Focus on LDA Ukraine and impact of EU strategies in SEE – ALDA side events during the Open Days 2014

Also this year, ALDA is actively participating to the Open Days 2014 – European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. Two main events were organised by the association, respectively focused on the future Local Democracy Agency in Dnipropietrovsk, Ukraine, and on the Impact of EU regional strategies in South East Europe.
The strategic meeting “Working towards a Local Democracy Agency in Dnipropietrovsk”, on 7 October at the Committee of the Regions, will be a key moment for all stakeholders who have been working towards the opening of the Agency. Among the speakers representatives of the Polish Region Lower Silesia, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, of CORLEAP, UNDP Ukraine and UNDP Art, as well as of ALDA Governing Board and staff.
On 8 October, in collaboration with the European Projects Association – EPA, ALDA organised the political debate on the Impact of EU regional strategies in South East Europe hosted by the Member of the European Parliament Mr. Ivan Jakovčić, a Member of the Committee on Regional Development, together with the European Projects Awards 2014 of EPA.

Also this year, ALDA is actively participating to the Open Days 2014 – European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. Two main events were organised by the association, respectively focused on the future Local Democracy Agency in Dnipropietrovsk, Ukraine, and on the Impact of EU regional strategies in South East Europe.
The strategic meeting “Working towards a Local Democracy Agency in Dnipropietrovsk”, on 7 October at the Committee of the Regions, will be a key moment for all stakeholders who have been working towards the opening of the Agency. Among the speakers representatives of the Polish Region Lower Silesia, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, of CORLEAP, UNDP Ukraine and UNDP Art, as well as of ALDA Governing Board and staff.
On 8 October, in collaboration with the European Projects Association – EPA, ALDA organised the political debate on the Impact of EU regional strategies in South East Europe hosted by the Member of the European Parliament Mr. Ivan Jakovčić, a Member of the Committee on Regional Development, together with the European Projects Awards 2014 of EPA.

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Meeting in Kotor for project "Cooperazione Montenegro": discussing the possibility to abolish mental hospitals in Montenegro.

On Monday 1 October 2014, a meeting among psychiatrists from Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Region (Italy) and Montenegro took place in Kotor, the seat of the biggest psychiatric hospital of Montenegro.
The meeting was held within the framework of the project “ Cooperazione Montenegro” funded with the FVG Law on Development Cooperation, in partnership with the LDA of Niksic and the Community for Italians in Montenegro. Alessandro Perelli, Vice President of ALDA, and the Delegate from the DLA in Niksic, Meriem Medjedovic, took part at the event.
Besides Montenegrin doctors and nurses, also Renzo Bonn, Director of the mental health centre of north Udine (Italy), Stana Stanic, psychiatrist at the centre in Trieste and Michela Vogrir, President of Cosm (consorzio per l’economia sociale).
Several themes were treated, such as a possibility for Montenegro to adopt the principal points of the Italian rule that abolished mental hospitals and strengthened local facilities and, in this sense, the dignity and human rights protection of people with mental illnesses.

On Monday 1 October 2014, a meeting among psychiatrists from Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Region (Italy) and Montenegro took place in Kotor, the seat of the biggest psychiatric hospital of Montenegro.
The meeting was held within the framework of the project “ Cooperazione Montenegro” funded with the FVG Law on Development Cooperation, in partnership with the LDA of Niksic and the Community for Italians in Montenegro. Alessandro Perelli, Vice President of ALDA, and the Delegate from the DLA in Niksic, Meriem Medjedovic, took part at the event.
Besides Montenegrin doctors and nurses, also Renzo Bonn, Director of the mental health centre of north Udine (Italy), Stana Stanic, psychiatrist at the centre in Trieste and Michela Vogrir, President of Cosm (consorzio per l’economia sociale).
Several themes were treated, such as a possibility for Montenegro to adopt the principal points of the Italian rule that abolished mental hospitals and strengthened local facilities and, in this sense, the dignity and human rights protection of people with mental illnesses.

