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

The Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South East Europe (NALAS) requests proposals from interested consultants for the provision of professional services to develop a Matchmaking Platform between municipalities from South-East Europe (SEE) and the private sector, to be utilized within 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, but also beyond NEXPO, on national and SEE level

NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism met in Sveti Kriz Zacretje, Croatia on 27-28 March 2013. During the meeting, the cooperation with the National Association of Italian Communes (ANCI) has been re-integrated into the activities of the Task Force. The group drafted the content of the NALAS Position Paper “SEE Tourism Goes Local”, which aims to build a common NALAS position on what sustainable tourism at local level means, why is it important, what are the main principles that need to be followed, who are the main stakeholders, and what are the preferred actions and recommendations.

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NALAS member, the Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova (CALM) released a documentary on women mayors, members of CALM Women Network, their work, achievements and problems they face