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De svarpersoner, der mente, at der var behov for forbedringer, foreslog følgende ændringer: Den regionale reform skal gennemføres: lokalforvaltningerne (lokalt og regionalt plan) skal have flere beføjelser til at udarbejde lovforslag, til at udarbejde forslag til fordelingen af økonomiske midler og investeringer og til at spille en mere aktiv rolle i de projekter, der har konsekvenser for lokalforvaltningerne: lokalforvaltningernes repræsentation skal være større og mere direkte; bedre repræsentation af distrikternes og planlægningsregionernes interesser i sammenslutningen af lettiske lokal- og regionalforvaltninger: mere aktivt samarbejde mellem og blandt lokalforvaltningerne.
Those respondents assuming a need for improvements, proposed the following changes: the regional reform had to be completed; to increase the right of local governments (local and regional level) to propose new legislation, to propose the distribution of finances and investment and to play a more active role in projects with an impact on local governments; representation of local governments had to be wider and more direct; better representation of the interests of districts and planning regions in the Latvian Union of Local and Regional Governments; more active cooperation among and with local governments.
Sporgsmål 2: Langt størstedelen af svarpersonerne (79%) foretrak mere decentraliserede politiske strukturer i Letland, mens 10% foretrak status quo.
Question 2: A vast majority of respondents (79%) preferred more devolved political structures in Latvia, while 10% appreciate the status quo and 9% are in favour of centralisation.
De mente, at lokalforvaltningerne er mere demokratiske og gennemsigtige institutioner, er mere opmærksomme på lokale problemer og bedre kan tilgodese lokalbefolkningens interesser.
They believe that local governments are more democratic and transparent institutions, more aware of local problems and can better implement the interests of local citizens.
De 9%. der foretrækker mere centraliserede
The 9% who prefer more centralised political structures argue that Latvia is too small for devolution, that
politiske strukturer, hævder, at Letland er for lille til decentralisering, at centralisering vil sikre bedre fordeling og anvendelse af de okonomiske ressourcer, og at lokalforvaltningerne mangler økonomisk og administrativ kapacitet.
centralisation will ensure a better distribution and use of financial resources and that local governments are short of financial and administrative capacity.
Sporgsmål 3: En relativt boj procentdel (mellem 9 og 42%) svarede ikke på dette spørgsmål, hvilket kan betyde, at det var svært at forstå. Svarene vedrørende det regionale plan viste, at 46% foretrak flere udovende beføjelser, og 51% foretrak færre lovgivende beføjelser.
Question 3: A relatively high percentage (between 9 and 42%) did not respond to this question indicating that it was difficult to understand.
På lokalt plan var der en endnu større præference for udøvende beføjelser (79%).
An even higher preference for executive powers emerged at the local level (79%).
Svarpersonerne begrundede deres svar med følgende udtalelser: Lokalforvaltningerne mangler okonomiske ressourcer for at leve op til det ansvar, som er fastlagt i lovgivningen; distrikterne har meget begrænsede funktioner og ansvarsområder: der er ingen lovgivning om regional udvikling i Letland: beslutninger på nationalt plan træffes uden tilstrækkelig høring af andre administrative planer og offentligheden; der er ingen procedurer, der gør det muligt for lokalforvaltningerne at udarbejde lovforslag.
The respondents explained their vote by the following motives: local governments lack financial resources to fulfil their statutory responsibilities defined by legislation; districts have very limited functions and responsibilities; there was no legislation concerning regional development in Latvia; decisions at the national level are taken without sufficient consultation with other administrative levels and the public; there is no procedure allowing a local government to propose new legislation.
(12 svar); udvikling og fysisk planlægning (ti svar); skattelovgivning, politik, der kan påvirke de økonomiske strømninger på forskellige administrative planer (ti svar); vejvedligeholdelse og forbedring al" trafikstyring (ni svar); miljøbeskyttelse (syv svar); fremme al' beskæftigelsespolitik (fem svar). De lokale beføjelser burde styrkes inden for lokal udvikling og iværksætterånd
Question 4: Experts and politicians mentioned the following policy fields where stronger regional powers were needed: promotion of economic and regional development, investment policy, entrepreneurship policy (12 answers); development and spatial planning (10 answers); tax legislation, policy to influence financial flows among different administrative levels (10 answers); road maintenance and improvement of traffic organisation (9 answers); environmental protection (7 answers); promotion of employment policy (5 answers).