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Giornata Internazionale del Volontariato - concerto con IMT Group a Schio

Il 5 Dicembre, in occasione delle Giornata Internazionale del Volontariato, il nostro socio Volontariato in Rete – Federazione Provinciale di Vicenza – Ente Gestore del Centro di Servizio per il Volontariato di Vicenza organizza un concerto con il gruppo IMT Vocal Project, presso il teatro Astra di Schio dalla ore 20.30.

Il concerto, che intende celebrare la giornata con i cittadini e le associazioni della provincia di Vicenza, sarà seguito dalla premiazione dei vincitori del concorso “Racconta le Azioni Solidali Vicentine”, promosso in occasione di “Azioni Solidali Vicentine 2014”, ovvero chi ha saputo fissare in un’opera (foto, video, quadro, disegno, racconto o poesia) un momento significativo della manifestazione e del volontariato in genere.

Durante la serata saranno inoltre premiati i vincitori del concorso: “Sms Solidale” e sarà assegnato il riconoscimento “Volontari… Facciamo la Differenza” all’associazione più segnalata dell’anno.

Per ulteriori informazioni sull’evento, visitate il sito internet di CSV Vicenza.

Il 5 Dicembre, in occasione delle Giornata Internazionale del Volontariato, il nostro socio Volontariato in Rete – Federazione Provinciale di Vicenza – Ente Gestore del Centro di Servizio per il Volontariato di Vicenza organizza un concerto con il gruppo IMT Vocal Project, presso il teatro Astra di Schio dalla ore 20.30.

Il concerto, che intende celebrare la giornata con i cittadini e le associazioni della provincia di Vicenza, sarà seguito dalla premiazione dei vincitori del concorso “Racconta le Azioni Solidali Vicentine”, promosso in occasione di “Azioni Solidali Vicentine 2014”, ovvero chi ha saputo fissare in un’opera (foto, video, quadro, disegno, racconto o poesia) un momento significativo della manifestazione e del volontariato in genere.

Durante la serata saranno inoltre premiati i vincitori del concorso: “Sms Solidale” e sarà assegnato il riconoscimento “Volontari… Facciamo la Differenza” all’associazione più segnalata dell’anno.

Per ulteriori informazioni sull’evento, visitate il sito internet di CSV Vicenza.

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ALDA represents the Civil Society Forum for Eastern Partnership at the Corleap in Tbilisi

ALDA represented the Subgroup on Local Government and Public Administration Reform of the Civil Society Forum for Eastern Partnership (civil society forum for eastern partnership) at the Corleap Meeting in Tbilisi.

