The ‘Enlargement Day’ organised by the Committee of the Regions in cooperation with DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), and the European Commission took place on 4 and 5 May 2023 in Brussel, Belgium.
This year’s ‘Enlargement Day’ faces a changed political reality, with Ukraine, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina being granted candidate status and Kosovo* as potential candidate for EU accession. Therefore, the EU’s enlargement policy is now at a moment of particular political focus.
Prezentacije i debate radnih grupa i zajedničkih konsultativnih odbora održane tokom „Dana proširenja“ bile su posvećene podizanju svijesti o lokalnoj i regionalnoj dimenziji procesa proširenja. Njegovi članovi su razmijenuli iskustva i praksu sa gostujućim govornikom o tome kako uključiti lokalne i regionalne vlasti u politiku proširenja EU.
Lokalne i regionalne vlasti imaju ključnu ulogu u pristupanju EU
This year’s event also celebrates 2023 as the European Year of Skills, all the seven sub-events of ‘Enlargement Day’ also addressed this topic. The ‘Enlargement Day’ represented the opportunity to explore the needs and priorities in terms of what skills are needed by local and regional stakeholders and the way to operate in line with EU rules and procedures. Particular focus was put on the current issues such as brain-drain to the EU countries.
ALDA’s regional coordinator for Western Balkans and Director of the Skopje office, Ms. Katica Janeva, followed the event in Brussels and shared the experience of ALDA especially in the part empowering skills of public administration and the issue of brain-drain. ALDA’s work in the Western Balkans focuses on the EU perspective and capacity building of local authorities.
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'Dan proširenja' je godišnji vodeći događaj CoR-a o politikama proširenju EU, prvi put održan 2015. Razlog njegovog postojanja je rastuća spoznaja među institucijama EU i partnerskim zemljama da zemlja koja se pridruži EU mora pripremiti ne samo svoju centralnu vlast i administraciju za pristup, nego i njene lokalne i regionalne vlasti.
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