Publications
Regional Report on collaboration and communication in the provision of water and sanitation services
May 13, 2025
Municipalities and public utility companies in the Western Balkans face significant challenges in delivering sustainable water and sanitation services while complying with EU regulations. Effective cooperation between local self-governments (LSGs) and public utility companies (PUCs) is crucial, yet communication gaps, bureaucratic obstacles, and differing priorities…
May 9, 2025
With an introductory webinar, 40 local government professionals from South-East Europe embarked a new, six weeks long learning journey with NALAS e-Academy. The e-course “Introduction to Asset Management in the Water Sector” was launched this week in Serbian language, offering a comprehensive, facilitated programme of…
May 2, 2025
Informed decision-making, sound public policy, effective service delivery, and efficient resource management all depend on access to high-quality, reliable data. Yet across South-East Europe (SEE), such data on local government finance is often scarce, fragmented, or difficult to access. To address this critical gap, the…
April 25, 2025
On 24 April 2025 in Skopje, the Community of Practice on deliberative democracy in South-East Europe held its third meeting. Co-ordinated by NALAS, the event brought together representatives from 18 municipalities and seven local government associations to share experiences, explore new democratic practices, and promote the…
April 15, 2025
The Statutory Session of the 20th NALAS General Assembly was opened by NALAS President, Mayor Dusan Raicevic, Ms. Jelena Drenjanin, Chair of Governance Committee, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and Mr. Josko Klisovic, President of City Assembly of Zagreb,…
The 20th NALAS General Assembly commenced today in Varazdin, Croatia, with the Regional Conference “The role of local governments in evidence-based policymaking for social Inclusion and advancing the EU integration process”, jointly organised by NALAS and the Association of Cities from the Republic of Croatia,…
