The NALAS Advisory Concilium met online on 9 September, 2020 to exchange on the NALAS COVID-19 Survey and identify policy positions for the Socio-Economic Recovery at the local level in South-East Europe.

Join us to find out! 16 September 2020, Online Mayors' Conference: South-East European Local Governments in post COVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery.

This Guide will give you an overview of the necessary steps that you need to perform to establish and run a Training Centre with a portfolio of high-quality capacity development services.

In partnership with the USAID’s Planning and Local Governance Project in Albania (PLGP), NALAS prepared a Regional Comparative Survey: Best practices in the Financing of the Local Government Responsibilities in the Social Sector: in Education, Social Protection and Healthcare.

NALAS has become a member of the UCLG Local Economic and Social Development Commission. The Commission is a key platform for the exchange of local governments on local development policies throughout the world, aiming at advancing research and improving policies toward a sustainable, just and inclusive society that we all seek.

The new NALAS President, Mayor Emanuil Manolov, chaired the meeting and presented the priorities of his 2020/2021 Presidency.

On 18 June 2020, the Regional Capacity Development Network for Water and Sanitation Services (RCDN) organized an informative Webinar for its Focal Points from 16 partner associations.

Join us on the two two regional peer learning and knowledge sharing webinars: Best practices in Financing Local Governments’ Responsibilities in the social sector: The South-East Europe Experience and the Challenges Facing Albania.

“Financial aspects of managing water and sanitation services during COVID-19” was the topic of the webinar organised on 9 June 2020, with over 60 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

The NALAS Panel on “The resilience of the waste management services, present, and future” took place on 3 June 2020. This panel focused on the different resilience aspects of the waste management services including infrastructure, coverage, technical and human capacities etc.