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ALDA - Activity Report 2011
The mutual work and exchange will continue to build stronger international relations, dynamic environments and active citizenship towards democracy and friendship.
Successes Stories The Programme for decentralised cooperation between the Region Lower Normandy and Republic of Macedonia is constantly showing the commitment of both territories in developing opportunities for international cooperation while promoting the local governance by reinforcement of local authorities’ capacities to implement decentralisation. The international perspective, in the form of decentralised cooperation between the European region (Lower Normandy) and a Balkan Republic (Macedonia) has produced a decisive increase in the presence of local governments and the associations on the international scene of global sustainable development.
8.7 France/Balkans multilateral decentralized cooperation programme on good governance in South-East Europe Lead partners: Regional Council of Auvergne and ALDA, both in France Other partners: Albania: Cities of Lezhë and Berat; Bulgaria: Cities of Roussé and Lyaskovets; France: City of Dijon, City of Épinal, City of Nevers, General Council of territory Belfort, Intermunicipal Association of Development of Loire, Municipality of Saint-Ouen, Regional Council of Lower-Normandy, Pays Vichy Auvergne, Training Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hautes-Alpes; Kosovo: City of Prizren; Macedonia: City of Bitola, City of Skopje, City of Tetovo; Romania: City of Cluj/Napoca; Serbia: City of Sremska Mitrovica, City of Novi Beograd Donor: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Timing: 2010-2013
Purposes •• Strengthening and stabilizing the democratic process in Balkans’ region •• Stabilizing and pacifying the Balkans’ region •• Supporting the European integration process The Macedonian agriculture team visited several farms, and products laboratories in Lower Normandy, March 2011
•• On the French side, opening the French territories to the Balkan countries, EU members, candidate and potential candidate countries to EU membership