Teams of course coordinators, facilitators and IT support met today, 27 October 2014 in Skopje, Macedonia to learn more about NALAS e-Academy, discuss the details of the testing phase and clarify roles and responsibilities

Competence and abilities of local governments in disaster preparedness and management, regional solidarity and local governments networking were among the key topics discussed at the NALAS Board meeting and Association Development Task Force, organized on 18 and 19 September 2014 in Belgrade, in the premises of one of NALAS members, the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Serbia

From 15 until 18 July 2014, in Ohrid, Macedonia, NALAS organized one of its most exciting events for 2014, the first Summer School on Local Governance and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations

The second National Stakeholder Involvement Workshop of the Attract-SEE project was organized by NALAS on 19 May 2014 in the premises of the ZELS Training Centre in Skopje, Macedonia

Dear colleagues and friends, We express our gratitude to all you have done so far to respond to our appeal for solidarity support within NALAS Network

Dear colleagues and friends, This is an appeal for solidarity support within NALAS Network

The first National Stakeholder Workshop within the project “Assessing Territorial Attractiveness in SEE” was held on 28 March 2014 in Skopje, attended by 23 representatives of relevant institutions such as the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Bureau for Regional Development, Spatial Planning Agency, Agency for Real Estate Cadastre, municipalities, ZELS, Institute of Geography, Cultural Heritage Protection Office, Ministry of Local Self-government, UNDP and local CSOs. The aim of the project “Assessing Territorial Attractiveness in SEE” is to establish a framework concept as well as tools useful for policy makers to enhance the quality of development decisions

A kick-off meeting, organized on 25 March 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia launched the new NALAS project "Asset management for water and sanitation sector in South-East Europe", implemented in partnership with the Open Regional Funds, Modernization of Municipal Services (ORF-MMS). The kick-off meeting brought together NALAS member LGAs involved in the project, as well as representatives of the International Association of Water Supply Companies (IAWD) and the World Bank Danube Water Program, ORF MMS and SDC, to discuss the project action plan and the key challenges ahead

From 24-26 November 2014, in Brussels, NALAS co-organized a seminar on Gender Equality and Human Rights of LGBTI Persons

The newest NALAS Task Force, focused on Sustainable Tourism, met from 11-12 November 2014 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss key challenges and solutions of tourism in South-East Europe