Decentralised cooperation Lower Normandy / North Macedonia – Steering Committee for French partners in Caen
March 19, 2012The Steering Committee for the French partners in the Decentralised cooperation project between Lower Normandy and North Macedonia will be held at the Regional Council of Lower Normandy, in Caen, on March 20, 2012.
IPA Bosnia project: a step towards creating a pool of local NGOs engaged in cooperation agreements with local authorities
March 18, 2012An important step towards creating a pool of local NGOs engaged in implementation of cooperation agreements with local authorities.
Second workshop of VIT project organised by KMOP
March 14, 2012The Greek association KMOP (Kendro Merimnas Oikoyeniaskai Pediou) will organise on 15th and 16th March an event in Korydallos and Piraeus in the framework of the project VIT- Very important twinning, Volunteering in town.
Visit of Danish delegation to Nis (SRB)
March 13, 2012From 19 to 21 of March a Danish delegation will be visiting Nis, Serbia, hosting city of the LDA Central Southern Serbia. The Danish City oh Aarhus, with its International Office, department of Employment, is the lead partner of the LDA CSS.
The court sentenced last administrators of ASAEL, a dissolved Spanish Local Authorities Association, to pay the debts towards ALDA
March 9, 2012Javier Abenia and Jose Luis Lasheras, last president and vice president of ASAEL, the Aragonese Association of Local Authorities, that was dissolved in late 2009 swept away by a scandal, have been sentenced to pay 30.180 euro to ALDA, to cover the debts made when they were members of the Governing Board of the Association.
Diplomatic conflict between Belarus authorities and the European union: the concern of the members of the Belarus National Platform of the EaP Civil Society Forum
March 5, 2012The members of the National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, express their deep concern over the recent diplomatic conflict between the authorities of Belarus and the European Union.
Local authorities and NGO, together, agents for development in Europe and neighbourhood countries
March 1, 2012The increased involvement of Local Authorities (LAs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in EU development policy generates the need for the establishment of a new alliance among them in order to capitalise and improve their experiences and methods of actions.
First study visit of the project Grundtvig – “Network for community development with marginalised social groups”
February 29, 2012The project aims to facilitate the mutual learning of innovative tools of community development that tackle the problems of marginalised social groups in different regions of Europe.
Zavidovici (BIH): delegation from Alba (I), partner town, visited the LDA and evaluated common projects
February 27, 2012In the period from 23 to 25th of February a Delegation composed by partners of LDA Zavidovici from Alba (Italy) visited Zavidovici with intention to do the evaluation of the common projects that are implemented in Zavidovici.
BINA Alliance for Municipal Development: a report on municipality institution in Azerbaijan
February 22, 2012BINA, the NGO Alliance for Municipality Development with which ALDA has been cooperating for the past two years, has conducted the monitoring of the correspondence of municipality institution in Azerbaijan
The Local Democracy Agency Armenia is on the move
February 17, 2012The Local Democracy Agency Armenia is on the move. The LDA partners have appointed David Sarkis Dolmadjian as Delegate at the end of partner meeting that took place in Brussels.
New project of ALDA: TIC-TAC – Training, Information, Cooperation – Towards Active Citizenship
February 9, 2012ALDA is launching a new project TIC-TAC (Training, Information, Cooperation – Towards Active Citizenship) which will last until January, 17th 2013.
Decentralised cooperation between Lower Normandy and North Macedonia: meeting of the French partners
February 9, 2012On 25 January 2012, the French partners in the Decentralised cooperation between Lower Normandy and North Macedonia met in Caen to discuss the progress of planned activities in year 2012.
ALDA calls for interested European partners to a new Local Democracy Agency in Azerbaijan
February 8, 2012The Association of Local Democracy Agencies, with the support of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, intends to enlarge its activities to promote local democracy and citizen participation at the local level in the South Caucasus by opening a Local Democracy Agency (LDA) in Azerbaijan in 2012.
A new practical guide on “Training and networking” published by Salto EuroMed. Written by Marco Boaria
February 7, 2012Mr. Marco Boaria, ALDA Resource and Development Unit Coordinator, is the author of a new “Practical Guide” published by SALTO EuroMed, on “Training and Networking”.
The Governing Board of ALDA launches the programme 2012
February 7, 2012The Governing Board of ALDA, which was held in Brussels on the 3rd of February, launched the programme 2012.
Despite the difficulties for local authorities and civil society (ALDA main partners), the organisation continues its positive trend in terms of activities and memberships.