Abstract:
This policy paper analyses the implementation of the European Principles of Decentralisation in the
Eastern Partnership countries. The focus here is on the following aspects: 1) transparency of
decision-making; 2) the development of digital services; 3) the availability of digital community
information; 4) the participation of civil society in decision-making and; 5) the level of
decentralisation of local budgets. Special attention was paid to the analysis of the challenges COVID19 poses to local self-government.
