Centralizacija in zmanjšanje finančnih sredstev

The article provides an overview of governmental regulations affecting the operation and economic situation of local self-governments in Hungary during the pandemic crisis. The research covers the period from the declaration of the state of emergency in March 2020 until the end of the year. The study aims to explore the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government\u27s special provisions related to local democracy concerns in times of crisis. The article analyses the relationship between the pandemic and governmental measures that affected the economic position of local self-governments. It does not provide an objective assessment, but rather presents and analyses the relevant resources. The article is primarily based on the review of the legal framework and the relevant Constitutional Court\u27s decisions. The analysis demonstrates that the Constitutional Court did not or only partially defended the legal interests of local self-governments. The governmental measures \u27stood the test of constitutionality\u27. The study confirms the initial assumption that the excessive centralization process was significantly reinforced, while the position of local self-governments in the state organs system weakened. However, some measures cause concern as they highlight deeper problems in the Hungarian legal system, irrespective of the pandemic.Članek podaja pregled vladnih predpisov, ki so vplivali na delovanje in ekonomski položaj lokalnih samouprav na Madžarskem med pandemijo covida-19. Raziskava zajema obdobje od razglasitve izrednega stanja marca 2020 do konca leta. Cilj študije je bil raziskati izvajanje posebnih določb Evropske listine lokalne samouprave, povezanih z vprašanji lokalne demokracije v kriznih časih. Članek analizira razmerje med pandemijo in vladnimi ukrepi, ki so vplivali na ekonomski položaj lokalnih samouprav. Članek ne podaja objektivne ocene, temveč predstavlja in analizira ustrezne vire. Temelji predvsem na pregledu pravnega okvira in ustreznih odločb ustavnega sodišča. Analiza tako kaže, da ustavno sodišče ni podprlo ali pa je le delno podprlo pravne interese lokalnih samouprav, vladni ukrepi pa so "prestali preizkus ustavnosti". Študija potrjuje prvotno domnevo, da se je pretirana centralizacija dodatno okrepila, medtem ko je položaj lokalnih samouprav v sistemu državne uprave oslabel. Nekateri ukrepi še posebej vzbujajo skrb, saj kažejo na globlje težave v madžarskem pravnem sistemu, ne glede na pandemijo