Sustainable Regional Development

Program overview

Working through the association's governing bodies, this priority focuses on shared planning, the exchange of information between municipalities and the identification of opportunities that no single municipality could pursue alone.

Objectives

• Encourage balanced regional development.
• Support cooperation between municipalities.
• Identify regional development opportunities.
• Promote strategic planning.
• Encourage collaboration between public and community stakeholders.
• Support initiatives that improve regional conditions.

Intended beneficiaries

• Member municipalities
• Residents of the region
• Local institutions and associations

Geographic focus

The Pieniny and Zamagurie region of Slovakia — the association's area of operation of one town and 17 municipalities.

Expected outcomes

• Stronger coordination between municipalities
• Development priorities grounded in real regional needs
• A long-term, shared perspective on the region's future

Current status