(II svar), uddannelse, udvikling al" menneskelige ressourcer (otte svar), opkrævning al' selskabsskat (fire svar).
Stronger local powers were needed in the fields of local development and entrepreneurship (11 answers), education, human resources development (8 answers), collection of corporation tax (4 answers), development of infrastructure (3 answers), nature protection (3 answers), social care (3 answers).
Sporgsmål 5: 80% svarede, at de regionale og lokale myndigheder ikke i tilstrækkeligt omfang deltog i beslutningsprocessen på nationalt plan i
Question 5: 80% of the respondents answered that regional and local authorities participated insufficiently in the national decisionmaking process on European issues.
EU-relaterede spørgsmål. De mente, at følgende forbedringer var nødvendige for at ændre på dette: ny eller bedre lovgivning og nye eller bedre institutionelle mekanismer, der forpligter regeringen til at overveje forslag fra lokalforvaltningerne (ni svar); informationsstrømmen skal forbedres (fem svar); der skal være flere muligheder for at involvere de regionale og lokale myndigheder i beslutningstagning og lovgivning (fire svar); den subnationale kreditpolitik og den økonomiske situation på lokalt plan skal forbedres
They believed that the following improvements were needed in order to bring about changes in this area: legislation and institutional mechanisms had to be established or to be improved requiring the central government to consider the proposals of local governments (9 answers); the flow of information had to be improved (5 answers); scope for regional and local authorities to be involved into decisionmaking and legislation had to be widened (4 answers); subnational credit policy and the financial situation at the local level had to be improved (4 respondents); the election system had to be changed, communal reform and territorialadministrative system reform was needed (6 answers).
(ud af fire mulige i sporgeskemaet), som de regionale og lokale myndigheder kunne vælge til at styrke deres rolle inden for EU, ville være tværregionalt og grænseoverskridende samarbejde med partnere i EU-medlemsstaterne (60%).
Question 6: Most respondents assumed that for regional and local authorities, the most successful strategy (among 4 offered by the questionnaire) to strengthen their position within the EU would be interregional and cross-border cooperation with partners in EU Member States (60% consent).
(53%) og tværregionalt/grænseoverskridende samarbejde med partnerne i andre ansøgerlande (51%). Størstedelen af svarpersonerne mente, at et samarbejde inden for RU var en effektiv strategi
The next successful strategies were supposed to be a broad coalition at regional and local level (53% consent) and interregional/cross-border cooperation with partners in other applicant states for EU membership (51% consent).
Yderligere forslag adskilte sig ikke væsentligt fra ovennævnte strategier.
Additional proposals entailed only slight variants of the strategies mentioned above.
Sporgsmål 7: Størstedelen af svarpersonerne (mellem 53 og 81%) mente ikke.
Question 7: A majority of respondents (between 53% and 81%) believed that all Latvian administrative structures are not adequately prepared for the EU.
at alle administrative strukturer i Letland er tilstrækkeligt forberedte på
Regarding economic jurisdiction, the focus of
Mht. okonomiske beføjelser var der en lille overvægt af positive svar vedrørende det nationale plan (et lille flertal mente dog stadig, at det nationale plan ikke var forberedt), hvilket i det mindste er bedre end for regionerne og meget bedre end for de lokale myndigheder.
answers for the national level is slightly more positive (a small majority, however, considered it still rather ill-prepared), better at least than for the regions and much better than for the local level.
Med hensyn til konkurrenceevne var svarene stadig ikke overvældende positive, men dog klart bedre for det nationale plan end for regionerne, som af'72% af svarpersonerne blev vurderet som dårligt forberedte.
As regards competitiveness, answers were still not so favourable, but clearly better for the national level than for the regional level, which was considered rather ill-prepared by 72% of all respondents.
"beskyttelse af mindretal". Et flertal på to tredjedele mente, at Letland var relativt velforberedt i denne henseende på alle tre plan - nationalt, regionalt og lokalt.
The most favourable response as regards preparation for the EU was "protection of minorities".
