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CEMR-CCRE ...... 3 ...... 3 Austria ...... 3 Belgium ...... 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina ...... 4 Bulgaria ...... 5 Croatia ...... 5 Cyprus ...... 5 Czech Republic ...... 5 Denmark ...... 6 Estonia ...... 6 Finland ...... 6 France ...... 7 Georgia ...... 7 Germany ...... 7 Greece ...... 8 Hungary ...... 8 Iceland ...... 8 Ireland ...... 9 Israel ...... 9 Italy ...... 9 Latvia ...... 9 Lithuania ...... 10 Luxembourg ...... 10 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ...... 10 Malta ...... 10 Moldova ...... 10 Montenegro...... 11 Netherlands ...... 11 Norway ...... 11 Poland ...... 11 Portugal ...... 12 Romania ...... 12 Serbia ...... 13 Slovakia ...... 13 Slovenia ...... 13 Spain ...... 13 Sweden ...... 13 Switzerland ...... 14 Turkey ...... 14 Ukraine ...... 14 United Kingdom ...... 14

27.05.2013/mr CEMR-CCRE

President: Dr Wolfgang SCHUSTER Co-Presidents: Aina CALVO SASTRE and Annemarie JORRITSMA Secretary General: Frédéric VALLIER

 15 rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris, France Tel.: +33 1 44 50 59 59 Fax: +33 1 44 50 59 60  Square de Meeûs 1, 1000 , Belgium Tel.: +32 2 511 74 77 Fax: +32 2 511 09 49

E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ccre.org

Albania

Albanian Association of Communes Executive Director: Agron HAXHIMALI Shoqata e Komunave të Shqipërisë Rr. Dervish Hima, Kulla 2, Ap. 38 - Mail: PO Box 2377 - Tirana Tel./fax: +355-4-259318g E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.aac-al.org

Albanian Association of Municipalities Director General: Fatos HODAJ Shoqata e Bashkive të Shqipërisë Rruga “Lidhja e Prizrenit”, Pallati “Harmonia 2”, Hyrja 1, Tirana Tel.: +355 4 225 76 03 Fax: +355 4 225 76 06 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aam-al.com

Austria

Austrian Association of Municipalities Secretary General: Dr Walter LEISS Österreichischer Gemeindebund Löwelstraße 6, 1010 Wien Tel.: +43 1 512 1480 Fax: +43 1 512 14 8072 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.gemeindebund.at

Austrian Association of Cities and Towns Secretary General: Dr Thomas WENINGER Österreichischer Städtebund Rathaus, Stiege 5, Hochparterre, 1082 Wien Tel.: +43 1 4000 89980 Fax: +43 1 4000 99 899 80 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.staedtebund.gv.at

27.05.2013/mr Belgium

Union of Belgian Cities and Municipalities Federal Secretary : Marc THOULEN Union des villes et communes belges Rue d'Arlon 53, B. 4, 1040 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 233 20 01 Fax: +32 2 231 15 23 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uvcb-vbsg.be

Composed of the 3 following associations:

Association of the City and the Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region Director: Marc THOULEN Association de la Ville et des Communes de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale Rue d’Arlon 53, B. 4, 1040 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 238 51 40 Fax: +32 2 280 60 90 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.avcb-vsgb.be

Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities Director: Mark SUYKENS Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten (VVSG) Paviljoenstraat 9, 1030 Brussels Tel.: +32 2 211 55 00 Fax: +32 2 211 56 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.vvsg.be

Union of Cities and Municipalities of Wallonia Secretary General: Louise-Marie BATAILLE Union des Villes et Communes de Wallonie Rue de l’Etoile 14, 5000 Namur Tel.: +32 81 24 06 11 Fax: +32 81 24 06 10 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uvcw.be

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Director: Vesna TRAVLJANIN Savez Općina i Gradova Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine Musala 5/I, 71000 Sarajevo Tel.: +387 33 216 502 or 552 810 Fax: +387 33 216 502 or 552 811 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sogfbih.ba

27.05.2013/mr Association of Local Authorities of Republic of Srpska Secretary General: Aco PANTIĆ Savez Opština i Gradova Republike Srpske Nikole Tesle 6, 76300 Bijeljina Tel.: +387 55 220 270 Fax: +387 55 211 885 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.alvrs.com

