Dana 15. maja 2023., ALDA-e i Centralnoevropska inicijativa (CEI) sastali su se u Trstu (🇮🇹kako bi identifikovali dalje mogućnosti saradnje na osnovu Memoranduma o razumijevanju potpisanog 2022. godine kako bi se formalizovao okvir partnerstva koji povezuje rad na Zapadnom Balkanu. Potpisivanje Memoranduma o razumijevanju predstavljalo je zvaničan i ključni trenutak institucionalne veze između ALDA-e i CEI, jer je rezultat dugogodišnjeg odnosa koji kombinuje stalnu posvećenost dvije asocijacije u ovoj oblasti.
ALDA Governing Board Member and Representative of the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, Mr. Alessandro Perelli, ALDA Secretary General, Mrs. Antonella Valmorbida together with the Director of Programmes and Corporate Strategy, Mr. Marco Boaria, met with CEI Secretary General, Mr. Roberto Antonione, and CEI Senior Officer, Mr. Ugo Poli, to discuss the next steps to undertake and strengthen the cooperation.
Increasing citizen participation and the democratic level in different local Western Balkans realities is the key point at the basis of the partnership between ALDA and CEI, that are currently cooperating and joining forces to give concrete support to the building of a strong local good governance expertise.
Povećanje učešća građana i demokratskog nivoa u različitim lokalnim realnostima Zapadnog Balkana je ključna tačka u osnovi partnerstva između ALDA i CEI
The plan foresees a key event in Skopje (North Macedonia) together with ALDA Skopje in 2023 and the presentation of the flagship initiative in Ukraine: the aim is to continue to expand LDAs range of action and strengthen their work. ALDA represents CEI’s key partner for its work in the Western Balkans: CEI Moldova representatives will also take part in ALDA Festival and General Assembly 2023 as an opportunity to further enhance this collaboration.
These events will be marked by a festive atmosphere as 2023 is the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of the first Local Democracy Agency Subotica in the Balkans: we look forward to celebrating the everyday activity of the LDAs and their delegates, the achievements of ALDA and the LDAs through the years, with the collaboration of our closest partners.
Izbor Trsta, regionalnog glavnog grada Autonomne regije “Friuli Venezia Giulia”🇮🇹) za domaćina sastanka je simboličan jer označava formalizaciju ove dugotrajne saradnje između regije, ALDA i CEI.
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