The president of the Provincial Council of Albacete, Santi Cabañero, participated this Monday in the Foundation Council of the Foundation for Democracy and Local Government which was held at the Hotel Villa Rea in Madrid and in which the integration of the Diputación de Albacete as trustee of the said Foundation, as well as the Consell Insular de Mallorca.
According to a statement, previously the Plenary of the Diputación (in the ordinary session of 1 September last) had unanimously given the green light to the government team’s proposal to become part of this Foundation, with the aim of continuing to collaborate on the network, affirming the essential role of Local Governments, promoting their institutional quality and political leadership; making them more efficient for citizens in the provision of public services, as well as in their relations with the rest of the Administrations; and strengthen its democratic legitimacy and citizens’ trust.
With this integration, now fully formalized, the institution chaired by Cabañero remains firm in its commitment to work for the defense of the interests of the province of Albacete and of those who live and develop in it, as well as in its willingness to collaborate with the rest. of the fabric (institutional, administrative, entrepreneurial and social) as it implies economic and social progress for the territory.
The objective of the Foundation, created this year, is precisely to contribute and support any type of action and initiative of knowledge, study, dissemination and advice on local government matters.
A forum conceived as a meeting point and exchange of experiences in which its participants can coordinate their efforts by promoting the development of their functions of support and assistance to local authorities: fundamental pillars for the consolidation of democracy and the ‘welfare state’ in our country .
The Democracy and Local Government Foundation is now made up of 27 patrons. In addition to those already mentioned by Albacete and Mallorca, the Provincial Councils of A Coruña, Alicante, Ávila, Badajoz, Barcelona, Burgos, Cáceres, Girona, Granada, Huesca, Jaén, León, Lleida, Lugo, Málaga, Ourense , Pontevedra, Segovia, Seville, Valencia, Valladolid, Zamora and Zaragoza, as well as the island councils of Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
The Foundation also has a blog for employees of Local Administrations and for all people who work in institutions, public or private, as well as for all professionals and academics with an interest in the local world: ‘Acento Local’, which deals with Local topical legal issues: https://www.gobiernolocal.org/acento-local/.
