Mayor of Nis visits ALDA office hosting the representative office of the city
June 24, 2011The Mayor of Niš, Mr Miloš Simonović, visited yesterday (23rd of June) the ALDA office in Brussels which is hosting the newly established Representative Office of the City of Niš.
France-Balkans: new projects on youth in the Balkans in perspective
June 21, 2011On 17 June, the programme France-Balkans held their workshop on Youth aimed at further discussing the project submitted to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Regional Council of Auvergne.
Agriculture development through study visits in North Macedonia and Kosovo
June 16, 2011The exchange of experience through working visits continues this June and August between FFRM and AFDI.
In the framework of their cooperation, the Macedonian delegation is visiting the organisation IADK in Kosovo on 10, 11 and 12 June.
Territories Networking for Human Development International Forum
June 16, 2011ALDA is attending in Foligno (Italy) the “International Forum on Aid Effectiveness at the Local Level “Territories Networking for Human Development” Innovative Tools and Practices for Decentralised Cooperation”.
EU Commission proposes to strengthen the relationship with the European Neigbourhood
June 14, 2011On May 26 the European Commission published its communication “A new response to a changing Neighbourhood”. The communication comes partly as a follow up to the crucial changes in Europe’s Southern Neighbourhood.
EVS Project “Share Yourself” – Cooperation Between LDA CSS and a Portuguese NGO. June – July 2011
June 13, 2011LDA Central and Southern Serbia, in cooperation with NGO AssociaçãoMaisCidadania from Portugal started the new European voluntary service project “Share yourself” in order to promote volunteering experiences
Economy and management for NGOs. A diploma ceremony closed the project
June 8, 2011The project aimed at raising the capacities of Serbian NGOs to deal with their own management and financial resources. Representatives of 10 NGOs from the southern part of Serbia took part in 6 on line courses
LAR II project: meeting in Brindisi, between Turkish Institutional representatives and local entrepreneurs
June 8, 2011Within the project “Support to Further Implementation of Local Administration Reform in Turkey, ALDA involved Brindisi Municipality as member of a partnership among European towns.
ALDA’s International Conference on “Volunteering for Democracy” and General Assembly 2011
June 1, 2011During the Assembly will be revise and discuss the vision of ALDA’s Members on the role and objectives of the Association for the year 2020, in the future European perspective.
“New challenges of youth information” will be analysed in Prilep (MK)
May 31, 2011Macedonian and French experts will host two day seminar on June 14 and 15 in Prilep, Macedonia. The participants and organizers will discuss the methodology, expectations and practices in youth information and policy as well as local realities and implementation.
Georgia: police violently disperse peaceful demonstration – Statement of the first working group of the EaP Civil Society Forum
May 30, 2011We, participants of the First Working Group on Democracy, Good Governance and Stability of the EaP Civil Society Forum deeply regret the events that took place in the capital of Georgia on 26th of May, when riot police violently dispersed largely peaceful demonstration using excessive force.
Territorial development and multilateral decentralised cooperation
May 25, 2011The International Universities of Responsible Territories, UNITER RES together with the Association of Responsible Territories, TerritoiresResponsables TER RES, are organising in Foix, Toulouse (FR), 3 days seminars and workshops
CESD International Civil Society Forum held in Baku
May 23, 2011Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) with support of European Commission and Management Center of Cyprus, held International Civil Society Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan on May 19th, 2011
United in the Mediterranean: a new strategy on local governance and citizens’ participation, promoted by the region Sicily
May 23, 2011The initiative was launched last year and it is now recalled to further promote the relationship in the Mediterranean area, from Morocco to Middle East, including, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and the whole Adriatic coast.
Day of the City in Kutaisi
May 23, 2011On 2 May 2011 the host city of LDA Georgia, Kutaisi, celebrated its annual Day of the City. On this occasion ALDA was represented by the President, Per Vinther, accompanied by Ioseb Khakhaleishvili, Director of LDA Georgia.
There is no democracy without local democracy – ALDA workshop in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 17
May 19, 2011“There is no democracy without local democracy”. It is what said Ambassador Constantin Yerocostopoulos, Head of the Council of Europe office in Azerbaijan, opening the workshop held by ALDA in Baku