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Some 40 cartoons from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be exhibited at the Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels,
from 23 November to 07 December 2009.
On Monday, 16 November, the Mission of the European Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Council of Europe will organise a panel discussion on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), at the EU InfoCentre at 12:00hrs.
At the panel discussion, Dr. Gjorgje IVANOV, President of the State, Mr Erwan FOUÉRÉ, EU Special Representative and Head of Delegation of European Commision, Mr Sheldon YETT, UNICEF Representative, Mr Alain Brian BERGANT,
Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia and Chair of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers will address the audience.
Press conference on the 2009 Progress Report and the
Enlargement Strategy held at the EU InfoCentre in Skopje
The
European Union Mission in Skopje held a press conference
announcing the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges
2009-2010 and the 2009 Progress Report for the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Story from the field
Local governments and
citizens benefit from decentralization
On
28 April, the Mission of the European Union in Skopje
organised a Closing ceremony to highlight the results of
two of its projects that support the decentralization
process in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:
the 2008 Municipal Awards project and the Municipal
Infrastructure project.
The 2008 Municipal Awards project objective was to
recognize outstanding and sustainable achievements and
best practices of the municipalities which have tangible
impact on improving the livelihood of people living in
the municipality.
The 1st prize amounting to EUR 333,000 has been awarded
to the Municipality of Resen for the project: Reducing
environmental impacts of agriculture in the Prespa
region.
The 2nd prize of EUR 200,000 has been awarded to the
Municipality of Ilinden for the project: Local economic
development of Ilinden Municipality.
The 3rd prize, amounting to EUR 133.000 has been awarded
to the Municipality of Chair for the project: New
Municipal Building complex.
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