ALDA visit to the University of Bydgoszcz
December 5, 2011The ALDA President, Mr. Per Vinther, met recently with the Rector of the the “Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego” in Bydgoszcz, Professor Józef Kubik.
Antonella Valmorbida appointed coordinator of the sub group on local government and public administration reform of the EaP Civil Society Forum
December 2, 2011Mrs. Antonella Valmorbida, ALDA Director, was appointed coordinator of the sub group on Local Government and Public Administration Reform, of the Working Group 1 (Democracy and Human rights) of the EAP Civil Society Forum.
LDA Niš joined the “More Citizenship Network”
November 28, 2011Upon successfully finished joint European Voluntary Service project, LDA Central and Southern Serbia, based in Niš, has been invited by Associação Mais Cidadania to join their international “More Citizenship Network”.
Training Course on European Voluntary Service – Valdagno (IT)
November 23, 2011ALDA is more and more engaged in the promotion of volunteering, targeting primarily the younger generations in order to foster their active citizenship and their sense of belonging both to the local community and to Europe.
Opened the offices of the LDA Kosovo
November 23, 2011The LDA Kosovo with its further activities will be a bridge towards Europe not only for the host city, Peje/Pec, but for the all the country as a whole.
ALDA at the closing conference of the European Year of Volunteering 2011
November 23, 2011ALDA will participate at the closing conference of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 that will take place on 1 and 2 December 2011 in Warsaw.
Programme 2012 and development of the LDAs in the agenda of the Governing Board of ALDA
November 22, 2011Programme 2012 and development of the LDAs were the main topics of the ALDA Governing Board held in Rome in the representative office of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (18 November 2011).
Dealing with a past left unsaid – Challenges and opportunities for institutions and civil society actors
November 20, 2011Restudy the recent history of European countries to strengthen the ideals of peace, tolerance and participation and help the building of an Europe ever more land of cohesion, stability and prosperity.
Kosovo: the Agency of Local Democracy will be operative by the end of 2011. In Peja/Pec the opening of the new offices
November 20, 2011The Local Democracy Agency (LDA) in Kosovo, organised by ALDA, the Association of Local Democracy Agencies, under the auspices of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with its international and local partners, will be operative by the end of 2011.
More participation in the twinning projects: the European Commission ready to their reform. In Venice the conference of Intact
November 17, 2011More participation of citizens, more countries involved, more debate on the issues and European values.
This is the idea of the European Commission for the reform of twinning in the next program, 2014-2020, confirming the budget of 30 million a year to fund the twinning projects with the intention of making more effective their performance.
Eastern Partnership: national & European dynamics conference in Yerevan
November 11, 2011Yerevan hosted a conference entitled “Eastern Partnership: National & European Dynamics” that has been organised by the International Center for Human Development (Armenia) in cooperation with the EU delegation to Armenia.
The contribution of city diplomacy to solve Europe’s problems. Final conference project Intact
November 11, 2011Reacting to the economic and governance crisis that is sweeping Europe with negative effects, due to the narrowing of public spending, directly for the citizens, who are losing the necessary social services that local and regional authorities are struggling to provide.
Mobility and volunteering in town twinning. Stand.Up project conference in Venice
November 11, 2011ALDA has organised as partner leader of the project STAND.UP, an International Conference on “Mobility and volunteering in town twinning – Exchange of methodologies between Local Authorities and Civil Society” which will take place in Venice on 15 and 16 November
Migrants in Europe, integration as a process of inclusion. Final workshop of the project Goal
November 10, 2011An international workshop will conclude the project GOAL, Granting Opportunities for Active Learning, implemented by ALDA, as lead partner.
LDA Sisak, a publication for 15 years of work
November 4, 2011Local Democracy Agency Sisak is celebrating 15 years of its successful work on promoting human rights, development of local democracy and human rights.
European Local Democracy Week: the city of Sisak awarded with the “12 star label”
November 4, 2011The City of Sisak was awarded with the “12 star label” for its efforts in ELDW, the European local democracy week, by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
LDA Sisak: for 15 years key player for the growth of civil society
November 4, 2011“The reforms that the Croatian government will finalise in the next twenty months to prepare the country to the European appointment in July 2013 should be shared with civil society, and European institutions will continue to monitor the situation, which is essential for the completion of the process act”.