(distrikternes) politiske og økonomiske udviklingsniveau, mente et større flertal af svarpersonerne (58%) ikke, at disse EU-programmcr ville være af afgørende betydning på lokalt plan.
Question 8: While a slight majority of respondents (51%) considered EU financial programmes such as Phare as enhancing the political and economic development of the regions (districts), a higher majority of respondents (58%) believed that these EU programmes will not have a decisive impact on the local level.
Sporgsmål 9: Et overvejende flertal af svarpersonerne (henholdsvis 91 og 86%) ønskede, at Letlands regioner og lokale myndigheder skulle deltage mere aktivt i de tværnationale netværk.
Question 9: A strong majority of respondents (91% and 86%, respectively) wished to see Latvian regions and local authorities participating more actively in transnational networks.
Henholdsvis 56 og 51% havde ingen forbehold i denne henseende.
56% and 51%, respectively, had no mental reservations on this opinion.
Sporgsmål 10: Svarpersonernes svar domineres af to hovedproblemer, der i fremtiden kunne opstå med hensyn til repræsentationen af Letlands regionale og lokale interesser på EU-plan: komplekse strukturer og beslutningstagning (60%) samt regionale og lokale myndigheders manglende økonomiske ressourcer til at åbne egne kontorer og ansætte personale i Bruxelles (60%).
regional/local level to run offices and to employ staff at Brussels (60% consent).
Problemet med individuelle kontaktpersoner i EU-institutionerne blev også anset som relativt vigtigt (53%).
Also the problem of individual contacts with spokesmen in European institutions was considered as quite important (53% consent).
16% af svarpersonerne fremhævede begrænset repræsentation på grund af lovgivning på nationalt plan som et muligt problem i forbindelse med repræsentationen af regionale og lokale interesser i EU.
16% of the respondents considered also restricted representation, due to legal provisions at the national level, as a possible problem for regional and local interest representation in the EU.
Yderligere problemer, som der ikke var taget höjde for i spørgeskemaet, omfattede "utilstrækkelig viden om lobbyvirksomhed for regionale og lokale interesser", "utilstrækkelige oplysninger om EU's institutioner", "risiko for. at de lettiske lokale og regionale myndigheder ikke kan blive repræsenteret i EU's institutioner".
Additional problems, not pre-defined by the questionnaire, included "not enough knowledge of how to lobby regional and local interests", "not enough information on European institutions"; "the possibility that Latvian local and regional authorities will not be able to delegate their representatives to EU institutions".
at tværregionalt og/eller grænseoverskridende samarbejde var af stor betydning for alle de nævnte områder, men fremhævede især økonomisk effektivitet (72%) efterfulgt af politisk effektivitet (67%). demokratisk konsolidering (62%) og integration af mindretal.
Question 11: Respondents stated that interregional and/or cross-border cooperation was of high importance for all fields given, but emphasised economic efficiency (72%), followed by political efficiency (67%), democratic consolidation (62%) and integration of minorities.
Begrundelserne herfor omfattede: Bedre samarbejde fremmer udveksling af erfaringer og oplysninger: udviklingen fremmes, hvorved okonomiske konflikter mindskes: direkte kontakt og projekter vil lose disse konflikter.
The arguments mentioned were the following: better cooperation will promote an exchange of experience and information; it will promote development, therefore economic conflicts will be reduced; there will be direct contacts and projects to resolve these conflicts.
Europa" med "styrkelse af konkurrencedygtige regioner" (76%), "modvægt til centraliseringstendenser" (70%) samt "mindskelse af regionale uligheder"
Question 13: The term "Europe of the Regions" meant for most respondents the "strengthening of competitive regions" (76%), "counterbalance to tendencies of centralisation" (70%) as well as "reduction of regional disparities" (67%).
Europa", var "øget kompleksitet i europæisk politik (37%). Andre udsagn, som svarpersonerne nævnte, var "tab af regional og lokal identitet", "forening af
Additional connotations mentioned by the respondents were the "loss of regional and local identity", "unification of Europe in a common space" and "informal regional network".
Sporgsmål 14: Der forventedes fortrinsvist positive virkninger af" "Regionernes
Question 14: Positive effects from a "Europe of the Regions" were expected mainly in the fields of transport, environment and structural and regional policy.
