The economic and financial crisis. Impact on local and regional authorities.

In order to assess the impact of the financial and economic crisis upon the local and regional governments, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) conducted a
survey among its members, in March 2009, asking the following questions:

1. Has the financial crisis (bank failures, withdrawal of credit facilities etc.) affected your local or regional governments? If so, in what ways?

2. Is the economic downturn having a major impact on your local or regional governments? If so, in what ways? Additional demands for services / benefits? Loss of
tax or other revenues? Other?

3. Has your association taken any specific actions in relation to either the financial or economic crisis, or both? If so what?

4. Are there any other matters related to the financial and economic crisis, as they affect local and regional governments, that you wish to draw to CEMR’s attention? Or are there any ways CEMR could be of assistance in these matters?