"Real fiscal decentralisation must take place as soon as possible, as all funds are currently centralised and LGs can not do much for integration of returnees”

The First Vice-President of NALAS, Mayor Darko Fras, and the President of the Committee of the Regions, Mr. Karl-Heinz Lambertz, met on 15 February 2018 in Brussels and agreed on mutual cooperation.

The promotion of LOCAL DEMOCRACY is key to contribute to reconciliation and stabilisation in the region and the preparation of EU integration of the Western Balkans.

Interested to learn about the gender issue and its relevance for the individual and the society? How does our gender identity influence opportunities and obstacles in the society regardless if we are aware of it or not? How local governments shall work for gender equality?

The second workshop of the NALAS Regional Decentralisation Observatory took place from 5-6 December 2107, in Vienna, Austria, with the support of KDZ-Centre for Public Administration Research and OSCE Missions to the region.

“EU institutions should bear in mind the specificities of local and regional authorities as one tier of government and engage with local authorities in multi-stakeholder dialogues on issues related to EU integration and reform processes”.

The Danube Governance Forum: Improving Governance Together in the Western Balkans and the Danube Region took place today, 4 December 2017 in Vienna, in cooperation with NALAS and ReSPA.

"The local government is key for the success of the management of the migration"

"There is nothing stronger than when local governments get together to take a common action. It is even more powerful when this is done at transnational level. That is the future of how the global challenges will be tackled in the future".

A City to City Dialogue on Municipal Finance, Urban Planning and Land Management takes place in Skopje these two days, within the World Bank-Austria Urban Partnership Program.