Systems of multilevel governance[1]

Representation: The Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)[2] and the Union of Greek Regions (ΕΝΠΕ/ENPE)[3] are legal entities of public law that represent local and regional interests respectively before the central government and are supervised by the Minister of Interior.

Information and consultation: During the legislative process, information is provided to the local and regional authorities to the extent that information is published on the Parliament's website.

The central authorities consult local and regional authorities on measures concerning environmental protection, spatial planning projects. Moreover, local and regional representatives may be invited to participate in parliamentary sessions. [4]

Coordination:

State/local and regional authorities (LRAs) coordination: The central authorities cooperate with KEDE and ENΠΕ/ENPE.

LRAs coordination:  According to the principles of cooperation and togetherness (synallilia), local and regional authorities cooperate on the basis of the law, joint agreements and coordination of joint actions as they are responsible for formulating views on draft laws relating to their district, i.e. Municipality or Region.

[1] Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Consultation procedures within European States, 2007.

[2] Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece.

[3] Union of Greek Regions. See Presidential Decree 75/2011 (OJ A 182/22.8.2011) on Regional Unions of Municipalities and Central Union of Municipalities in Greece and Law 3852/2010, article 282.

[4]  Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Study on 'Consultation procedures within European States', 2007, pp.211-215.