Month: January 2010

After announced advertisement for awarding on contract for public purchases for preparation on “Study for using of potential of Biomass for production of energy in East Planning Region”, several consulting firms called. After the procedures were conducted, the Commission chose the best offer 'EMS Temos' from Skopje.

The deadline for submitting Project proposals according to the announced call for promotion of cross-border cooperation between Macedonia and Bulgaria was on 14.12.2009. The Centre worked very intensively on this and as a result, 3 projects were submitted: ”Cross border educational network for children with special needs”, was the project where the Centre was leading partner. Having in mind that this group of children is constantly marginalized and unable to attend regular education, the Centre decided through this project to provide social cohesion and cross-border cooperation through the networking of persons from vulnerable groups from both sides of the border, raising public awareness about the rights of discriminated and marginalized children within the wider social community and their integration at the same time.

There were planning workshops held in the municipalities Cheshinovo-Obleshevo and Zrnovci on 11.12.2009 as part of the process of elaboration of Strategies for Local Economic development for both municipalities. These are the only two municipalities from all eleven in the region, which do not have this strategic planning document. This activity was coordinated and supported by the Centre for  development of the East planning region.

ZELS (Association of local self-government units) organized a Fair of Municipalities “ZELS EXPO” on 25-26.11.2009 in Skopje.  On the Fair, except for the municipalities, for the first time also the Centres of the planning regions took part. The Centre for Development of the East Planning Region with support of GTZ RED, took part and represented the region. On the Fair, together with the Centre for Development of the East planning region on the same stand, six municipalities from the region (Karbinci, Probishtip, Cheshinovo-Obleshevo, Delchevo and Zrnovci) also presented their possibilities and potentials for development.