Kommuner
Congress approves municipal security law allowing tasers for inspectors
Rapportert av AI Bilde generert av AI
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.
The Ministry of Finance and municipal representatives have agreed on a 7.8% adjustment in transfers from the General Participation System (SGP) for the first twelfth of 2026, following a reduction in the last period of 2025. The meetings also reviewed technical models for fund distribution throughout the rest of the year.
Rapportert av AI
South Africa's Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, has announced that the government has allocated significant funds to enhance public infrastructure in municipalities. An inter-ministerial committee will support distressed local governments. This comes as part of the Mid-Term Development Plan's latest progress report.
Flere svenske kommuner takker nei til regjeringens invitasjon til dialog om frivillig repatriering. Venstresiden foreslår å omdirigere 1,4 milliarder kroner fra repatriieringsstøtten til distriktskommuner. Migrationsminister Johan Forssell kritiserer beslutningene og understreker viktigheten av å gi informasjon til beboerne.
Rapportert av AI
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.