LIFE Metro Adapt project wins the Life Award for Climate Action. Discover how ALDA contributed to its implementation!
June 15, 2023In a resounding victory for Climate Action, the LIFE Metro Adapt project led by the Metropolitan City of Milan has emerged as the winner of the prestigious LIFE Awards 2023. This remarkable achievement was made possible by the combined efforts of several key stakeholders, including e-Geos, Ambiente Italia, Legambiente Lombardia, Gruppo CAP and ALDA.
In Brussels for the SHERPA Final Conference: a co-creative participatory approach for the future of rural areas
June 15, 2023On 1 & 2 June 2023, the SHERPA Final Conference took place in Brussels (Belgium), at the premises of the Committee of the Regions.
Promoting Active Mobility in Tunisia and Beyond: The AUTREMENT Project’s Inter Regional Forum spins its wheels!
June 15, 2023The AUTREMENT project’s Inter-Regional Forum on Active Mobility, held on May 24-25 2023 in the beautiful city of Mahdia, was a resounding success, showcasing the celebration of sustainable urban development and the promotion of active mobility in Tunisia and beyond.
ALDA’s Environment & Climate HUB brought two members to Nicosia with the Grey4Green Project!
June 15, 2023At the beginning of May, ALDA’s Environment & Climate (E&C) Hub Team traveled to Nicosia (Cyprus) to participate in a week-long training course on Active Ageing and Nature Conservation, as part of the Grey4Green Erasmus+ project, that aims to eliminate the social exclusion experienced by the Elderly while at the same time joining the fight for sustainability and climate change.
Local Democracy in the context of a renewed geopolitical framework in the Eastern Partnership Countries
June 15, 2023ALDA Festival and General Assembly 2023, which took place in Brussels (Belgium), offered space for strategic discussions on the importance of local democracy in the EU integration processes of the Eastern Neighbourhood candidate countries. Several roundtables and debates were held as part of the ALDA Festival 2023 from 6 to 9 June, 2023.
Challenges for local communities in the face of migration of Ukrainians during the war: partners meeting to plan strategy for future actions
June 14, 2023ALDA’s presence in Ukraine dates back to 2015, when the Local Democracy Agency (LDA) in Dnipro was opened, followed by LDA Mariupol in 2017, thus representing, for almost 10 years, a strategic partner in the country.
30 Years Local Democracy Agencies in the Balkans Event: learning from the past to face the challenges of the future
June 14, 2023This year ALDA celebrates the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the first Local Democracy Agency in the Balkans, LDA Subotica. This special occasion has been at the core of ALDA Festival and General Assembly 2023, within which the event “30 Years Local Democracy Agencies in the Balkans” took place on 9 June, 2023.
Digitalisation and citizens participation: two topics at the core of ALDA Festival 2023
June 13, 2023On 7 June 2023, as part of the ALDA Festival and General Assembly 2023, two events took place in Etterbeek (Belgium) within the framework of the TALE and the P-CUBE project, organised by the ALDA Thematic Hub “Youth empowerment and education” : “2024 European elections – the TALE World Café” and “Education becomes digital” – P-CUBE international Final Conference.
EPIC Final Events: discussing the challenges of migrant integration
June 12, 2023On 6 & 7 June 2023, within the framework of ALDA Festival and General Assembly 2023, EPIC – European Platform of Integrating Cities partners and both local and international stakeholders gathered together in Brussels (Belgium) for the last events of the project.
A series of walks to discover the territories that marked the Great War in the Veneto Region (Italy)
June 9, 2023Within the “Great War’s High Route” project (Alta Via della Grande Guerra), ALDA+ is involved in the creation of a veritable open-air Great War museum.
Dubravka Šuica at the General Assembly opening ceremony: “There is nothing better than Democracy”
June 9, 2023This is how Dubravka Šuica, Vice President of the European Commission, addressed members and partners of ALDA, during the opening ceremony of the Association’s General Assembly, on Thursday June 8th, 2023.
On the eve of the General Assembly, the Governing Board of ALDA elects Nataša Vučković as new Vice President
June 7, 2023On Wednesday, June 7th 2023, the members of the Governing Board of ALDA gathered in the premises of Etterbeek’s Municipal Hall, in Brussels, to discuss about key topics for the future of the Association and to prepare the ground for the upcoming General Assembly.
ALDA in Riga to discuss Good Democratic Governance: ELoGE Roundtable & International Conference
June 3, 2023On May 25, 2023, the Council of Europe Centre of Expertise in cooperation with the Latvian think-tank organisation Providus held a Roundtable discussion on national European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) practices in Riga (Latvia).
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica at the opening ceremony of the ALDA General Assembly
June 1, 2023This year, ALDA will have the honour of hosting a very special guest: Ms. Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission, who will open the ALDA General Assembly on 8 June 2023 at the Municipal Hall in Etterbeek (Belgium).
Another important step for Media Dialogue: official grant agreements for media actors as drivers of democracy
May 30, 2023The Kyrgyzstan-based Media Dialogue project is relentlessly proceeding with its implementation; July 3rd 2020 marked another crucial step towards the project goals.
Call for participants – THE:PLACE Programme
May 30, 2023THE:PLACE is a collaborative exchange programme designed to establish enduring networks between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Türkiye and the European Union.
