In the period from 21st to 25th of October in Erzurum, Turkey, there was a meeting for evaluatuion of the network SEENORDA, within the Youth in Action Programme. SEENORDA (South East European Network Of Regional Development Agencies) is a network of agencies dealing with regional development, and come from the region of South East Europe (SEE), from the following countries: Macedonia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia (in the future the agencies from Serbia, Romania, Moldova and Greece are expected to join).
The initiative for establishment of this network, SEENORDA, began in 2011 on the initiative of PREDA Plus Foundation (within the First International Conference on Regional Development in the Western Balkans 2011), and today the network is registered in Croatia and soon expected to start specific activities and promotion.
Macedonian delegation at this meeting was represented by representatives of three institutions: the Center for the Development of the East Planning Region (Shtip), Centre for Development of Vardar Planning Region (Veles) and PREDA Plus Foundation (Prilep).
In the frame of this event, there was discussion for the politics of regional development in the SEE countries, specific experiences of realized projects, the possibilities for future cooperation and implementation of the network.
SEENORDA network is open for membership to all entities operating in the field of regional development in these countries. For more information about the network, contact the above institutions.
