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Enlargement Day: the key role of local and regional authorities in EU accession
May 8, 2023The ‘Enlargement Day’ organised by the Committee of the Regions in cooperation with DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), and the European Commission took place on 4 and 5 May 2023 in Brussel, Belgium.
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LDA goes to Türkiye for THE:PLACE coordination and monitoring mission in İzmir
May 8, 2023Our team was in İzmir (Türkiye) together with our partners MAD – Center for Spatial Justice for a coordination and monitoring visit of THE:PLACE programme, which aims to reinforce European Union exchange with Turkish Civil Society Organisations and cooperation between Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities.
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ALDA in Ukraine to make 9 May a celebration for all
May 5, 2023A team composed by ALDA Governing Board Member, Mr. Emir Coric, ALDA Secretary General, Mrs. Antonella Valmorbida, ALDA EaP, Russia & Central Asia Coordinator, Mr. Alexandru Coica, the Consultant for LDAs development in Ukraine, Mr. Bartlomiej A. Ostrowski and the Director of Foster Europe, Mr. Stefan August Lutgenau, left on Tuesday May 2nd for a five-day mission to Ukraine.
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A partnership between French and Ukrainian cities: together to rebuild Ukraine
April 5, 2023On April 2, 2023, Ms. Tetiana Lomakina, Delegate of the Local Democracy Agency Mariupol, met in Kyiv (Ukraine) with Mr. Thibaut Guignard, Mayor of Plœuc-l’Hermitage Municipality (France) and President of Leader France, both members of ALDA, with the aim of building strong partnerships between Ukrainian and French cities.
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11th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform: the key role of Civil Society in Moldova’s European integration
April 4, 2023On 30 March 2023, the 11th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform, took place in Brussels (Belgium).
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ALDA is engaged and promotes youth engagement on global scale as part of the Youth Democracy Cohort
March 30, 2023ALDA is a key stakeholder and contributes to enhancing youth participation and democracy on a worldwide scale.
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Improving media and journalism standards in North Macedonia: the Media4EU project has started!
March 29, 2023On March 29, 2023, the Launching Conference of the Media4EU project took place i Skopje, North Macedonia. The conference, organised by Eurothink, leader of the project, saw the participation of the whole project consortium.
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A new ALDA Talk on a key EU priority: Defence of Democracy package
March 24, 2023ALDA and its network want to contribute in shaping the priority for the defence of Democracy by providing inputs based on its experience and its members’ best practices and opinions. We are therefore responding to the Call for interest launched by the European Commission and we want to include a broader point of view, thanks to our members’ contribution.
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THE:PLACE
February 23, 2023Türkiye Hand in hand with Europe: Programme for Local Authorities and Civil Society Exchange
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Welcome ALDA Italia: the locally registered branch of ALDA in Italy!
February 14, 20232023 kicks off with a great news, being the official registration of ALDA in Italy, in Vicenza: this event marks the establishment of ALDA Italia Aps (ALDA Italy Association of Social Promotion), as a locally registered branch of ALDA.
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DESIRE
February 7, 2023DEclaration of Schuman: Initiative for Revitalising Europe
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ALDA at the 16th CIVEX Commission: where EU priority issues meet civil society
February 1, 2023Possibly defined as the operational branch of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), the Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) oversees the coordination of the institutional policies on local democracy, future of Europe and law-making; just to name a few.