Estonian administrative reform of 2017
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The Estonian administrative reform of 2017 was a major restructuring of the country’s local government system that significantly reduced the number of municipalities to create larger and more efficient administrative units.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative reform
ⓘ
local government reform ⓘ |
| affectedAdministrativeLevel |
municipality
ⓘ
rural municipality ⓘ town ⓘ |
| aim |
create larger municipalities
ⓘ
improve efficiency of local government ⓘ improve quality of public services ⓘ increase administrative capacity of local governments ⓘ reduce number of municipalities ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Republic of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Riigikogu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
disputes over forced mergers
ⓘ
local autonomy concerns ⓘ |
| country | Estonia ⓘ |
| criterion |
functional coherence of municipalities
ⓘ
minimum municipal population size ⓘ territorial contiguity of municipalities ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| followedBy | adjustments to local government financing system ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
fewer local councils
ⓘ
fewer mayors ⓘ reorganization of local service networks ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Estonian ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Government of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedUnderGovernment |
Jüri Ratas government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taavi Rõivas government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Administrative Reform Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| method |
forced municipal mergers
ⓘ
voluntary municipal mergers ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some local municipalities ⓘ |
| partOf | Estonian public sector reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
local government
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ regional policy ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Estonian municipal elections of 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
change in local government structure
ⓘ
change in municipal boundaries ⓘ creation of larger administrative units ⓘ merger of many small rural municipalities ⓘ reduction in number of municipalities ⓘ |
| significantYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| startTime | 2016 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional court cases in Estonia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010s in Estonia ⓘ |
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