Professional paper
The Significance of Local Self-Government in the Accession of Croatia to European Union
Juraj Hrženjak
Abstract
Political and legal status and perspective development of local and regional self-government are very important part of identity in Republic of Croatia in her comply with a wish for connection in European Union. Analyzing Constitution of Republic of Croatia, and Law of Local and regional self-government and compare its principal with principal in European and international declaration and convention about human rights and freedom, especially in European charter of local-self-government. It can be judgment how much are in Croatian legislature are realized European model of local self-government. European charter of local self-government represents standards of local self-government. European charter connect European signatory countries in fields of strength democratic ideals in Europe, in which self-government is basic institution any democratic state. According to European charter, self-government unit should have all conditions in frame of legislature to govern itself with in part of public affairs for interests of local population; they should have discretion rights in execute in all areas its programs which are not under other authorities; that central state authorities can not restrict power given to local authority; that in frame of local policy, local authority has his sources of financing and they can with their sources govern themselves etc. This demonstration of Constitutional law and regulatory rules of local self-government in Republic of Croatia is comparable with European standards and satisfied condition for Croatia to join into European Union.
Keywords
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT; REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; IDENTITY; HUMAN RIGHTS
Hrčak ID:
13688
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2005.
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