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Congress approves municipal security law allowing tasers for inspectors
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The Chamber of Deputies approved the Municipal Security Law on Tuesday, strengthening municipalities' preventive role and granting new powers to inspectors, such as using tasers and seizing street vending. Security Minister Luis Cordero emphasized that the law sets standards without creating a municipal police. Mayors celebrated the approval as a win for municipalism.
In response to the government's recent announcement of significant fuel price increases, leaders from Chile's three major municipal associations met Tuesday at La Moneda to voice criticisms and demand a social agenda. Meanwhile, 26 opposition mayors issued a strong statement highlighting impacts on residents, as the hikes of $370 for gasoline and $580 for diesel take effect Thursday.
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Most municipalities in Dalarna will share more than 32 million kronor in state wind power support for 2025 and 2026. Falun receives the largest share, while three get nothing. The figures are from Energimyndigheten.
Continuing his transition consultations, president-elect José Antonio Kast met with leaders from Chile's main municipal associations at his 'La Moneda chica' office to discuss priorities in security, public management, and education. The groups presented a unified 'State Urgencies' agenda and committed to drafting a Municipal Security Law within the first 100 days of his government. Participants hailed the meeting as a positive step toward collaboration.
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Efter kraftigt snefald plages fodgængere af glatte fortove i Sverige. I mange kommuner er villahus- og ejendoms ejere ansvarlige for at fjerne sne og strø, men organisationen Villaägarna kalder det urimeligt. De kræver, at kommunerne overtager for bedre sikkerhed.
Flere svenske kommuner afviser regeringens invitation til dialog om frivillig repatriering. Venstrefløjen foreslår at omdirigere 1,4 milliarder kroner fra repatriieringsbidraget til landsbykommuner. Migrationsminister Johan Forssell kritiserer beslutningerne og understreger vigtigheden af at give information til beboerne.
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Tyske byer og kommuner afsætter mere end en af tre euro af deres budgetter til sociale ydelser og ungdomsarbejde. En undersøgelse fra Institutet for tysk økonomi viser, at denne andel er steget med en halvdel siden 1992. Udgifterne til socialhjælp og børnepasning er især steget.