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October 30, 2025
On 29 October 2025, the kick-off event of the new project “Pathways to Partnership: Strengthening Local Cooperation for Ukraine’s Recovery and EU Integration” brought together 80 participants in an online meeting marking the official start of the project’s 18-month implementation period. The initiative connects host…
October 16, 2025
14-15 October 2025, Dubrovnik - NALAS actively participated in the Second Annual Ministerial Meeting on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB), amplifying the voices of over 9,000 local governments from South-East Europe in shaping the regional green transition. The high-level meeting brought together…
October 6, 2025
Within the framework of Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF25), a bilateral meeting was held between Mustafa Bozbey, President of Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU) and Mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, and Dubravko Bilić, President of the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS) and…
September 22, 2025
Today, NALAS President, Mayor Dubravko Bilic and the Executive Director Kelmend Zajaziof met with the Secretary General of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) to reaffirm the strong spirit of collaboration between the two organisations. During the meeting, the CEMR Secretary General highlighted the longstanding…
On 22 September 2025, NALAS launched a new E-Learning Course on Organising a Deliberative Process at the Local Level. More than 50 participants – including mayors, local administration officials, and representatives of Local Government Associations (LGAs) from across South-East Europe – have embarked on this…
September 18, 2025
16-17 September 2025, Brussels - NALAS contributed to the Third Team Europe Democracy (TED) Network Annual Meeting, presenting its work at the TED Members’ Fair and participating in plenaries and Working Group sessions. The Annual Meeting gathered over a hundred organisations to discuss challenges related…