1. Inter-communal cooperation in the Czech Republic Lukáš Váňa Union of Town and Municipalities of the Czech Republic

2. Inter-communal cooperation Population of the Czech RepublicPopulation of the Czech Republic –10.2 million inhabitants Number of municipalitiesNumber of municipalities –6.258 (more than 5.000 municipalities have less than 1.000 inhabitants) Number of regionsNumber of regions –14 small municipalities must cooperate small municipalities must cooperate

3. Inter-communal cooperation Restricted cooperation by law: Limited partnership company Limited partnership company Unlimited liability company Unlimited liability company Professional association of legal entities Professional association of legal entities

4. Inter-communal cooperation How can the municipalities cooperate?

5. Inter-communal cooperation Cooperation among municipalities as a devolved authority: Public law treatyPublic law treaty Principally among small municipalitiesPrincipally among small municipalities Numerous treatiesNumerous treaties

6. Inter-communal cooperation Forms of self-government cooperation: Particular contractsParticular contracts Association of municipalitiesAssociation of municipalities Establishing a legal entity by a Commercial CodeEstablishing a legal entity by a Commercial Code co-operation with municipalities in other countriesco-operation with municipalities in other countries

7. Inter-communal cooperation Particular contract: Primarily a fixed term contractPrimarily a fixed term contract Primarily infrastructure projectsPrimarily infrastructure projects

8. Inter-communal cooperation Association of municipalities Most utilised form of cooperation among municipalities Most utilised form of cooperation among municipalities Members only municipalities Members only municipalities Education, social care, tourism, collection, removal and safe treatment, administration of the property of the municipalities Education, social care, tourism, collection, removal and safe treatment, administration of the property of the municipalities more than 400 associations more than 400 associations

9. Inter-communal cooperation Establishing legal entities by Commercial Code Public limited companyPublic limited company Limited liability companyLimited liability company Owners only municipalitiesOwners only municipalities Shared with other legal entities or natural personsShared with other legal entities or natural persons

10. Inter-communal cooperation Very common form of cooperationVery common form of cooperation Public transport companiesPublic transport companies Collection, removal and safe treatmentCollection, removal and safe treatment Water supply etc.Water supply etc.

11. Inter-communal cooperation Cooperation with municipalities in other countries Not a very common form of cooperationNot a very common form of cooperation

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