Kultur, beskæftigelse og sociale anliggender samt menneskerettigheder/mindretalsspørgsmål rangerede lavere.
Lower effects were expected in culture, employment and social matters as well as in human rights/minorities issues.
RU har. forventede svarpersonerne først og fremmest, at RU fremmer samarbejde og udveksling af erfaringer blandt regionerne (lire svar), har en rådgivende funktion i beslutnings- og lovgivningsprocesser
Question 15: Regarding the role and function of an institution like the CoR, the respondents expected first and foremost the promotion of cooperation and exchange of experience among regions (4 answers), a consultative role in decisionmaking and legislative processes (4 answers), to represent and to channel the problems of local and regional levels in the EU decisionmaking institutions (4 answers), a role in regional and structural policy (3 answers), to inform regions and local authorities on possible impact of pending projects and legislation (3 answers).
Sporgsmål 16: Mens et flertal på 63% mente, at RU var et hensigtsmæssigt redskab til at repræsentere regionale/lokale interesser i EU, var der en lige så stor procentdel, der mente, at det ikke var særligt hensigtsmæssigt på lokalt plan.
Question 16: While a majority of 63% assumed that CoR was a promising instrument to represent regional interests in the EU, the same percentage assumes that it was rather not promising for the local level.
Sporgsmål 17: Adspurgt om. på hvilke opgaveområder RU's støtte kan hjælpe regionale/lokale institutioner, svarede de fleste transport og infrastruktur
Question 17: When asked in which fields of work CoR 's support could be helpful for regional institutions, the most frequent answers were transport and infrastructure (16 answers), regional and structural policy (10 answers), cooperation (9 answers), environment (8 answers) and economic and social cohesion (7 answers).
(16 svar), regional- og strukturpolitik (ti svar), samarbejde (ni svar), miljø
Regarding local institutions, CoR's support was considered to be most helpful on social matters and health (12 answers), education (10 answers), employment (10 answers), culture (9 answers), economic development and business (6 answers), environment (5 answers).
(otte svar) og okonomisk og social samhørighed (syv svar).
Question 18: When assessing the CoR's expertise to contribute to problem solving in different policy fields, around 25% of all respondents did not answer, which can interpreted as a lack of knowledge about the CoR.
Med hensyn til lokale institutioner mente svarpersonerne, at RU var til størst hjælp inden for sociale anliggender og sundhed (12 svar), uddannelse (ti svar), beskæftigelse
While structural and regional policy as well as environment were regarded as the main fields of CoR's expertise (51% positive opinions each), and transport and trans-European networks rank closely behind (49 and 47%, respectively), culture and employment were the least regarded as CoR's fields of expertise (26 and 28%, respectively, positive opinions).
(ti svar), kultur (ni svar), økonomisk udvikling og erhverv (seks svar) samt miljø (fem svar).
Question 19: Some respondents have experience with the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE).
Sporgsmål 18: Med hensyn til at vurdere, i hvilket omfang RU med sin sagkundskab kan bidrage til at lose problemer pá forskellige politikområder, var der 25%. der ikke svarede, hvilket kan fortolkes som manglende viden om RU.
They argue that CoR's work "added value" was in information, representation of local/regional interests and the fact that CoR opinions and decisions were taken into account "in the highest EU decision making bodies".
(51% positive tilkendegivelser), skarpt forfulgt af transport og tværeuropæiske netværk
Question 20: Some respondents made additional remarks to the effect that the questionnaire was prepared for rather a very narrow specialist circle, many of the questions were not precisely formulated, that they had technical difficulties in filling out the questionnaire in the digital form; that there was not sufficient information in the country on the consequences of Latvian EU accession, and not enough information on the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE).
1 Litauen udgøres det regionale niveau af de nyligt oprettede amter, der varetager den decentraliserede statsadministration, mens det lokale niveau består af selvstyrende byer og distrikter.
In Lithuania, the regional tier is represented by recently established counties with the function of delegated state administration, while the local tier is composed of selfgoverning cities and districts.
Der er ikke nogen snarlig reform af det territoriale administrative system på den politiske dagsorden, med undtagelse af en mulig tilpasning på regionalt plan i overensstemmelse med EU's krav.
