The Executive Bureau gathered in Podgorica on 19 of September to discuss upcoming events, prepare for General Assembly of NALAS and review current activities and reports.

The 2010 China International Friendship Cities Conference took place in Shanghai on 8-10 September, bringing together over 800 representatives from 49 countries, including Jimmy Carter, the Former U.S.

At the second NALAS General Assembly, the NALAS president, Mr Tarzan Milosevic, presented a political declaration on the future role of NALAS in decentralized cooperation in South East Europe.

You are invited to vote for the "2008 World mayor", a project organized by City Mayors.

The National Association of Municipalities in Republic of Bulgaria has new offices, located at 23 Golash St, Geo Milev in Sofia.

On 7 November 2009, the NALAS Committee of Liaison Officers accepted the application and welcomed the Association of Communes of Romania to the growing NALAS family. The Association of Communes of Romania, also known as On 7 November 2009, the NALAS Committee of Liaison Officers accepted the application and welcomed the Association of Communes of Romania to the growing NALAS family.

On 29 and 30 October 2009, ALDA and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe organized a conference of Local Authorities Associations of the South Caucasus in Kutaisi, Georgia.

Between 23 and 25 of September, NALAS IT experts and mayors gather in Vienna to discuss ongoing work and visit important Austrian ministries, municipalities and institutions that have made excellent use of ICT in their everyday work.

NALAS, the KDZ - Center for Public Administration and Research (link) and the Austrian Association of Cities (link) held a Workshop on European Integration in Vienna, between 17-18 September 2009.

Over the course of the last eight months, the global economic crisis has begun to hit local governments throughout South-East Europe (SEE) with increasing intensity.