Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities
The article provides an overview of governmental regulations affecting the operation and economic situation of local self-governments in Hungary during the pandemic crisis. The research covers the period from the declaration of the state of emergency in March 2020 until the end of the year. The stu...
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The article provides an overview of governmental regulations affecting the operation and economic situation of local self-governments in Hungary during the pandemic crisis. The research covers the period from the declaration of the state of emergency in March 2020 until the end of the year. The study aims to explore the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government’s special provisions related to local democracy concerns in times of crisis. The article analyses the relationship between the pandemic and governmental measures that affected the economic position of local self-governments. It does not provide an objective assessment, but rather presents and analyses the relevant resources. The article is primarily based on the review of the legal framework and the relevant Constitutional Court’s decisions. The analysis demonstrates that the Constitutional Court did not or only partially defended the legal interests of local self-governments. The governmental measures ‘stood the test of constitutionality’. The study confirms the initial assumption that the excessive centralization process was significantly reinforced, while the position of local self-governments in the state organs system weakened. However, some measures cause concern as they highlight deeper problems in the Hungarian legal system, irrespective of the pandemic.
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| spelling | doaj-art-84f00cdc358848c4a0ebaf61584bacde2025-01-22T10:50:29ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Central European Public Administration Review2591-22402591-22592021-05-0119110.17573/cepar.2021.1.12Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian MunicipalitiesJudit Siket0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5477-2792University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Institute of Public Law, Hungary The article provides an overview of governmental regulations affecting the operation and economic situation of local self-governments in Hungary during the pandemic crisis. The research covers the period from the declaration of the state of emergency in March 2020 until the end of the year. The study aims to explore the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government’s special provisions related to local democracy concerns in times of crisis. The article analyses the relationship between the pandemic and governmental measures that affected the economic position of local self-governments. It does not provide an objective assessment, but rather presents and analyses the relevant resources. The article is primarily based on the review of the legal framework and the relevant Constitutional Court’s decisions. The analysis demonstrates that the Constitutional Court did not or only partially defended the legal interests of local self-governments. The governmental measures ‘stood the test of constitutionality’. The study confirms the initial assumption that the excessive centralization process was significantly reinforced, while the position of local self-governments in the state organs system weakened. However, some measures cause concern as they highlight deeper problems in the Hungarian legal system, irrespective of the pandemic. https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20588constitutional requirements, Covid-19 pandemic crisis, European Charter of Local Self-Government, exceptional legal order, local self-government, municipal finance facilities |
| spellingShingle | Judit Siket Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities Central European Public Administration Review constitutional requirements, Covid-19 pandemic crisis, European Charter of Local Self-Government, exceptional legal order, local self-government, municipal finance facilities |
| title | Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities |
| title_full | Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities |
| title_fullStr | Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities |
| title_short | Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities |
| title_sort | centralization and reduced financial resources a worrying picture for hungarian municipalities |
| topic | constitutional requirements, Covid-19 pandemic crisis, European Charter of Local Self-Government, exceptional legal order, local self-government, municipal finance facilities |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20588 |
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