In the framework of the project »Strengthening capacity of Macedonian local self-government« the Centre for European Perspective will held a workshop on funding of municipal infrastructure projects and Slovenian experiences from 16 to 18 December 2014 in Skopje. First part of the workshop (16-17 December) is organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Self-Government and will be dedicated to the exchange of experience with national and regional level. Beside the Ministry of Local Self-government, representatives from the Office of Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Economic Affairs and Strategic Coordinator for Regional Development Component of IPA, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat of European Affairs as well as the Regional Centres for Development will be participating. In the second part of the workshop (18 December) the discussion on financing municipal needs in the infrastructure will be continued with municipal representatives and will be held at the Association of the Units of Local Self-Government (ZELS).

The project is intended to improve capacities of Macedonia to manage investment projects which are in great extent funded also by the EU. The project is part of the CEP programme activities funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs international development cooperation.

 Slovenska podpora krepitvi zmogljivosti na področju regionalnega razvoja Makedonije

V okviru projekta „Krepitev zmogljivosti makedonske lokalne samouprave" bo v Skopju v času od 16.-18.12.2014 Center za evropsko prihodnost izvedel delavnico o financiranju občinskih infrastrukturnih projektov in slovenskih izkušnjah. Prvi del delavnice (16.-17.12.2014) je organiziran v sodelovanju z Ministrstvom za lokalno samoupravo Republike Makedonije in bo namenjen izmenjavi izkušenj z nacionalnim in regionalnim nivojem. Poleg Ministrstva za lokalno samoupravo bodo sodelovali tudi predstavniki Urada Podpredsednika Vlade Republike Makedonije zadolženega za gospodarske zadeve in strateškega koordinatorja za IPA komponento regionalnega razvoja, Ministrstva za okolje in prostorsko načrtovanje, Ministrstva za finance, Službe za evropske zadeve in makedonskih regionalnih centrov za razvoj. V drugem delu delavnice (18.12.2014) se bo razprava o financiranju infrastrukturnih potreb na občinski ravni nadaljevala s predstavniki občin, ki bo potekala na Združenju enot lokalne samouprave (ZELS).

Projekt je namenjen izboljšanju zmogljivosti Makedonije za upravljaje infrastrukturnih projektov, ki jih v znatnem obsegu financira tudi EU. Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti CEP, ki jih financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje