CENTRAL TOPIC OF THE CONFERENCE:

“Local and regional self-government: yesterday, today, tomorrow!”

Topic areas:

• Application of digital tools and e-government
• Challenges in implementing public policies
• Transparency of work
• Relationship between local and central authorities
• Distribution of jurisdiction between central, regional and local authorities
• Challenges of local public services
• Internal cooperation between local and regional self-government units
• Size of local units – challenges of amalgamation
• Citizen participation in local governance
• European Union and local self-government
• Management and use of property
• Specific administrative education
• Civil service system and civil service relations
• Criminal and misdemeanor liability
• Role and influence of social networks
• Environmental and ecological issues
• Demographic challenges
• Local finances and the tax system
• Local elections
• Ethics and responsibility of civil servants and officials
• Regional policy of the European Union
• Mechanisms for monitoring and controlling the legality and efficiency of work
• Financing of public administration
• European Economic Area