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The publication “Decentralised cooperation between the Region Normandy and the Republic of Macedonia” which is an overview of all the activities implemented in the framework of the cooperation between Normandy and Macedonia from 2006 until 2016 is published.

The publication contains practices, exchange of expertise and mutualised activities from all of the partners from Normandy and Macedonia engaged in the cooperation.

The cooperation between Normandy and Macedonia started in 2006 when the Regional Council of Lower Normandy started a project of cooperation with the Macedonian State on the subject of decentralisation, ALDA acts as coordinator of the cooperation since 2007. Since then, 3 triannual programmes have been implemented with local governance at the heart of its projects through the partnerships of elected officials and stakeholders on both territories and exchange of experiences and practices on the process of decentralisation. This innovative cooperation was for a long time France’s most significant decentralised cooperation in the Balkans exemplified by its stability and its wide reach. Since 2016 the City of Colombelles acts as the lead partner in charge of the cooperation between the partners from Normandy and Macedonia with ALDA as delegate lead partner.

ALDA recherche des participants pour une compétition sportive de course ou vélo en Italie

Occasion à ne pas manquer! Dans la cadre du projet“Diabetics Runners and Cyclists for more sport for all in Europe-SportGiveChance”, nous avons besoin d’identifier 20 personnes françaises ou résidentes en France, malades de diabète ou avec d’autres problèmes d’alimentation.

Ils devront participer à une compétition qui aura lieu à Spoleto, en Italie, du 29 août au 3 septembre. Il s’agit de course à pied ou de course à vélo, mais les participants ne doivent pas forcement être des athlètes professionnels.

Nous recherchons aussi deux experts pour des conférences sur des sujets tels que le sport urbain et la santé (en particulier la prévention du diabète).

Le but principal du projet est de sensibiliser à l’activité sportive et physique, de promouvoir la santé, le bien-être et l’inclusion sociale.

Tous les frais de séjour seront pris en charge par le projet. 275 € seront attribués pour le voyage. Les athlètes devront payer 35 € (ceux à vélos) ou 25,00 € (les coureurs) pour couvrir l’assurance et quelques équipement techniques.

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From 19 to 21 March, partners of the project “WISE – While Innovating and Strengthening Europe” met in Rome for two days of hard debate and work, and for the conference “Spring for Europe – Towards European elections”, which gathered also several high school classes. The event was organized by CIME, European Movement Italy.

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Euroscepticism has been raising all over Europe. WISE partners work to promote democratic engagement and active citizenship in policy-making, in order to make citizens aware of the importance of belonging to the EU. Through a number of activities engaging citizens all over the EU and beyond, people will be able to understand concretely how they can make Europe change.

Project partners represent civil society associations, municipalities, and associations of local and regional authorities from Belgium to Portugal, from Montenegro to Albania. They all share the deep feeling that their citizens, especially youth, need to know more, and regain trust in Europe. Otherwise, the very future of the European project is in danger.

The international conference on 21 March, hosted by the Italian National Council of Economy and Labor, focused on the history of the European project and on the importance of the upcoming European Parliament elections 2019. After the welcome speech of the President of CNEL Tiziano Treu, several experts took the floor, moderated by Virgilio Dastoli, President of CIME – European Movement Italy: Eric Jozsef, Journalist from Libération and Le Temps; Paolo Ponzano, European College of Parma; and Roberto Santaniello, DG COMM Italy.

All speakers stressed the fact that the father of Europe, Altiero Spinelli said that the proof of the strength of the EU project is its ability to rebirth from its criticism and losses. And the future will be in the hands of the young generations.

Young people were then at the core of the second panel, organized in an interactive way to make it a dialogue, through quiz about the Union and European citizens’ rights. Through the event, students had the opportunity to dive headfirst into what it really means to be part of Europe, discussing with experts and meeting project partners from the EU and beyond.

Useful resources:
More information about the project WISE

Ifs and Debar have been working together in the framework of the cooperation between Normandy and Macedonia since 2011 on the topics of youth and European citizenship, culture and regional development. The current activities implemented by the two local authorities are on the subject of youth and European citizenship specifically involving the Youth municipal councils from Ifs and Debar.
A study visit for the young representatives of the Youth municipal councils from Ifs and Debar was organised in Paris from 6 to 10 March 2018. The purpose of this visit was that the youngsters from Macedonia and France meet and exchange opinions and experiences on their respective cities and the function of the Youth municipal council. After the discussion they decided to elaborate a common project which would have as an objective to improve the life of the local population. The common subject on which they chose to work is to emulate the differences and similarities of both local communities through the form of a photo exhibition or video.

The youngsters visited the photo exhibitions at the Museum “Jeu de Paume” in Paris for inspiration for their project. The study visit was finalised with reflections for their future collaboration and the realisation of a common project among the Youth municipal councils from Ifs and Debar on the subject of European citizenship for youth.

The biggest motive of the cooperation between Ifs and Debar is to work on projects of decentralised cooperation in order for young people to apprehend their role as active citizens in a European dynamic. These activities are implemented in the framework of the annual programme for decentralised cooperation between partners from Normandy and Macedonia.

Rethinking Collaborative Values for Public Services – RECOV started with the implementation this month. Today, the partners had the first steering committee meeting.

On March 6, 2018, Local Democracy Agency Georgia’s (LDA Georgia) Executive Director, Nino Khukhua, was appointed as Coordinator of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) Georgian National Platform at the body’s ninth general meeting. She will lead Working Group Four, also called “Contact between People.” The Working Group focuses on visa facilitation, education, youth issues, and culture.

Natia Kuprashvili, head of the Journalism Resource Center, was selected to lead EaP CSF Georgian National Platform.

During the general meeting, delegates discussed the 2017 activity report as well ways to address the challenges of European Integration in 2018.

To help communities explore their own local cohesion challenges and develop appropriate integration and cohesion measures, ALDA and its partners are currently implementing CRISCO: CROSSROAD OF REGIONS – FOSTERING INVOLVEMENT OF ALL CITIZENS IN LOCAL LIFE TO IMPROVE SOCIAL COHESION project, focused on improving mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue between communities of different origins living together in European towns.

On 14-16 March, CRISCO project held its first transnational meeting where 50 citizens participated, representatives of civils society and local authorities from 10 different countries. The transnational event was organized and chaired by Bassano del Grappa, with the support of all partners, particularly ALDA and Etterbeek and focused on the theme: “Cultural and social barriers to integration".

During the 3 days, the partner organisations shared local best practices to address socio-cultural barriers to integration at the local level. The plenary session presenting the best practices was attended by over 50 local representatives from Bassano (officials, NGOs, citizens, experts, etc.). The international participants took part also in cross-fertilizing activities to discover each other institutions’ and work, creative workshops such as the Dance Well class and discussed in depth on how to transfer/scale up the good practices presented. Bassano del Grappa showcased existing local integration initiatives and offered the opportunity to the local and international participants to exchange.

During the project lifetime and beyond, ALDA will support CRISCO towns and their citizens to experiment new or consolidate existing integration initiatives and, by doing so, gain empowerment and become long-lasting actors and ’ambassadors’ of an enhanced social cohesion in Europe.

Read more about CRISCO Project