ALDA supports other stakeholders – local and regional authorities, civil society organizations, educational institutions – by providing a wide range of services such as training and capacity building activities, technical assistance, and ad hoc consultancy on different topics, including: project development and implementation, project financial management and audit, EU institutions, EU funds and programmes, citizens participation (methods and techniques), non formal youth education.
These services are provided with a tailor-made approach, thus target the specific needs of the partners involved.
The European Association for Local Democracy is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion of good governance and citizen participation at the local level. ALDA focuses on activities that facilitate cooperation between local authorities and civil society.
Established at the initiative of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, since 1999 ALDA operates in the European Union and in its Neighborhood.
On Tuesday, March 31st our President Oriano Otocan, our Secretary General Antonella Valmorbida and all Governing Board members gathered online to discuss about some crucial themes.
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Every Thursday, at 6:30pm (CEST time) join the new ALDA webinar series "Thursday Stroll" and follow us in a virtual tour!
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The CLINK project stayed active on local level implementing the Pop-up galleries in the partner countries of the Balkans.
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The EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans has always been a cornerstone theme for ALDA since its foundation in 1999. Established as an initiative of the Council of Europe just like the Local Democracy Agencies it has coordinated and supported ever since, ALDA considers the EU’s political decision of opening the negotiating talks for Albania and North Macedonia only six months after the veto an undeniably positive result.
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On February 11th, 2020, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the JRC Acting Director-General, Ms. Charlina Vitcheva participated in the Tenth session of the World Urban Forum for the launching of the European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews.
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In the past two years, the RECOV project (Rethinking Collaborative Values for Public Services) implemented a large number of local activities and achieved significant results in the creation of local networks that are capable of working together on the improvement of local governance through dialogue and participation, contributing to more inclusive and democratic society.
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