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Transparent budgets and active citizens for sustainable development: the first local coalition for better budget transparency has been set up in Cimișlia

Friday, 12 October 20183128 views
Transparent budgets and active citizens for sustainable development: the first local coalition for better budget transparency has been set up in Cimișlia

Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.

On 11 October, a local coalition for improving the budget transparency of the town hall was launched in Cimișlia. Its 20 members include representatives of civil society, educational institutions, the business community, civic activists and other community actors. The coalition will serve as a communication bridge between citizens and the local authority.

The coalition aims to ensure that public money is allocated as close as possible to residents' needs. Its secretary, Nicolae Hristov, the project's regional partner, said it should become a genuine “local agent of change” and hoped members would share opinions and knowledge during and after the project year.

Members will play a major role in meetings on next year's draft budget, which should become more inclusive. Citizens will be able to monitor spending through budget documents in an accessible format and influence how funds are used through public consultations and hearings. Those wishing to join can write to Mr Hristov at LDA Moldova. The event was held under the project “Transparent budgets and active citizens for sustainable development”, implemented by Expert-Grup with support from the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bucharest, under the MATRA programme.

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