Bulgaria

National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria Executive Director: Ginka TCHAVDAROVA Национално Сдружение на Общините в Република България 23 Golash Street, 1111 Sofia Tel.: +359 2 943 44 67/68 Fax: +359 2 943 44 31 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.namrb.org

Croatia

Croatian County Association Secretary General: Marta VIDAKOVIĆ MUKIĆ Hrvatska Zajednica Županija Ulica Grada Vukovara 271, 10 000 Zagreb Tel.: +385 1 6110 361 Fax: +385-1-6040 767 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hrvzz.hr

Cyprus

Union of Cyprus Municipalities Secretary General: Yiannis ANTONIADES Ένωση Δήμων Κύπρου PO box 22033, 1516 Nicosia Tel.: +357 22 445 170 Fax: +357 22 677 230 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ucm.org.cy

Czech Republic

Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic Executive Vice President and Director: Jaromír JECH Svaz mĕst a obcí České republiky 5. Kvetna 1640/65, 140 21 Prague 4 Tel.: +420 234 709 711 Fax: +420 234 709 786 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.smocr.cz

27.05.2013/mr Denmark

Local Government Denmark (LGDK) Managing Director: Kristian WENDELBOE Kommunernes Landsforening Weidekampsgade 10, Postboks 3370, 2300 Copenhagen S Tel.: +45 33 70 33 70 Fax: +45 33 70 30 51 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kl.dk

Danish Regions Managing Director: Adam WOLF Danske Regioner Dampfaergevej 22, PO Box 2593, 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel.: +45 35 29 81 00 Fax: +45 35 29 83 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.regioner.dk

Estonia

Association of Estonian Cities Director: Jüri VÕIGEMAST Eesti Linnade Liit Ahtri 8, 15078 Tallinn Tel.: +372 6 94 34 11 Fax: +372 6 94 34 25 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ell.ee

Association of Municipalities of Estonia Executive Director: Ott KASURI Eesti Maaomavalitsuste Liit Sirge tn. 2, 10618 Tallinn Tel.: +372 6 150 361 Fax: +372 6 150 351 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.emovl.ee

Finland

Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities Director General: Kari-Pekka MÄKI-LOHILUOMA Suomen Kuntaliitto Toinen Linja 14, 00530 Helsinki Mail: P.O. Box 200 - 00530 Helsinki Tel.: +358 9 7711 Fax: +358 9 771 22 91 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kunnat.net

27.05.2013/mr France

French Association of CEMR (AFCCRE) Director General: Christophe CHAILLOU Association française du CCRE 30 rue Alsace Lorraine, 45000 Orléans Tel.: +33 2 3877 8383 Fax: +33 2 3877 2103 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.afccre.org

Georgia

National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia Executive Director: David MELUA საქართველოს ადგილობრივ თვითმმართველობათა ეროვნული ასოციაცია M. Kostava Str. 75a - 0171 Tbilisi Tel.: +995-32-272 67 34/35 Fax: +995-32-290 74 84 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.nala.ge

Germany

German Association of CEMR Secretary General: Dr Gerd LANDSBERG Rat der Gemeinden und Regionen Europas / Deutsche Sektion Gereonstrasse 18 - 32, 50670 Köln Tel.: +49 221 377 13 11 Fax: +49 221 377 11 28 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.rgre.de

German Association of Cities Secretary General: Dr Stephan ARTICUS Deutscher Städtetag Gereonstrasse 18-32, 50670 Köln Tel.: +49 221 3771 0 Fax: +49 221 3771 128

Berlin office Str. des 17. Juni 112, 10623 Berlin Tel.: +49 30 37711 0 Fax: +49 30 37711 999 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.staedtetag.de

German Association of Towns and Municipalities Executive Director: Dr. Gerd LANDSBERG Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund Marienstraße 6, 12207 Berlin Tel.: +49 30 77307 0 Fax: +49 30 77307 200 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.dstgb.de

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German County Association Secretary General: Dr Hans Günter HENNEKE Deutscher Landkreistag Headquarters: Lennéstraße 17, 10785 Berlin Mailing address: Postfach 11 02 52, 10832 Berlin Tel.: +49 30 590097 309 Fax: +49 30 590097 400 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.landkreistag.de

