Inter-communal cooperation in Inter-communal cooperation in the Czech Republicthe Czech Republic

Lukáš Váňa Lukáš Váňa

Union of Town and Municipalities Union of Town and Municipalities

of the Czech Republic of the Czech Republic

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

• Population of the Czech Republic Population of the Czech Republic

– 10.2 million inhabitants10.2 million inhabitants

• Number of municipalities Number of municipalities

– 6.258 (more than 5.000 municipalities 6.258 (more than 5.000 municipalities have less than 1.000 inhabitants)have less than 1.000 inhabitants)

• Number of regions Number of regions – 1414

• small municipalities must cooperate small municipalities must cooperate

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

Restricted cooperation by law:Restricted cooperation by law:

• Limited partnership company Limited partnership company

• Unlimited liability company Unlimited liability company

• Professional association of legal entitiesProfessional association of legal entities

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

How can the municipalities How can the municipalities

cooperate?cooperate?

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

Cooperation among municipalities Cooperation among municipalities as a devolved authority:as a devolved authority:

• Public law treaty Public law treaty

• Principally among small municipalities Principally among small municipalities

• Numerous treatiesNumerous treaties

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

Forms of self-government Forms of self-government cooperation:cooperation:

• Particular contractsParticular contracts

• Association of municipalities Association of municipalities

• Establishing a legal entity by a Establishing a legal entity by a Commercial CodeCommercial Code

• co-operation with municipalities in other co-operation with municipalities in other countries countries

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

Particular contract:Particular contract:

• Primarily a fixed term contractPrimarily a fixed term contract

• Primarily infrastructure Primarily infrastructure projectsprojects

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

Association of municipalities Association of municipalities

• Most utilised form of cooperation Most utilised form of cooperation among municipalitiesamong municipalities• Members only municipalities Members only municipalities • Education, social care, tourism, Education, social care, tourism, collection, removal and safe treatment, collection, removal and safe treatment, administration of the administration of the property of the property of the municipalitiesmunicipalities• more than 400 associations more than 400 associations

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

Establishing legal entities by Commercial Establishing legal entities by Commercial CodeCode

• Public limited companyPublic limited company

• Limited liability companyLimited liability company

• Owners only municipalitiesOwners only municipalities

• Shared with other legal entities or natural Shared with other legal entities or natural persons persons

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

• Very common form of cooperation Very common form of cooperation

• Public transport companiesPublic transport companies

• Collection, removal and safe treatmentCollection, removal and safe treatment

• Water supply etc.Water supply etc.

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

Cooperation with municipalities in

other countries

• Not a very common form of cooperation Not a very common form of cooperation

Inter-communal cooperationInter-communal cooperation

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