On 15.09.2017 in Gjilan was held the workshop for drafting the Strategy for Local Economic Development with the participation of directors for economic development of municipalities, with the municipalities of the economic east region. 19.09.2017
On 15.09.2017 in Gjilan was held the workshop for drafting the Strategy for Local Economic Development with the participation of directors for economic development of municipalities, with the municipalities of the economic east region.
Director of the Department for Regional Cooperation and Development, Besim Kamberaj, presented the draft of this strategy by presenting development objectives and intervention measures during the period of action for reform in local economic development.. According to him, "The Strategy for Local Economic Development is a government document that derive from the Strategy for Local Self-Government 2016-2026 and also constituted one of the Government’s main priorities foreseen in the National Program for Economic Reform 2015, National Development Strategy 2016-2021, as well as the National Program for the Implementation of the SAA ".
The five objectives of this strategy aim increasing the level of municipal funding sources from own source revenues and reducing their financial dependence on the Government, the functionalization of economic zones in a balanced form for all municipalities, attracting foreign investment, municipal borrowing and local tourism development.
At this stage of the development of the draft strategy are being received all municipal proposals, by systematizing the proposals, experiences, difficulties and challenges of local economic development to enable the provision of intervention measures during its implementation phase. The working group, during the coming days, will continue with the rest of the dynamic plan for drafting the strategy.