A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, composed of rapporteurs Xavier Cadoret (France, SOC/G/PD) and Marjorie Crovetto (Monaco, NI), will carry out a monitoring visit to Vaduz, as well as to the municipalities of Balzers, Eschen-Nendeln and Planken from 18 to 19 June 2024 to assess the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Liechtenstein since the previous monitoring report adopted by the Congress in 2018. They will be accompanied by Zülfiye Yılmaz, member of the group of independent experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Türkiye).
During this follow-up visit, the Congress delegation will examine in particular the system for approving local budgets, the division of competences between national and local authorities and the mechanisms for consulting local authorities - the points raised in the 2018 Congress recommendation.
The rapporteurs will hold discussions with the Prime Minister, Minister for the Presidency and Finance, Dr Daniel Risch; the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Interior, the Economy and the Environment, Sabine Monauni; and the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Gunilla Marxer-Kranz. The delegation will meet the President of the Constitutional Court, Hilmar Hoch, and the Deputy Mayor of Vaduz, Florian Meier. The Congress delegation will also meet the members of the Liechtenstein national delegation to the Congress, and representatives of the municipalities of Balzers and Eschen-Nendeln. Finally, a meeting will be held with Wilfried Marxer, President of the Liechtenstein Human Rights Association.
Contact : Guillaume Loiseau, Tel: +33 (0) 3 90 21 63 95
Liechtenstein ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 1988. Countries that have ratified the Charter are bound by its provisions. The Charter requires compliance with a minimum number of rights, which form the European foundation of local self-government. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities ensures that these principles are respected.