An early reform of the territorialadministrative system is not on the political agenda, except a possible re-adjustment of the regional level in line with EU requirements.
2.1 Tekniske bemærkninger94
2.1 Technical remarks
Svarpersonerne hiev udspurgt af Vylautas Juscius, Daiva Lahanauskailc og Elke Knappe.
The respondents were questioned by Mr Vytautas JUSCIUS, Mrs Daiva LABANAUSKA1TE and Mrs Elke KNAPPE.
Mange af svarpersonerne havde problemer med at forstå spørgsmålene og gav uklare svar.
widen the legal frame of budgeting, to shift powers in questions of healthcare, tax policy, social problems and social security.
Sporgsmål 1: Flertallet af svarpersonerne besvarede ikke dette spørgsmål
Question 5: A majority of respondents (60%) did not answer the question about sufficient involvement of regional and local authorities in European issues at the national level, which indicates that this question is not yet on the agenda of political discussions.
(38%). men blandt resten var den fremherskende holdning, at de nuværende strukturer for regional/lokal repræsentation ikke var tilstrækkelige til at tilgodese regionale/lokale myndigheders interesser på nationalt plan (12% over for 5%, der mente det modsatte).
The other respondents were almost evenly distributed over the spectrum of opinions, with a certain focus on rather insufficient participation.
(amtslige) kompetencer, skabe "bedre muligheder for at anvende indkomstskat" på lokalt plan (hvilket i praksis betyder en stigning i indkomstskatten, da den nuværende situation er den. at indkomstskatten fuldstændig står til de lokale myndigheders rådighed), flere og bedre oplysninger om regionalpolitik og regional beslutningstagning og mindre bureaukrati.
When asked about possible improvements, those responding and thinking that improvements were desirable, proposed more information about EU policy, more training for local administrators (including foreign languages skills), more direct relations between EU regions and Lithuanian regions, more influence of local authorities on decisionmaking in the EU, more financial resources for local administration to be able to increase participation.
Sporgsmål 2 (præference for mere centraliserede eller mere decentraliserede strukturer): Et kvalificeret flertal på 78% stemte for mere decentraliserede strukturer, mens 20% mente, at en ændring af den nuværende situation var unødvendig. Adspurgt om deres motiver anførte de personer, der stemte for mere decentralisering, at mere decentraliserede strukturer ville betyde større effektivitet, mindre bureaukrati, ville gore det lettere at inddrage lokalbefolkningen i den politiske beslutningsproces.
Question 6: Having been offered the choice among four strategies to strengthen the position of regional/local authorities within the EU, or to propose other strategies, about one third of the respondents did not answer at all, while a relative majority (39%) preferred the strategy of interregional/cross-border cooperation with partners in other applicant states for EU-membership, offered by the questionnaire.
okonomisk udvikling. De. der stemte for mere centraliserede strukturer, underbyggede hovedsageligt deres argumenter med den generelle erfaring, at den nylige tendens i retning af decentralisering ikke havde gjort tingene bedre, og de anførte, at centraliserede strukturer ville gøre det lettere at bekæmpe korruption.
Question 7 regarding the status of preparation of the individual territorialadministrative levels for EU integration in respect of administrative structures, economic jurisdiction, competitiveness and minority protection had a varying, but on average very high share of non-respondents ranging from 9% (minority protection at the national level) to 51% (economic jurisdiction at the national level).
De, der mente, at en ændring af den nuværende situation var unødvendig, begrundede deres udsagn med. at regioner og lokale myndigheder havde tilstrækkelige beføjelser, og at der var etableret en god magtbalance.
Among those responding, the view prevailed that administrative structures at the national level were rather prepared for EU integration while this was not, or was just initially the case with administrative structures at the subnational level.
Sporgsmål 3 vedrørende flere eller færre beføjelser til regionale eller lokale organer blev besvaret uden skelnen mellem regionale og lokale organer og lovgivende og udovende beføjelser.
A similar proportion of opinions between national and subnational levels was characteristic also of the status of preparations in the field of economic jurisdiction, where also the national level is regarded as prepared, while this was doubtful as regards the subnational level.
85% var for flere beføjelser på subnationalt plan, mens resten foretrak en overdragelse af beføjelser til centralregeringen.
The subnational level, however, has a somewhat better image in this field.