“Technical Workshop: Establishing an Effective Environment for the Management of EU Funds”: Lessons Learned from EU4Municipalities”. The workshop will be held at Europe House in Tirana at 09:30.

“I am thrilled and proud that my sacrifice of 10 years in the direction of the Children’s Cultural Center in Patos, to have dignified facilities for the little ones, gained value with its reconstruction” – stated Manushaqe Lamaj, the Director of the Children’s Cultural Center. The centre’s building was reconstructed with financial support from the European Union through the EU4Municipalities grant scheme.

The European Union Ambassador to Albania Silvio Gonzato visited the market during Europe Week 2024 to observe ongoing transformational works.

Great news! The “Koço Korçari” school in the Municipality of Kuçova has undergone infrastructure upgrades and was recently inaugurated. In the presence of Mayor Kreshnik Hajdari and the representatives of the EU4Municipalities grant scheme, the school’s students and teaching staff held a concert...

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By Entela Pinguli, Deputy Team Leader of the EU4Municipalities grant scheme

The EU4M program assists partner municipalities with the final report and expenditure verification preparation during the Grant’s implementation. During 2023, EU4Municipalities continued to provide training, coaching sessions and demand-driven tailored hands-on assistance to the 190 municipal officials from the 19 awarded municipalities to implement their projects. The EU4Municipalities program conducted 11 Regional trainings and 12 Coaching clinics during 2022 for the 19 Awarded Grantees.

By Adelina Farriçi, Executive Director of the Association for Local Autonomy

The European Union (EU) is a long-time supporter of policies promoting decentralization, strengthening local governance, and empowering local communities in Albania. Within this vision, the EU project for Municipalities, through financial support, implements innovative projects aimed at developing local government capacities, increasing the quality of services and public infrastructure, as well as the inclusiveness of local communities. The Association for Local Autonomy, being part of the implementation of the project, has supported and promoted the main role played by each municipality in this effort for community development.
This spirit of cooperation not only strengthens the municipalities involved but also enriches the community and brings it closer to the European perspective.

Editorial by Marie Augouy, Program Manager for Regional and Local Government, Delegation of the European Union in Albania

EU4M is the first EU initiative in Albania to offer financial opportunities for investments to Municipalities exclusively. To assume effectively tasks and responsibilities of a future EU Member State, it is essential to have empowered local governments, capacitated local administrations and active citizens, social groups and businesses.

Three youth investments were recently inaugurated in the Municipality of Puka. The Innovation Center is the latest public educational service of the municipality, created with the help of European Union funds through the #EU4Municipalities grant scheme. Capacity-building programs are offered to...

The “Shefqet Doda” Palace of Culture now it is revitalized thanks to the investment of the European Union, through the “EU for Municipalities” grant scheme. The inauguration ceremony of the reconstruction of the Palace of Culture building, organized by the Mat Municipality and held on February 14,...