Local and Regional Governments in Europe

Regional level 5 planning regions
The regional development council
(Plānošanas reģiona attīstības
padome) is elected by representatives
of all local governments, whose
administrative territories compose
the territory of the respective
planning region. Its members are
local councillors, who are involved
directly. The regional development
council elects the chair and executive
director (head of the administration
of the planning region). The
administration of the planning
region is responsible to the regional
development council planning
regions have their own property,
legislative and administrative rights
and responsibilities.
Autonomous competences
• Development planning and spatial
planning, including legislative
elements
• Organisation of public transport,
in cooperation with central
government
Delegated competences
• Coordination of the replacement
of deinstitutionalisation of social
care
• Coordination of the regional scale
public investment policy
CEMR in Latvia - Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments (www.lps.lv)
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