Decentralization Strategy 2016-2025.

This Bulgarian Decentralization Strategy for the planned period from the year 2016 until the year 2025 aims at setting actions and principles that shall enable municipal and regional authorities at providing quality public services with active involvement of citizens in related management tasks and affairs. Efforts will be directed towards: Sustainable, efficient and transparent municipal finances, and the creation of conditions for regional development and economic growth; Implementation of local policy in the interest of Bulgarian citizens; Improving the scope, efficiency and quality of local services. The strategic objectives of the strategy are: Strategic objective 1 – Transfer of powers and functions from the central to the local government in basic sectors; Strategic objective 2 – Establishing an optimal allocation of resources between the central and local levels; Strategic objective 3 – Civil control over the actions of public institutions; Strategic goal 4 - Increasing the influence of regional institutions for the implementation of a coordinated policy for regional development. It is envisaged that the leadership and coordination of the implementation of the Decentralization Strategy will continue to be carried out by the State Government Decentralization Council.