The forum “EU perspectives for local authorities” was officially opened on the 29 March in Bitola, Macedonia. This is the first forum of this type that is being organized in the country.
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“Republic of Macedonia sees its perspective in the European Union, so it’s good for the Local self-government to focus on that purpose through implementing local policies. Local authorities have a significant role in this process,” said Shiret Elezi, Minister of Local Self-Government in Macedonia, during the opening of the forum “EU perspectives for local authorities”.
The three-day-long event organized by ALDA Skopje gathered 80 participants – representatives of municipalities, Ministries, Centers for Regional Development and CSOs.
During the forum, which is first of its kind organized in Macedonia, his Excellency Mr. Christian Thimonier, the Ambassador of France to Macedonia, took part in the panel discussions together with several mayors, civil servants, representatives of international organizations and experts on the subject of decentralization, EU integration and EU funds.
Finally, conclusions and recommendations from a research conducted on the topic of the use of EU funds by Local authorities were presented by the director of ALDA Skopje, Ms. Ivana Petrovska. Trainings and debates for project development were delivered by Anna Ditta, Project Development Officer in ALDA and Marco Boaria, Head of Resources and Development Unit in ALDA.
The Forum is organized by ALDA Skopje in the framework of the Programme for Decentralized cooperation between Normandy and Macedonia, coordinated by ALDA, in cooperation with the Ministry for Local Self-Government and the Secretariat for European Affairs in Macedonia. The project was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and the region Normandy.
The forum “EU perspectives for local authorities” was officially opened on the 29 March in Bitola, Macedonia. This is the first forum of this type that is being organized in the country.
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“Republic of Macedonia sees its perspective in the European Union, so it’s good for the Local self-government to focus on that purpose through implementing local policies. Local authorities have a significant role in this process,” said Shiret Elezi, Minister of Local Self-Government in Macedonia, during the opening of the forum “EU perspectives for local authorities”.
The three-day-long event organized by ALDA Skopje gathered 80 participants – representatives of municipalities, Ministries, Centers for Regional Development and CSOs.
During the forum, which is first of its kind organized in Macedonia, his Excellency Mr. Christian Thimonier, the Ambassador of France to Macedonia, took part in the panel discussions together with several mayors, civil servants, representatives of international organizations and experts on the subject of decentralization, EU integration and EU funds.
Finally, conclusions and recommendations from a research conducted on the topic of the use of EU funds by Local authorities were presented by the director of ALDA Skopje, Ms. Ivana Petrovska. Trainings and debates for project development were delivered by Anna Ditta, Project Development Officer in ALDA and Marco Boaria, Head of Resources and Development Unit in ALDA.
The Forum is organized by ALDA Skopje in the framework of the Programme for Decentralized cooperation between Normandy and Macedonia, coordinated by ALDA, in cooperation with the Ministry for Local Self-Government and the Secretariat for European Affairs in Macedonia. The project was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and the region Normandy.