A new promising partnership between ALDA and IRDP
December 14, 2021On Monday, December 13th, 2021, a very special event took place, sealing a new valuable partnership between ALDA – the European Association for Local Democracy and IRDP – Institute of Research and Dialogue for Peace.
ACHIEVE Project: international meeting to reflect and dialogue on European values
December 13, 2021The ACHIEVE – Awareness of Common History for Identifying and Extending the Values of Europe – project had its 3rd International event from 5 to 7 December in Peja, Kosovo*.
ALDA in Western Balkans: a strategy for a renewed commitment
December 10, 2021During the last meeting of the Governing Board of ALDA, held on Thursday December 2nd2021, all members agreed upon a strategic document concerning a more reasoned and effective action to be implemented by the Association and its network in the Balkan Region.
Third and final international event of the ‘Recruit’ project in Madrid
December 6, 2021The Community of Madrid hosted, on 24th and 25th of November 2021, the third international event of the RECRUIT Project.
Ukraine Working Group: 2021 annual meeting
December 3, 2021Since 2015, when the Ukraine Working Group was firstly created by the European Committee of the Regions (COR), leaders of local-government associations and city mayors gather to reflect and share perspectives and concrete knowledge on Ukraine state of art in terms of politics and reform.
ALDA Staff Meeting: team building, dialogue, and sharing
December 3, 2021On November 28-29 and December 1st 2021, ALDA had its much anticipated Staff Meeting in Vicenza (Italy) together with colleagues from all over Europe and beyond!
Celebrating one year of the European Cities Label!
December 2, 2021On 19th November 2021, the Young European France organised the national day entitled “ European Cities Label”. Launched in 2020 for French municipalities by the Young European France (JEF), this initiative is supported by the France European Mouvement (MEF) and Union of European Federalists in France (UEF).
Peja hosts the 4th international meeting of the Valid project
December 2, 2021From the 22nd to the 25th of November the city of Peja in eastern Kosovo* welcomed the delegation of the Valid Project in a new opportunity to promote intercultural dialogue and collaboration between the local authorities and civil society.
ALDA Governing Board: leaving the 2021 for another fruitful year of initiatives in 2022
December 2, 2021Despite a rainy and cold morning, December 2nd marked a great day for the ALDA’s Governing Board, since the latter had the possibility to meet both in presence at Vicenza’s office and online.
#MediterraneanDay to celebrate closeness and diversity
November 28, 2021The #MediterraneanDay is thus intended to remind people that similarities are stronger that differences. From 2021 and each year onward, on November 28th, several initiatives will be promoted so that to celebrates common achievements, relations while stimulating common understanding.
ELoGE in Croatia: first steps and establishing cooperation
November 26, 2021ALDA continues to contribute to good governance on local level in Croatia and takes its activities on the next level. ALDA launched the “European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE)” for Croatia on the 22 November 2021 in Zagreb.
BRIGHT Project’s 3rd capacity building workshop in Italy
November 25, 2021The BRIGHT project had its third capacity building workshop in the beautiful Azienda Agricola Favella farm, Corigliano-Rossano, Italy, on November 16 and 17, 2021.
Workshop in Patos: Intercultural Democracy in Action!
November 22, 2021On 19 November 2021 in Patos, Albania 26 young people from the city engaged in a different interactive initiatives. Specifically, the main idea of the workshop was to discuss and reflect together on social inclusion in decision-making processes.
Skopje: Launching Conference of ELoGE in North Macedonia
November 22, 2021Skopje: the European Association for Local democracy – ALDA organised the “Launching Conference” of the project European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) in North Macedonia on the 18th of November.
“For a new life of…rubbles” in Municipality of Peja
November 20, 2021The Local Democracy Agency Kosovo, together with the Rrjeti i Organizatave të Kulturës (The Network of Culture Organizations) in Peja, have organized a common activity on 12th November 2021, involving pupils of the School of Arts together with an acoustical performance by the local artist Agon Goqi.
Pan-European debates and a circus show for a #ClimateOfChange
November 18, 2021Within the framework of the Climate of Change project, Brussels hosted the final contest of the Pan-European Debate, where 117 students from 13 EU countries will try to win using their best dialectic skills on climate change, migration, youth and economy.
The Nature of City Festival- ALDA partner at the March edition
November 15, 2021The Nature of City Festival (TNOC) is an annual experiment in multidisciplinary collaboration designed to go beyond borders to radically imagine our cities of the future.
