19 APRIL 2019 – The Unit for Coordination of European Integration and Foreign Assistance in the Municipality of Belsh, in cooperation with the General Director of the "Center for development of the Polog planning region" in Macedonia, Mr. Fatmir Sahitaj, on Aprill 19th 2019, presented to the Municipal Council the "DETOUR" project (Development of Tourism Products Through Utilization of Resources).
Attending the Council meeting were also many young people who were invited to get informed and discuss on the project, to which the Municipality of Belsh is a co-applicant in the framework of the IPA-Cross Border, Macedonia-Albania Program.
The members of the Municipal Council had a very constructive discussion and together with the youth present in the meeting received extensive information about the financial assistance that the European Union offers to local authorities and citizens.
Likewise, the participants expanded their knowledge on various projects that have gained particular importance, due to their contribution to the social and economic development of local communities.
At the end of the Council meeting, the Mayor, Mr. Bujar Blogu, informed the youth present that the European Integration and Foreign Assistance Coordination Unit in the Municipality of Belsh, will organize the “Municipal Youth Council”.
For one day, they will be the real councillors who will discuss on the future of the community. At the end, the meeting is going to produce a document that will be addressed to the city’s Municipality, with the demands of the youth on steps that should be taken to bring progress to the community.