Council of Europe, City of Sombor and Cesci Balkans are organizing the first Leadership academy for CBC in Serbia (Sombor) from 11-13 of September 2018.

Local authorities from the border cities of Osijek, Vinkovci, Beli Manastir, Erdut, Valpovo, Belišće (Croatia), Mohács, Baja, Kiskunhalas, Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County (Hungary), Apatin, Sremska Mitrovica, Kanjiža, Odžaci, Bačka Palanka, Bačka Topola and Sombor (Serbia) will participate in the special Leadership Academy for Cross-Border Cooperation, developed and co-organised by the Centre of Expertise of the Council of Europe.

The interactive training programme will focus on developing the skills and tools needed to build the organisational capacity to foster cross-border cooperation and internal collaboration. Participants will learn about good local governance, leadership, communication etc. in the context of cross-border cooperation, and will develop a concrete framework for the trilateral cooperation and projects.