The organisation was represented by the Secretary General, Antonella Valmorbida, and Mariam Khotenashvili, project manager and head of the Brussels office. The CSF EaP, being a permanent observer of the Corleap, proposes every year a contribution to the assessment of the situation and contribute with proposals. This year, the contribution elaborated by the Subgroup focused on the future of the Eastern Partnership approach in the region. “The Civil Society Forum Subgroup on Local Government and Public administration reform calls for the continued effort to strengthen public administration reform in all six the countries of the EaP, without giving up on any countries. We consider further decentralisation, autonomy and sustainability as fundamental aspects in securing meaningful participation of civil society at the local level. We should not be afraid to team up and work together with our colleagues in the areas of transparency and anti-corruption, only two points which need to be addressed urgently at all levels of the institutions. We furthermore, support the proposal for the Flagship Initiative on Municipal development, inclusive of a strong civil society element supporting local democracy and local government.” was the main message of the Coordinator of the Subgroup Antonella Valmorbida.
“The Subgroup on Local Government and Public Administration Reform, which I am coordinating, is an active branch of the CSF, composed of more than 20 organisations, supporting local government and public administrative reform, working together to develop policies, share expertise and ideas, and devise projects to support fundamental processes within the EaP countries. We are building strong links between the public, local and national institutions, and civil society. The Subgroup this year closely cooperated with the Committee of the Regions, participating in the different hearings on Local Democracy (following the monitoring of the Congress on Ukraine and Armenia). Our colleagues also provided valuable information in this context when being approached by the monitoring group. We carefully observed and assisted the work of our group members to initiate and develop policy actions, in particular in Ukraine and Belarus. Specific initiatives, in cooperation with my organisation, ALDA, the European Association for Local Democracy and its programme Working Together for Development, have taken place on Fiscal Decentralisation and Territorial Cooperation (a training and exchange of best practices and a presentation at the CIVEX commission, with the participation of many of our experts) in April this year.
In these crucial times for policy making, the Subgroup has also actively participated in the debate for the definition of the Flagship Initiative for Municipal Development, which we fully support, and call for a concrete and quick approval of the process.
The objectives of our group are to support Local Democracy and Local Governance and to work more closely on public administration reform processes, in particular transparency and anticorruption, in which we hope to build even closer links to our colleagues of the Anti-corruption Subgroup of the CSF EaP. Our Subgroup also participates and contributes actively in the Public Administration Reform Panel of the EEAS.”

ALDA represented the Subgroup on Local Government and Public Administration Reform of the Civil Society Forum for Eastern Partnership (civil society forum for eastern partnership) at the Corleap Meeting in Tbilisi.

The organisation was represented by the Secretary General, Antonella Valmorbida, and Mariam Khotenashvili, project manager and head of the Brussels office. The CSF EaP, being a permanent observer of the Corleap, proposes every year a contribution to the assessment of the situation and contribute with proposals. This year, the contribution elaborated by the Subgroup focused on the future of the Eastern Partnership approach in the region. “The Civil Society Forum Subgroup on Local Government and Public administration reform calls for the continued effort to strengthen public administration reform in all six the countries of the EaP, without giving up on any countries. We consider further decentralisation, autonomy and sustainability as fundamental aspects in securing meaningful participation of civil society at the local level. We should not be afraid to team up and work together with our colleagues in the areas of transparency and anti-corruption, only two points which need to be addressed urgently at all levels of the institutions. We furthermore, support the proposal for the Flagship Initiative on Municipal development, inclusive of a strong civil society element supporting local democracy and local government.” was the main message of the Coordinator of the Subgroup Antonella Valmorbida.
“The Subgroup on Local Government and Public Administration Reform, which I am coordinating, is an active branch of the CSF, composed of more than 20 organisations, supporting local government and public administrative reform, working together to develop policies, share expertise and ideas, and devise projects to support fundamental processes within the EaP countries. We are building strong links between the public, local and national institutions, and civil society. The Subgroup this year closely cooperated with the Committee of the Regions, participating in the different hearings on Local Democracy (following the monitoring of the Congress on Ukraine and Armenia). Our colleagues also provided valuable information in this context when being approached by the monitoring group. We carefully observed and assisted the work of our group members to initiate and develop policy actions, in particular in Ukraine and Belarus. Specific initiatives, in cooperation with my organisation, ALDA, the European Association for Local Democracy and its programme Working Together for Development, have taken place on Fiscal Decentralisation and Territorial Cooperation (a training and exchange of best practices and a presentation at the CIVEX commission, with the participation of many of our experts) in April this year.
In these crucial times for policy making, the Subgroup has also actively participated in the debate for the definition of the Flagship Initiative for Municipal Development, which we fully support, and call for a concrete and quick approval of the process.
The objectives of our group are to support Local Democracy and Local Governance and to work more closely on public administration reform processes, in particular transparency and anticorruption, in which we hope to build even closer links to our colleagues of the Anti-corruption Subgroup of the CSF EaP. Our Subgroup also participates and contributes actively in the Public Administration Reform Panel of the EEAS.”

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