Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 14623 | 09 October 2018

The role of national parliaments in successful decentralisation processes

Signatories: Mr Serhii KIRAL, Ukraine, EC ; Ms Nino GOGUADZE, Georgia, EC ; Mr Vladyslav GOLUB, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr John HOWELL, United Kingdom, EC ; Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, ALDE

Origin - 2018 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.1.5, delete the words "matching the financial and fiscal capacities of local and regional authorities with their responsibilities".

Explanatory note

In many member States, share of responsibilities delegated to local authorities is exceeding the available resources. It is a dangerous tendency, particularly with the growth of populist movements and populist parties coming to power and taking part in forming governments, which then transfer responsibilities, but not resources to local authorities.