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Name: Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy
Author: Council of Europe

Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

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“Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy”, is a work by Council of Europe. It explores elements such as competences, Regional authorities and Financial transfers to regional.

Quotes from Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy (Council of Europe)

Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ Regional competences shall be defined by the constitution, the statutes of the region or by national law. Regional authorities shall, within the limits of the law and/or the constitution, have full discretion to exercise their initiative with regard to any matter which is not excluded from their competence nor assigned to any other authority. Regulation or limitations of regional competences shall be based on the constitution and/or law. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ National or federal authorities’ power of temporary substitution to act in lieu of regional authority organs may be exercised only in exceptional cases and under the procedures provided for by the constitution or by law. This power shall be confined to specific cases where regional authorities have seriously failed to exercise the competences vested in them and shall be utilised in accordance with the principle of proportionality in the light of the interests it is designed to protect. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ Balanced development of the territory shall constitute a major objective of any action by regional authorities affecting the territorial organisation of the region.
Regional authorities shall be responsible for protecting and enhancing natural resources and biodiversity and shall ensure the sustainable development of the region, with due regard for local, national, European and international policies in this respect. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ Regional authorities shall have the right of recourse to a judicial remedy in order to secure the free exercise of their powers and respect for the principles of regional self-government enshrined in domestic law. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ The exercise of regional self-government shall contribute to the central government’s economic and social cohesion objectives and to central government activities aimed at achieving comparable living conditions and balanced development throughout the national territory, in a spirit of solidarity between regional authorities. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ The protection of financially weaker regional authorities shall be ensured through financial equalisation procedures or equivalent measures which are designed to correct the effects of the unequal distribution of potential sources of finance and of the financial burden they must support. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ Regional assemblies shall be directly elected through free and secret ballot based on universal suffrage, or indirectly elected by and composed of popularly elected representatives of constituent local self-government authorities. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ Introduction Strengthening local and regional democracy and securing respect for human rights are among the Council of Europe’s main aims because a properly functioning democracy provides one of the foundations for peace and stability in Europe. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ The financial systems on which resources available to regional authorities are based shall be of a sufficiently diversified and buoyant nature to enable them to keep pace as far as practically possible with the real evolution of the cost of carrying out their tasks. ”

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Council of Europe, Council of Europe Reference Framework for Regional Democracy

“ If institutional dialogue is to be representative, local and regional authorities at all levels that have a legitimate interest in the issues being addressed must be invited to take part, regardless of their political make-up. ”

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