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On Europe Day held on 9 May, we celebrate peace and unity in Europe. Europe Day is one of the important symbols of the European Union, adopted by the Council of European Union in Milan in 1986 and represents the celebration of the anniversary of the historical 'Schuman declaration'.

At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, the then French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe’s nations unthinkable. His vision was to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production. A treaty creating European Coal and Steal Community was signed in 1951. Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.

Between 11th and 13th of May 2016, 50 young people, 30 from BiH and 20 from Kosovo, will participate at Podim conference in Maribor, as part of the training for young entrepreneurs. Participants were selected based on an application in which they presented their start-up, while a group of experts has assessed the originality of the idea and its presentation. 10 teams from BiH and 8 from Kosovo were chosen to participate.

The second part of the training for the representatives of Albanian local government units on the Preparation of EU and Other International Projects that was prepared within the framework of the International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia and in cooperation with the US Development Agency (USAID), has been concluded today, on 28 April.

In the framework of the International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia and in cooperation with the US development agency USAID, CEP will start with the implementation of the second four-day training workshop on 25 April for representatives of Albanian Municipalities and representatives of regional agencies in the preparation of European and other projects. The emphasis of the training will be on the preparation of projects at the local and regional level. The process of integration of Albania into the EU currently represents one of the most important challenge and a priority of Albania, furthermore local government has a special significance in the promotion of the principles and implementation of EU standards at the local level.