Municipalities
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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After heavy snowfall, pedestrians are plagued by slippery sidewalks in Sweden. In many municipalities, villa and property owners are responsible for shoveling and sanding, but the Villaägarna organization calls it unreasonable. They demand that municipalities take over for better safety.
Several Swedish municipalities are declining the government's invitation for dialogue on voluntary repatriation. The Left Party proposes redirecting 1.4 billion kronor from the repatriation grant to rural municipalities. Migration Minister Johan Forssell criticizes the decisions and stresses the importance of providing information to residents.
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German cities and municipalities allocate more than one in three euros of their budgets to social services and youth work. A study by the Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft indicates this share has risen by half since 1992. Spending on social assistance and childcare has increased particularly.