On 26 June 2025, the Community of Practice on Deliberative Democracy held its fourth meeting, bringing together representatives from 18 local governments and 7 local government associations across South-East Europe. This online session served as both a platform for peer learning and inspiration on democratic…

Durrës, Albania – In a powerful display of collaboration and commitment, 14 municipalities and their associations from Western Balkans economies came together to showcase the inspiring outcomes of their efforts to promote social inclusion and support vulnerable groups, as part of the "Regional Co-operation for…

The Final Event of the project “Regional Cooperation for Better Social Inclusion at Local Level”  was held on 10–11 June 2025 in Durrës, Albania, gathering over 80 representatives from patner local governments, Local Government Associations, and members ofthe NALAS regional Working Groupp on Social Inclusion…

Last week in Brussels, NALAS President, Mayor Dubravko Bilic and NALAS team contributed to the Enlargement Days 2025, hosted at the European Committee of the Regions, focused on decentralisation and local climate action as pillars of the EU enlargement process. During the first session, we…

With an introductory webinar, 40 local government professionals from South-East Europe embarked a new, six weeks long learning journey with NALAS e-Academy. The e-course “Introduction to Asset Management in the Water Sector” was launched this week in Serbian language, offering a comprehensive, facilitated programme of…

On 24 April 2025 in Skopje, the Community of Practice on deliberative democracy in South-East Europe held its third meeting. Co-ordinated by NALAS, the event brought together representatives from 18 municipalities and seven local government associations to share experiences, explore new democratic practices, and promote the…