FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE MUNICIPIOS Y PROVINCIAS

Approved the grant for operating expenses of the Peace Courts

The Council of Ministers at its meeting on May 7 approved a loan of EUR 3.31058 million for a grant to the municipalities for the costs of operation of the Magistrates' Courts. This appropriation was provided in the Law on State Budget for 2010.

Manuel Chaves claimed local ownership in the new economic model and commitment to Multilevel Governance

The Minister of Territorial Policy, Manuel Chaves, has opted for the implementation of multilevel governance and called for this purpose, collaboration and involvement of all levels of management in the design of public policies. This has been manifested in the opening ceremony of the Second Forum of Local Governments of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean, ...

The discussions of the Forum of Local Governments II EU-LAC Vitoria

The meeting of local representatives in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean began with the plenary session on "Innovation and technology as an engine of sustainable development and social cohesion. An overview of Local Government, chaired by Guillermo Tapia, Executive Secretary of FLACMA.

Interior and seven municipalities have signed an agreement for the Local Police Judiciary Police performs functions

Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, has signed a number of specific collaboration agreements with seven municipalities, so that their local police forces can perform functions of the Judicial Police, and improve coordination with the other Forces State Security.

The European mayors sign pact to reduce 20% CO2 emissions

More than 500 European mayors in Brussels have pledged to reduce emissions from their cities in more than 20% by 2020 in the presence of the presidents of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, and the Government of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The FEMP was represented by the Mayor of Vigo and President of the Spanish Network of Cities for Climate, Abel ...