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PRESS RELEASE
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Ref. CG016(2025)
Council of Europe Congress: Liechtenstein should review supervision of local budgets and clarify division of competences
The rapporteurs, Xavier Cadoret (France, L, SOC/G/DP) and Marjorie Crovetto (Monaco, L, NR) noted with satisfaction the country’s general compliance with the Charter, the robust financial situation of local authorities, the introduction of a horizontal equalisation system and the existence in practice of well-established procedures for consultation of local authorities. They welcomed the highly developed direct democracy practices in local matters and Liechtenstein’s de facto compliance with the Charter’s non-ratified provisions.
However, the rapporteurs expressed concern about the a priori approval system for municipal budgets, the overlap of some competences limiting the local authorities’ full and exclusive power, the absence of legislative provisions regarding consultation mechanisms with local authorities, and the inadequate spending power of the mayor of the capital city, defined by the law.
48th Session
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Communication Unit
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is an institution of the Council of Europe, responsible for strengthening local and regional democracy in its 46 member states. Composed of two chambers – the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions – and three committees, it brings together 612 elected officials representing more than 130 000 local and regional authorities.President of the Congress: Marc Cools (Belgium, ILDG), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Regions: Tunç Soyer (Türkiye, SOC/G/PD).
Political groups: Group of Socialists, Greens and Progressive Democrats (SOC/G/PD), Group of the European Peoples Party (EPP/CCE), Independent Liberal and Democratic Group (ILDG), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR).
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