Project Updates
IGC survey on local government taxation capacity
07 May - By Peter Jongkind
Supporting recovery and reconstruction in Beira after Cyclone Idai
24 Apr - By Susan Paardekam
Esap3 contract signed!
23 Apr - By Robert Meerman
My first monitoring mission to St Maarten
11 Apr - By Elger Vermeer
Visibility event, “Journée de la Commune” (day of the municipalities), in Burundi
11 Apr - By Lotte Nienhuis
VNG International News
Circular budget
When Herman Calvo, director of the Metropolitan Area of Centro Occidente (incl. the municipality of Pereira) grew up his grandparents gave him examples on how to live a…
In a divided West Bank: Area C municipality reconnects to colleagues from Area A
The mayor and village council members from Area C village Khalet al-Mayya were invited by Area A city of Ramallah to join them to exchange ideas on how to improve civil services…
First IDEAL Advisory Board of 2019
The first IDEAL advisory board of 2019 took place on Thursday April 11th. The meeting was chaired by Mr Carol van Eert, mayor of Rheden and member of the VNG Commission ‘Europe…
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Peter Jongkind
“Our tax revenue for economic enhancement methodology covers the challenges that many cities around the world are facing to deliver good basic services to their citizens and the root causes of these challenges: lack of funds caused by poor fiscal performance and thus untapped revenu. “
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Tim te Pas
“Working at the local level for me means working on the level where governments make the biggest impact on the daily life of people. In that sense local governments or processes like decentralization are not goals in themselves, they are crucial means to improving the quality of life for everyone. “
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Peter Knip
“Democratic local government is not 'the winner takes all'; it is 'respect for other views and minorities, building togetherness and leaving no one behind'. “
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Gusta van Bree-Claus
“Trust is good, verification is better “
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Eline Vermeer
“From the local to the global: the projects I work on show how very local issues in the Netherlands, the Middle East and the Caribbean are connected to worldwide developments. Strengthening local governance can be crucial to tackling these issues. “
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Nicole Ward-Boot
“It's always very inspiring to see how an intervention at local government level has such a direct impact on the lives of its citizens. For instance, just by bringing citizens and local government together in Zimbabwe, we were able to reignite the building of the only health clinic within a 20km radius. “
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Anouk Lodder
“Local governments are an indispensable partner to durable solutions for development. “
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Miriam Collaris
“For me, the most important aspect of good local governance is the involvement of citizens. Only this can show the real needs of the community, needs that cannot be ignored. “
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Arne Musch
“My purpose is to get things moving. “
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Hans Buis
“Dealing with local revenue collection, spatial planning & housing, public participation or the SDGs, it all comes down to effective local governments. “
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Peter Jongkind
“Our tax revenue for economic enhancement methodology covers the challenges that many cities around the world are facing to deliver good basic services to their citizens and the root causes of these challenges: lack of funds caused by poor fiscal performance and thus untapped revenu. “
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Tim te Pas
“Working at the local level for me means working on the level where governments make the biggest impact on the daily life of people. In that sense local governments or processes like decentralization are not goals in themselves, they are crucial means to improving the quality of life for everyone. “
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Peter Knip
“Democratic local government is not 'the winner takes all'; it is 'respect for other views and minorities, building togetherness and leaving no one behind'. “
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Gusta van Bree-Claus
“Trust is good, verification is better “
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Eline Vermeer
“From the local to the global: the projects I work on show how very local issues in the Netherlands, the Middle East and the Caribbean are connected to worldwide developments. Strengthening local governance can be crucial to tackling these issues. “
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Nicole Ward-Boot
“It's always very inspiring to see how an intervention at local government level has such a direct impact on the lives of its citizens. For instance, just by bringing citizens and local government together in Zimbabwe, we were able to reignite the building of the only health clinic within a 20km radius. “
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Anouk Lodder
“Local governments are an indispensable partner to durable solutions for development. “
-
Miriam Collaris
“For me, the most important aspect of good local governance is the involvement of citizens. Only this can show the real needs of the community, needs that cannot be ignored. “
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Arne Musch
“My purpose is to get things moving. “
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Hans Buis
“Dealing with local revenue collection, spatial planning & housing, public participation or the SDGs, it all comes down to effective local governments. “