Marc Cools welcomed the process of consultation of local authorities established in the context of this reform. However, he regretted that despite strong statements of intent made at the highest state level for its implementation, it was not going ahead at the desired pace.The Congress recommends that the Ukrainian authorities review their legislation in order to remove the restrictions placed on the competences of local communities, and equip them with more financial autonomy.The Congress recommends that the Ukrainian authorities review their legislation in order to remove the restrictions placed on the competences of local communities, and equip them with more financial autonomy.

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Recommendation 348 (2013)
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Dďż˝mocratie locale et rďż˝gionale en Ukraine [31/10/2013]

Dďż˝mocratie locale et rďż˝gionale en Ukraine Strasbourg 31 octobre 2013 - Le Congrďż˝s des pouvoir locaux et rďż˝gionaux du Conseil de lďż˝Europe a examinďż˝ un rapport de suivi sur la dďż˝mocratie locale et rďż˝gionale en Ukraine suite ďż˝ deux visites de monitoring effectuďż˝es en mai 2012 et avril 2013. Les rapporteurs du Congrďż˝s Marc Cools, (Belgique GILD) et Pascal Mangin (France PPE/CCE) ont saluďż˝ les initiatives positives prises par le gouvernement ukrainien en vue dďż˝une rďż˝forme territoriale dďż˝envergure. Marc Cools a ainsi accueilli avec satisfaction le processus de consultation des autoritďż˝s locales mis en place dans le cadre de cette rďż˝forme. Il a cependant, regrettďż˝ que malgrďż˝ des dďż˝clarations dďż˝intention fortes formulďż˝es au plus haut niveau de lďż˝Etat pour sa mise en place, celle-ci nďż˝avance pas au rythme souhaitďż˝. Le Congrďż˝s recommande aux autoritďż˝s ukrainiennes de rďż˝viser leur lďż˝gislation afin de supprimer les restrictions opďż˝rďż˝es sur les compďż˝tences des collectivitďż˝s locales et de les doter dďż˝une plus grande autonomie financiďż˝re.

Communiquďż˝ de presse
Recommandation 348 (2013)
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Rapport CG(25)8FINAL
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