Subsidiarity as an answer to the crisis of local self-government system

Local self-governments have faced many difficulties in recent years in the middle of crises. Many reforms have been carried out with a view to efficiency, including territorial reforms in a number of countries. However, in addition to efficiency, local communities are also claiming the right to decide their own affairs. As regards the distribution of powers, little attention is paid to the principle of subsidiarity in this process. This principle is a well-known concept in EU law, with a clear meaning, but it receives little attention in relation to local self-government. However, this principle is a fundamental principle of the social teaching of the Catholic Church, which helps to provide a stable reference point for local self-government in a changing world. Subsidiarity helps to provide a fuller and more accurate understanding of local self-government, while at the same time providing a basis for the local community to claim the right to decide on matters that concern them. Ultimately, it is partly this principle that justifies the very existence of local self-government.