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No secret deals behind closed doors!
Association of Municipalities resolutely rejects rumors about how the territorial reorganization of the Croatia is already agreed somewhere "behind closed doors" and where the abolition of certain municipalities is the part of some secret plan. These rumors, it was said at the meeting of 30 municipal mayors of Dubrovnik-Neretva and Split-Dalmatia County on Thursday 29th, began to circulate among local officials bringing great anxiety.
The Association of Municipalities warns that there is no finished document that elaborate a clear strategy and goals for the territorial reorganization and reform of local government and considers necessary to ensure the involvement of representatives of local government in drafting of that document.
During the event on the theme ''The territorial restructuring of Croatia - the role of the Association of Municipalities'' it was also pointed out that the territorial reorganization is not the only way in which local units can be rationalized and made more efficient, therefore, Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia supports a broad and comprehensive reform of the entire system of local government according to the principles of fiscal and functional decentralization instead of mere redrawing of territorial units' borders.
Mayor of Slivno Mr. Mustapić as host welcomed the attendees, while the president of the Association of Municipalities Mr. Bukvić presented the current activities of the Association of Municipalities in connection with the announced reform of local government. The coordinator of the Association of Municipalities Mr. Ivanovic presented the experience of the territorial reorganization in several European countries.
Photos from the event can be seen in our photo gallery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/uorh/sets/72157623980985982/).