The Municipal Partnership Programme of Central and Eastern Europe enables Swedish municipalities and County Councils to engage in co-operations with counterparts in Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldavia and Turkey. The purpose of the programme is to increase local governance and local democracy. The partnerships are result-oriented and should have objectives which both partners profit from attaining. The partnerships could deal with such problems as:
From 2009 new applications are handled by International Center for Local Democracy – ICLD. http://www.icld.se
SKL International has administered the programme on commission by SALAR. This has entailed support to municipalities in the project generation phase as well as monitoring and evaluation of project reports.
The Municipal Partnership Programme of Central and Eastern Europe enables Swedish municipalities and County Councils to engage in co-operations with counterparts in Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldavia and Turkey. The purpose of the programme is to increase local governance and local democracy. The partnerships are result-oriented and should have objectives which both partners
To support Turkish municipalities and their interest organisation Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT) in the process of preparations for EU membership. Development of partnerships between UMT and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, and six partnerships of Swedish and Turkish municipalities. Actions to develop UMT as the interest and
The Municipal Partnership Programme North-South enables Swedish Municipalities and County Councils to engage in co-operations with counterparts in Africa and Asia. The purpose of the programme is to increase local governance and local democracy. The partnerships are result-oriented and should have objectives which both partners profit from attaining. The partnerships could deal