TIRANA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Albania launched Wednesday a new project under which the 61 municipalities of Albania will set up EU Info Desks in order to inform their citizens on the European Union (EU), its policies and programs.
The project was launched by the EU Delegation to Albania in cooperation with the Albanian Ministry of Interior, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Albanian mayors.
This new initiative will support municipalities in strengthening their EU-related governance capacities, said a statement from the EU office in Tirana.
The initiative will extend in the next two years while the total investment of 800,000 euros to be provided by the EU.
Mario Mariani, head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Albania, told reporters at the launching ceremony that in the next few weeks every municipality in Albania is going to have its own EU Desk operational.
"If directly engaged, Albanian local administrations and citizens can best learn of, grasp opportunities and meet the challenges that the EU integration implies. These EU desks will contribute to bringing Albania, its citizens and the EU a bit closer to each other," said Mariani.
