Proud moment for the Western Balkans EU Candidate Countries in the EU Cities Mission & NetZeroCities Twinning Programme! ๐ช๐บ
Warm congratulations to:
๐ฑ City of Kumanovo โ newly selected as a Twin City in Cohort 4 of the Twinning Learning Programme, paired with Sarajevo (Mission City) and Brno for a 12-month peer-learning journey on climate neutrality and citizen participation.
๐ City of Elbasan โ our inspiring Mission City in Albania, now twinned with Paredes to advance green economic development, building renovation and innovative wastewater management as part of its Climate City Contract.
๐ถโโ๏ธ Capital City of Tirana โ not (yet) a Twin or Mission City in this cohort, but already acting as a national and regional hub for climate-neutral cities, hosting the Walk21 Tirana 2025 global conference and the โCo-Creating Climate-Neutral Citiesโ workshop that gathered Elbasan, Tirana and other Albanian cities to build a national platform for sustainable mobility and climate action.
Together, these cities are showing how Western Balkans municipalities can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with EU cities in the transition to climate neutrality โ learning, sharing and co-creating solutions that fit our local realities.
As part of EMKICE / ACRID Network, we are excited continuously to:
– support twinโmission city cooperation,
– connect these experiences with skills, education and innovation projects, and
– help bring more Western Balkan cities into the EU Cities Mission family in the next rounds.
๐ On behalf of the colleagues our teams in ACRID Network, congratulations Kumanovo, Elbasan and Tirana โ this is just the beginning.
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