July 2009

On July 9, the Association of Local Democracy Agencies, in partnership with the citizens' Pact of South Eastern Europe, organised a panel discussion on "Civil Society and Local Authorities: Working Together for the EU integrations" at the EXIT festival in Novi Sad, Serbia.

The panel discussion gave the opportunity for ALDA to raise awareness among Serbian citizens and local authorities about the European Commission's Europe for Citizens Programme and reasserted the importance of a constructive dialogue between civil society and local authorities in the process of EU integration.

The debate, which was opened by a keynote speech from by Mr Per Vinther, President of ALDA and moderated by Mr Srdjan Cvijic, ALDA's Policy Officer, brought together representatives from municipalities, LDAs and the EU:
Mr Slavko Parac, deputy President of the Parliament of the City of Subotica
Mr Aleksandar Popov, Centre for Regionalism
Mr Miljenko Turniški, LDA Osijek
Mr Dragan Vujčić, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities - Head of Department for EU Integration and International Cooperation
Mr Thomas Gnocchi, First Secretary and Head of Political Section of the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Serbia

For more information about this event you can visit the official website of the EXIT festival or contact:
Srdjan Cvijic
ALDA Policy Officer
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Emilie Sakai
ALDA Communication Officer
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