Participants of the tenth generation of the Local Governance Academy – LGA received by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, Mr Artan Grubi

During the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Grubi spoke about the achievements and challenges in policy development aimed at strengthening local governance, above all in delivering the highest-quality services to citizens, and also in adapting good European practices in order to stimulate and strengthen local economic development.

He also spoke about the potential for cross-border cooperation between municipalities, in support of sustainable development, service delivery and the exchange of experience in the economy and culture.

The Executive Director of the KLGI Institute, Mr Valmir Gashi, presented the programme and the purpose of the visit and expressed thanks for the hospitality and the ongoing cooperation.

The activity was carried out as part of the programme ‘Dialogue for European Municipalities’ (DEM), supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kosovo.