EU reveals a joint program with the Iraqi government to support 5 sectors

Baghdad-INA 

The European Union confirmed its endeavor to achieve the decentralization file in Iraq, while revealing a program that enhances the activity of 5 sectors in cooperation with the government.

The representative of the European Union, Barbara Egger, said, in a press conference for the national dialogue on decentralization, "We are interested in the issue of decentralization in Iraq, and it is one of the topics that we are working on with Iraqi officials in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and many relevant ministries and all governorates of Iraq."

She pointed out that "Iraq has enormous oil wealth, and on the other hand, people in all provinces were not provided with the appropriate service that should be provided to them by their provinces," noting that "Since 2005, Iraq has taken a very clear course that has changed from the central model to the federal model.

In 2009, within Law 21, a focus was placed on 8 concerned ministries, which are very important in providing services.
"During the past years, we have worked with our partners, including our partners in the United Nations development, and we have been supporting capacity support at the governorate level and supporting the implementation of projects in the governorates. These experiences led us to find out what we need in order to break the agenda, and that what turned out to be that we worked greatly at the sectoral and conservative levels, which we lacked to lead forward and implement Law 21, and we focus on decentralization and focus on other ministries.” Barbara added.
  She continued, "We have a common goal that includes educating the Iraqi people, providing them with health services, preserving their rights, and owning their rights that help them lead a decent life," noting that "decentralization is a very long road, and we have the expertise to implement it."
She indicated that "all decentralized services allow high quality education, health insurance, quality work and employment, and provide the best services to citizens."
"We have global experiences and we want to decentralize in Iraq, as it is a very important opportunity and a chance to discuss challenges and discuss future opportunities," explaining that "we are with the Iraqi government to develop a policy that helps the provinces and for the government to be closer to the citizens and understand their needs, provide and present it to them, and today marks the beginning of a very important and productive discussion to the future, and today's discussion will be solutions for tomorrow." Egger stressed.