Bulletin n. 2-3/2012
October 2012-February 2013
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Akrivopoulou Christina , Dimitropoulos Georgios, Koutnatzis Stylianos-Ioannis G.
    The "Kallikratis Program": The Influence of International and European Policies on the Reforms of Greek Local Government
    in Istituzioni del federalismo , n. 3 ,  2012 ,  653 - 694
    The global economic crisis that broke out in 2008 has severely affected Greece due mainly to its unsustainable levels of public spending. Greece’s major reaction, supported by measures agreed upon with the IMF, the European Central Bank and the EU, has been to introduce austerity measures that have focused primarily on cutting public administration costs and consolidating national and local government functions. The aim of the austerity measures is to cut local government spending to the lowest possible cost and in the most effective way. In this framework the “Kallikratis program” introduced in 2010 has aimed to implement the following reforms: (a) consolidate local and decentralized government entities to achieve their financial viability, (b) enhance transparency and legality in their functioning, (c) improve governmental effectiveness based on relevant EU standards. Consistent with Greek courts’ longstanding deferential approach vis-à-vis local government reforms, the Kallikratis reforms are widely expected to pass constitutional muster.
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