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2020
Целта на овој документ како што наведува и насловот е идентификување на предизвиците со кои се соочуваат општините во Република Северна Македонија со системот за локални даноци, а со фокус на данокот на имот....
9 January 2020
The civil society sector, in addition to the public and business sector, is an important partner of the local self-government in creating and implementing initiatives for a better life for the citizens. It is the...
The civil society sector, in addition to the public and business sector, is an important partner of the local self-government in creating and implementing initiatives for a better life for the citizens. It is the role of CSOs to represent their target group (citizens) and their needs to the local government. One of the key processes in the operation of local self-government is the programming of financial resources that should be used to address the key challenges of citizens. Within that process, CSOs need to play a bigger role. The City of Skopje is making efforts to increase the support of the citizens through citizens' associations, foundations, which are a bridge to the local population. That is why this Strategy is a two-way channel for communication of the City with civil society organizations.
31 December 2019
Today, CEMR is the broadest organisation representing European local and regional governments. Its members are 54 national associations of municipalities and regions from 40 European countries, representing over 100...
Today, CEMR is the broadest organisation representing European local and regional governments. Its members are 54 national associations of municipalities and regions from 40 European countries, representing over 100 000 local and regional authorities. Our strength relies on a strong cooperation between the General Secretariat, based both in Brussels and Paris, experts from our member associations and active local and regional politicians. Together, we advocate a true partnership between all actors of the European governance and for the application of the principle of subsidiarity—matters that should be handled by the lowest or least centralised competent authority.
31 December 2019
This handbook will enable you to learn about all the information and legislation necessary to help you successfully perform your duties over the course of the next four years. The sooner you become acquainted with...
This handbook will enable you to learn about all the information and legislation necessary to help you successfully perform your duties over the course of the next four years. The sooner you become acquainted with the legal framework, the better you can begin to perform these duties. To a large extent, your performance over the course of your term in office is dependent upon your knowledge of the laws pertaining to local self-government. It is thus important that you understand that local self-government has been given a special position within this country's constitution and laws. Therein, you are charged with an even greater obligation to perform well so as to justify the faith that citizens have entrusted to you.
As democracy is not an event but a complex and continuous process, it is essential that its inception and development are properly managed and nurtured. It is in this regard that this handbook will be a very useful tool in the process of promoting and developing democracy at the local level. It will be an essential reference document for all those who are involved in the political and administrative processes of democratization. It will enhance people’s capacity to manage diversity and to design appropriate systems to suit various levels and degrees of democratization.
For the proper functioning of the Council as a "legislative" body at the local level, which conducts policy and adopts acts in the municipality, it is essential that its members have critical knowledge of the legal rights and competencies they have chosen. Therefore, we believe that this Handbook will greatly facilitate the acquisition of the necessary knowledge of all members, that will solve some of the dilemmas that the members of the councils face in relation to the legal work. In the end, we hope that the use of the Manual will contribute to greater efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and oversight in the performance of the advisory function at the local level. The manual provides an opportunity for reflection, which means that opens the horizon for further action and the creation of greater political will by local elected representatives in order to develop local democracy.
Kosovo's local self-government reform became a prominent issue in early October 2002, with the publication of the Seven Planning Points for Mitrovica by the then Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Michael Steiner. Steiner's plan was to decentralize local government in exchange for Kosovo Serb participation in the October 2002 local elections. Although the offer to the Serbian community was a dubious success in this regard, decentralization remained on the agenda, with the Secretary-General's Special Representative calling for a broader process involving all Kosovo municipalities.
Since the beginning of the decentralization process in 2005, several organizations have implemented programs to build the capacity of municipal bodies. With the last local elections in the country in 2017, the new municipal councils were established and the function of member / member of the council was taken over by a total of 1347 elected representatives in all 81 units of local self-government. Many of them took office for the first time. The OSCE Mission to Skopje throughout this period has been implementing programs to support elected representatives and representatives in municipal councils.
The main goal of the study is to inspect the mechanisms for cross-sectoral cooperation and dialogic mechanisms at the local level and on that basis to make a series of recommendations for further...
In 2007, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia adopted the first Strategy for Cooperation of the Government with the Civil Society and the Action Plan 2007-2011. There, the...