Local Coalition for Budget Transparency Established in Călărași

The coalition is an initiative of the project “Transparent Budgets and Active Citizens for Sustainable Development”, implemented by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”. The local partner, the VADEMECUM Public Association of Teachers, Students and Pupils, will provide the secretariat and maintain a lasting partnership between members and the Călărași Mayor's Office and Town Council.

As a consultative body of local civil society, the coalition will promote greater transparency in decision-making, especially when the town budget is approved, so that the action plan reflects the proposals and needs of as representative and diverse a group of residents as possible. Its members will take part in drafting and approving next year's budget decision. The coalition is open to new members, who can apply to VADEMECUM. The project is supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bucharest under the MATRA programme.