Urban Planning Task Force meeting in Banjaluka, 10-11 June 2008

The third meeting of the NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning took place in Banjaluka on 10 and 11 June 2008. This meeting was hosted by the Association of Towns and Municipalities of Republic of Srpska, which also leads the activities of the pilot project in the Municipality of Prijedor.

A delegation from Albania, including Mr Yrjan Hasani, Mayor of Municipality of Sukth, was also present at the meeting, as the Albanian Association of Municipalities leads the project UP1: Urban Integration of Informal Settlements and has already started activities in the Municipality of Sukth.

This meeting marks the beginning of the project activities in the Municipality of Prijedor, by signing a Memorandum of Cooperation between Municipality of Prijedor, Association of Towns and Municipalities of Republic of Srpska and NALAS.

The project activities are funded from the German government through the Open Regional Fund and administered by GTZ.