Ms Kata Tütt:

Absolutely, I do. This is what we are trying to bring. We all know what it is like when there is a constant state of emergency. We already know that because we have been leading on different levels. When there is a constant emergency, there is a strong wave of centralisation. Centralisation also comes from not having enough resources. We all see that. When you do not have enough money for all the problems you face, you look for a bigger pot of money. Part of the centralisation wave comes from this lack of resources. Where does this lead? Constant centralisation means that the local level is weakened even further and the attention is focused only on today's crisis. This is the trade-off. We give up tomorrow for putting out fires today. We lose the local muscle, local leadership, local ambition and the local innovation capacity. We all know that our cities and regions are not the same. There are a lot of similar challenges but the paths for those communities are very different. The speed they can go at and the strengths and weaknesses are different. The rule of local leaders is to find a path for their communities, but they need to be strengthened not weakened.