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Advancing Multi-Level Governance in the Western Balkans: Reform, Finance and EU Integration in Focus
September 25, 2026
Tirana, 23 September 2026 – How can local governments in the Western Balkans become stronger partners in public administration reform and EU integration? This question was at the centre of the regional conference “Advancing Local Government Reform in the Western Balkans: Towards More Effective and…
September 18, 2026
NALAS is taking part in the Third Annual Ministerial Meeting on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, held on 18–19 September 2026 in Žabljak, Montenegro, under Montenegro’s Chairmanship of the Berlin Process. The meeting brings together Western Balkan governments, the European Commission and key…
September 9, 2026
How can town-twinning and cooperation between municipalities move beyond formal agreements and become meaningful platforms for youth participation and regional exchange? This question was at the heart of the Study Visit and Regional Working Seminar “From Twinning to Transforming: Youth-Inclusive Decentralised Cooperation as a Peacebuilding…
September 3, 2026
From 20 to 23 July, the WATERVILL consortium, in which NALAS is a key partner, carried out field visits in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in Slovenia and Teslić in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska. WATERVILL is an Interreg Euro-MED Programme-funded project, addressing water…
August 26, 2026
UPDATE – Deadline extended: The deadline for submitting applications for the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Local Champions Awards has been extended to 22 September 2026. Municipalities are encouraged to use the additional time to prepare and submit their applications. NALAS is pleased to launch…
August 5, 2026
As part of the regional efforts to promote the Leave No One Behind (LNOB) approach and strengthen evidence-based policymaking, NALAS partners have launched calls for applications to engage experts for conducting social mapping in municipalities across the region. The selected experts will support local governments…
