President Badan opened the address by emphasizing “It is our common objective to advance decentralisation and improve local public services for the benefit of our citizens. In doing so, we have the power of our Networks – with a huge knowledge base, that enables us to identify needs and scale-up the know-how.”

Our partner Development Partners Network on Decentralisation & Local Governance (DeLoG) invites you to join this year’s Annual Meeting on Inclusive and Resilient Decentralisation and Local Governance Reforms and Institutions with a High-Level Policy Dialogue.

PLATFORMA and NALAS, present the first Decentralised Cooperation Handbook, compiled through a coordinated effort of a core group of coalition partners. The DC Handbook is a joint effort to provide a source of concrete examples on European local and regional governments’ international action with partners abroad and allows insights on the diversity of territories and partnerships.

RCDN connects local governments, public water utilities and their associations to work together on developing capacities in the water and sanitation service sector.

The SoRi SFF coordination team, together with project partners from Kosovo*, met yesterday with the chair of the Council of Sustainable Development of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Ms. Fatmire Mulhaxha Kollcaku, to brief her on the activities implemented within the frame of the project and on potential support to the work of the Council.

“Citizens' trust in the reforms must be deserved, they must feel that the quality of life improves. Local governments must keep transforming public services and infrastructure and EU's support here is key”.

NALAS organized a web seminar on 6 July 2021, focusing on the concept of MINORITY COMMISSIONER and its impact on individual, local and central level, while highlighting good examples from the region for positive changes for improved participation and access to services for minorities.

This project will foster the development potential of municipalities and improve the socio-economic and environmental conditions of local communities in Albania.

Representing NALAS at the Conference on the Future of Europe, Mr. Raičević highlighted that NALAS has been committed since its creation in 2001 to the promotion of local democracy under the auspices of the Stability Pact and the Council of Europe, to contribute to the reconciliation and stabilization process in the region and henceforth subscribes to the process of the European integration of the whole region in a bottom-up approach.

Mr. Beočanin was invited to speak during the session dedicated to “Sustainable Recovery from the Covid-19 Crisis together with Regional and Local authorities in Serbia” where he referred amongst other to the findings of NALAS survey dedicated to “THE COVID-19 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE”.