Автор:

Chyrkin A. S. (Чиркін А. С.), PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Assistant of the Department of State Building at the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Research Associate at the Scientific Research Institute of State Building and Local Government National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine

Анотація

The article is devoted to the study of the constitutional and legal basis of the public authority territorial organization in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The legal framework governing regional and local government is described, in particular, attention is focused on the structure of the regulatory basis of municipal government, it is determined that the main source in the formation of legislation in the field of local government was the European Charter of Local Self-Government. In addition, the system of territorial organization of regional and local authorities, which was formed as a result of the reform of the administrative-territorial structure in the early 2000s, taking into account the European requirements of NUTS, is covered.

Ключові слова: territorial organization of power, decentralization, local self-government, regional development