The merging is postponed but storregionsarbetet continues … – Vestmanlands Läns Tidning

In an interview with the Echo on Thursday told civilminister Ardalan Shekarabi that there will be no merger of the county administrative boards in Sweden already in 2018, as previously planned. The reason is that all of the concerned county administrative boards have protested – and civilministern have listened to it. In the Echo interview says Shekarabi that the county administrative boards need more time to manage the merger in a good way.

civilministern referring to is only about the county merging in the new storregionerna. The work between the county councils and work with the Region Svealand – runs on as planned. Something else I have not heard, ” says Gunnar Barke.

county Governor Minoo Akhtarzand think it is good that you wait with the merging of the county.

Kenneth Hudd

Minoo Akhtarzand, Västmanland county governor, think it is good that the merger of the six provincial governments pushed forward.

– It had been too quickly. There are big changes that require a bit of time for the preparation.

Indelningskommitténs proposals on the major regions presented June 30, has two parts. The committee has proposed a merger of the county administrative boards already in 2018 – and a merger of the county councils in the northern part of Sweden, three new major regions from 2019 – including Region of the Country.

members of the Swedish Parliament deciding on the actual länsindelningen, and the government of the county councils merging. The county – Region of the Valleys and landstingsfullmäktige – have in the past with a large majority said yes to the proposal for the major regions. The criticism, however, is hard from parts of the opposition, calling for a referendum on the issue.

– The Shekarabi says now does not affect the actual storregionsarbetet. Work with landstingssammanslagningen runs on as usual. If the merger becomes of 2019 instead of 2018, as Shekarabi want to, play no practical role, ” says Göran Carlsson, coordinator for the county’s storregionsarbete.

On Monday to continue the government’s talks with the parliamentary parties lost their representatives about the new proposed storregionerna.

– And that the county administrative boards are now shooting at their merging does not affect our work at all. The county councils ‘planning and work by major regions, runs on as planned,” says Göran Carlsson.