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PLATFORMA, the European voice of Local and Regional authorities for development

PLATFORMA, the European voice of Local and Regional authorities for development. 12 June 2012, Bergen. Lucie Guillet. Thematic global evaluation of the European Commission’s support to decentralisation processes Latest policy developments at European level.

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PLATFORMA, the European voice of Local and Regional authorities for development

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  1. PLATFORMA, the Europeanvoice of Localand Regionalauthorities for development 12 June 2012, Bergen • Lucie Guillet

  2. Thematic global evaluation of the EuropeanCommission’s support to decentralisationprocesses • LatestpolicydevelopmentsatEuropeanlevel

  3. Thematicglobal evaluation of the EuropeanCommission’s support to decentralisationprocesses • Scope • Independantevaluation • Objective: assess the results of the European Commission aid in the area of support to decentralisation • Periodcovered: 2000-2009

  4. Geographical scope: 77 countries • Africa(74%) • Latin America (10%) • Neighbourhoodregion (8%) • Asia (4%) • Caribbean (3%) • Pacific (1%) • Budget: € 25 million to €150 million / year

  5. Overall positive results in: • Improved local governance • More effective delivery of local services • Highly relevant support • Added-value of EC action as a whole

  6. Conclusions and recommendations: 4 sets • EU policyframework • existing EU policyframework, but no clear vision on boader public sectorreformyet • Great potential of the EU in supportingdecentralisation Recommendations : • developingstrategyincluding support to decentralisationintowider public sectorreform • developingoperational guidelines (sector-wideapproaches, fiscal frameworks)

  7. Response to specific country contexts • Action wasaligned to countries’ priorities • Initial stages of decentralisation vs advanceddecentralisation Recommendations • Encouragingstrongerinvolvement of sectorministries and local government associations • ImprovingEU Delegations’ expertise in local governmentsector

  8. Strategic focus • Successbased on national governments’ will and donor coordination • Limited local participation of citizens • Successfulexamples of local governmentgrantsystems Recommendations : • Building on comparative advantage : support for local grantsystems • Supportingpartner countries’ monitoring and evaluation of reforms

  9. Operational management • Limited EC humanresources in this area • Complexity of decentralisationreformispoorlycaptured by the EC Recommendations : • Establishing a central unit at EC headquarters and providing training to other staff in EU Delegations • Sharing resultsinternally and being proactive in international forums for knowledgesharing

  10. Remarks, wayforward • Support to decentralisation vs MIC • Need for greaterinvolvement of LGs and LGAs in decentralisationprogrammes • Advocacy for meaningfulconnectionbetweendecentralisationreforms, capacity building of LGs and decentralisedcooperation • Mainstreaming support to decentralisationinto the next EU 7-yearprogramming

  11. LatestpolicydevelopmentsatEuropeanlevel • A new European vision for LGs in development • Making the next 7-year EU programming inclusive • Discussing EU cooperationprioritieswithLGs in partner countries

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