NALAS seeks a Finance Assistant to be based in the NALAS Secretariat office in Skopje. Key responsibilities include: -Assist in processing all bills and invoices for timely payment and maintain records; -Assist in preparation of periodical and annual financial statements/reports for the NALAS Committee of Liaison Officers, members and donors; -Assist in preparation of the annual budget and auditing process; -Assist in preparation of monthly payroll for the NALAS staff; -Managing the organization's procurement processes; -Assist in organizing and maintaining office files including bank account records, cash records, tax records etc.; -Perform other duties as required by the Finance Manager and Executive Director. To access the full Job Announcement: Job Announcement-NALAS Finance Assistant.pdf The interested candidates should send their CV and Motivation Letter to info@nalas.eu, no later than 21 August 2013 (Wednesday), 09:00

Diversity, one of the key values of NALAS, is emphasized in all NALAS key strategic documents: “We are open, multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and inclusive

On 26 June 2013, the City of Opatija in Croatia welcomed over 60 mayors and representatives of businesses from Croatia and Slovenia. The Associations of Cities and Municipalities, the Cities of Rijeka and Opatija and NALAS hosted the conference "International Municipal Fair NEXPO 2013 in the context of Croatian access to the European Union". The conference marked Croatia's upcoming access to the EU and the challenges it brings, discussed the instruments of the EU on energy development of cities and presented NEXPO 2013 International Municipal Fair, its offer and the Matchmaking Platform of NEXPO 2013.

From 23-25 January 2013, in Vienna, NALAS delegation took part in the Mayors and City Leaders Dialogue "Towards Greater Transparency and Accountability", organized as part of the WB-Austria Urban Partnership Program.

NALAS requests proposals from interested individual consultants for the provision of professional services to design evaluation methodology for the second International Municipal Fair NEXPO 2013 scheduled to take place in Rijeka and Opatija, the Republic of Croatia, between 25 and 27 September 2013

In its effort to develop and maintain high level of delivered services to its members, NALAS is building a Pool of Experts who will contribute to implement the growing number of activities, inclusive of project management in various fields and funded by diverse set of donors

From 22-24 May 2013, in , NALAS co-organized a Study Tour on EU Regional Policy and regional economic development. This was the second NALAS activity implemented in cooperation with the Local Administration Facility (LAF), the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) instrument managed by the Directorate-General Enlargement of the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions.

Over one hundred Mayors, Deputy Mayors, representatives of local governments and local government associations from the whole South-East Europe (SEE) met in Skopje, Macedonia on 19 and 20 April 2013 for the VIII General Assembly of their umbrella organization, the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS) and a workshop on Municipal Finance Database.

The second meeting of the Serbian Covenant of Mayors Club was held in the City of Niš on 17 April 2013, with the presence of the Minister of Energy, Sustainable Development and Environment, Ms. Zorana Mihajlovic, Mr. Djordje Stanicic, the Secretary General of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities in Serbia and Ms. Milena Garthley from NALAS.

NALAS and the Local Authority Facility (LAF) are organizing a Study Tour on EU Regional Policy and Regional Economic Development, from 22-24 May 2013 in Brussels, Belgium