NALAS members, executives of local government associations, distinguished experts in macroeconomics and Mayors from the South East Europe discussed the possible consequences of the global economic crisis on the local governments in SEE in November 2008.

The 2007 OPEN DAYS took place from 8 to 11 October and involved 5.400 participants from a record 212 regions and cities from 33 countries.

Presidents and executives of NALAS Member Associations met in Budva on 27-28 June 2008 to discuss the role of Local Government Associations in negotiating better fiscal policies with their central government authorities.

The first Forum of local and regional authorities of the Mediterranean

The First World Conference on City Diplomacy took place at the Peace Palace in The Hague between 11 and 13 June 2008.

A range of priority issues for local government in South-East Europe, such as municipal finances, urban planning, energy and the environment, twinning and preparations for EU accession were addressed at the conference named "South-East Europe – Meeting the challenges", which took place in Vienna on 6-7 November 2007.

The NALAS Secretariat and GTZ met in Eschborn, Germany on 10 October 2007 to discuss the recently approved projects and agree on implementation arrangements.

NALAS was invited to attend the CEMR meeting on Secretaries General and Directors of the national sections and associate members of CEMR, held in Bratislava on 26-27 September 2007.

Second regional ministerial conference on "Effective Democratic Governance at Local and Regional Level"