An international conference on the topic "Innovative and sustainable financial instruments for local development" was held in Lisbon on October 21- 23, 2019. Representatives from ALDA Skopje and Centar municipality took participation in this conference.
The two-day event consisted of a series of activities such as a public event, a workshop, a study visit and a debate to present different opportunities and examples of innovative and sustainable public funding in the service of local development.
The conference gave an opportunity to present good practices and experiences from the project "Civil Society Organizations in Service of Local Democracy". The event brought together about 100 representatives of local governments and civil society organizations from ten European countries.