The European Congress on Citizenship and Twinning organised by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions – on the occasion of its 60th anniversary – and the Association of Polish Cities, with the support of the European Commission, took place from 29th September to 1st October at the City of Rybnik’s invitation (Poland)

Is SEE Decentralisation Observatory needed? What functions should it perform? What areas should it cover? What kind of data to collect? How to use the data collected?

The NALAS Secretariat issues a Call for Applications for Hosting NEXPO 2013, open to NALAS members in cooperation with candidate host cities.

Some 130 participants, mayors of municipalities and the respective Chairs of municipal councils, gathered in Tirana on 28 September at the Seminar “Strengthening the capacities and the cooperation of local elected representatives in Albania”, organized by NALAS and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.

SARAJEVO, 24 October 2011 – Regulation of informal settlements was the topic of a conference on urban planning in South East Europe, which took place today at the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

NALAS and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe are organizing jointly a seminar "Strengthening the capacities and cooperation of local elected representatives in Albania” in Tirana, on 28 September 2011.

The NALAS Secretariat issues a Call for Applications for Hosting NEXPO 2013, open to NALAS members in cooperation with candidate host cities.

International conference on IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES was held on 7-8 July in Borovetz, in the framework of the General Assembly of the National Association of Municipalities of Republic of Bulgaria.

THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED.

Almost 200 mayors from South East Europe used the occasion of NEXPO 2011 to discuss common challenges, present innovative approaches and agree together upon a joint Declaration on Local Governments Facing the Future: Good Governance, Social Inclusion and European Integration.