A roadmap to reform in public administration, fiscal decentralisation and territorial cooperation

In the conclusions of its Annual Meeting, CORLEAP identified three thematic priority areas for future political action. These take forward the recommendations presented in the CORLEAP Action Plan, adopted at the Bureau meeting in May 2012. Together, these documents outline the pressing need for further political action to advance the local and regional dimension of the EaP programme. A multilateral focus on three priority areas for action has been identified as crucial in order to deliver a stronger, multi-level Eastern Partnership. These are: public administration reform; fiscal decentralisation; and territorial cooperation. These three thematic areas inform the scope of this report, which showcases how political action in these three fields will lead to mutually supporting steps forward in the development of a sustainable local and regional dimension to the Eastern Partnership.