Project “Strengthening Local Government Structures and Cooperation of
Local Elected Representatives in Albania – Phase II”
Seminar Building a platform of dialogue for local government in Albania
Fier - 3 April 2013 / Elbasan - 4 April 2013 / Lezhe - 5 April 2013
Programme
9.30 Opening session
Baftjar Zeqaj, Mayor of Fier - Qazim Sejdini, Mayor of Elbasan - Viktor Tusha, Mayor of Lezhe
Erwin Mohr, Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe,Member of the Wolfurt City Council, Austria
09.50 Building a platform of local government for supporting local and regional democracy Moderator: Owen Master, expert in decentralisation and local democracy
Presentation of the project and results of the first meetings by members of the Executive Body of the Project: in Fier: Adelina Farrici, Mayor of Burrel – in Elbasan: Indrit Hamiti, Chair of Durres City Council - in Lezhe: Ilir Krosi, Mayor of Peskopia,
Presentation of examples in Europe (Bulgaria, Austria, Estonia, Germany…)
Discussion
11:15 Coffee break
11:30 Cooperation between elected representatives for efficient local government
Moderator: Artur Kurti, former member of the Albanian Delegation to the Congress
Introduction by Ginka Tchavdarova, Executive Director of the National Association of Municipalities of Bulgaria (NAMRB), Leader of the NALAS Knowledge Management Working Group on Finance
Increasing revenues to a more efficient provision of services
Local leaders working with citizens for better quality of services
Discussion
13:00 Lunch
14:15 Strengthening local and regional democracy in Albania: building a unified voice to be heard
Moderator: Ulrich Bohner, expert in decentralisation and local democracy
Challenges of decentralisation in Albania
Presentation by Artur Kurti, former Member of the Congress and former Mayor of Kuçova
Building an institutionalised dialogue to foster local democracy in Albania
Introduction by Alba Dakoli Wilson, Albanian expert in local governance
Discussion
16:00 Conclusions - the way forward
Presentation of recommendations by Owen Masters and Ulrich Bohner
16:30 Closing words by Erwin Mohr, Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities