Local Government Associations play a key role in the coordination and cooperation across levels of government and therefore have an irreplaceable position in planning and implementing the post COVID-19 social and economic recovery measures.

"Raising awareness is the initial step to encouraging change in the community. Greater awareness leads to better choices which bring better results”.

Establishing and successfully running a day-care centre requires a multisectoral approach, where local governments, other public institutions, civil society and the community itself have important roles to play.

The practical implementation of the “Leave no one behind” principle of the 2030 Agenda at local level was the topics of the webinar organised by NALAS on 12 November 2020.

We had the pleasure to work with a group of 13 motivated national trainers, part of the RCDN Pool of Trainers, Moderators and Advisors.

Today NALAS presented the preliminary findings and recommendations of the status reports at the European Union – Eastern Partnership Local Leaders’ Forum: “Solidarity and cooperation: how to be stronger together in the coming years?”.

The importance of Agenda 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the local governments and successful localisation of the SDGs were the topics of the webinar organised by NALAS on 10 November 2020.

Over 100 participants enrolled to NALAS e-learning courses as part of the NALAS e-Academy autumn delivery session.

Local governments across Europe discussed the impact of COVID-19 on local government financial health and how MFSA tool could be used to assess the potential impact of COVID-19 on local finances.

Mr. Antonio Ratkovic, Mayor of the City of Sombor in Serbia had a key address at the session on Data Transparency: the value of performance indicators for municipal government and the general public.