Greece

Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) Secretary General: Apostolos KIMISSIS Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων Ελλάδας 65 Akadimias Str. & 8 Genadiou Str., Athens 106 78 Tel.: +30 213 2147 500 Fax: +30 210 3820 807 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kedke.gr

Hungary

Hungarian National Association of Local Authorities (TÖOSZ) / Association of Hungarian Local Governments and Representatives (MÖSZ) Secretary General: Dr Gábor ZONGOR Települesi Önkormanyzatok Orszagos Szövetsege Headquarters: Teréz krt. 23, Budapest 1067 Mailing address: 1386, Budapest, 62 Pf. 908 Tel.: +36 1 322 38 43 or 322 66 73 Fax: +36 1 322 74 07 or 413 04 82 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.toosz.hu

Partnership of Hungarian Local Government Associations President: Dr József DANCSÓ Kisvárosi Önkormányzatok Országos Érdekszövetsége (KÖOESZ) Szabadság tér 4-6, 5900 Orosháza Tel.: +36 68 413 022 Fax: +36 68 412 392 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kisvarosok.hu

Iceland

Association of Local Authorities in Iceland Director: Karl BJORNSSON Samband íslenskra sveitarfélaga Borgartún 30, P.O. Box 8100, 128 Reykjavik Tél. : +354 515 4900 Fax : +354 515 4903 E-mail : [email protected] Web: www.samband.is

27.05.2013/mr Ireland (Associate members)

Institute of Public Administration Director General: Brian CAWLEY Institute of Public Administration 57-61 Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Tel.: +353 1 240 3600 Fax: +353 1 668 9135 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ipa.ie

Local Government Management Agency Chief Executive Officer Designate: Paul MCSWEENEY Local Government Management Agency Local Government House, 35-39 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 Tel.: +353 1 643 8400 Fax: +353 1 643 8401 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.lgma.ie

Israel

Union of Local Authorities in Israel Director General: Shlomo DOLBERG Merkaz Hashilton Hamekomi Be-Israel Rehov Ha’Arbaa 19, 10th floor, Tel Aviv 64739 Tel.: +972 3 68 44 222 Fax: +972 3 68 44 211 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.masham.org.il

Italy

CEMR Italian Section (AICCRE) Secretary General: Vincenzo MENNA Associazione Italiana del CCRE Piazza di Trevi 86, 00187 Roma Tel.: +39 06 699 40461 Fax: +39 06 679 3275 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aiccre.it

Latvia

Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments Secretary General: Mudīte PRIEDE Latvijas Pašvaldíbu Savieníba 1 Mazá Pils Str., 1050 Riga Tel.: +371 6722 65 36 Fax: +371 6721 22 41 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.lps.lv

27.05.2013/mr Lithuania

Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania Executive Director: Roma ŽAKAITIENĖ Lietuvos savivaldybių asociacija T. Vrublevskio g. 6, LT–01143 Vilnius Tel.: +370 5 279 60 63 Fax: +370 5 261 53 66 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.lsa.lt

Luxembourg

Association of Luxembourg Cities and Municipalities Adviser: Mireille COLBACH-CRUCHTEN Syndicat des villes et communes luxembourgeoises (SYVICOL) 3, rue Guido Oppenheim, 2263 Luxembourg Tel.: +352 44 36 58 1 Fax: +352 45 30 15 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.syvicol.lu

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Association of the Units of Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia Executive Director: Dusica PERISIC Заедница на единиците на локалната самоуправа на Република Македонија (ZELS) Zenevska bb, P.O.Box 32, 1000 Skopje Tel.: +389 2 30 99 033 Fax: +389 2 30 61 994 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.zels.org.mk

Malta

Local Councils’ Association Executive Secretary: Jimmy MAGRO Assocjazzjoni Tal-Kunsilli Lokali 153 Main Street, Balzan BZN. 06 Tel.: +356 21 446 428 Fax: +356 21 446 427 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.lca.org.mt

Moldova

Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova Secretary General: Viorel FURDUI Congresul Autorităților Locale din Moldova Columna 106 A Chişinău - Republica Moldova Tel.: +373 22 22-35-09 Fax: +373 22 22-35-29 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.calm.md

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Montenegro

Union of Municipalities of Montenegro Secretary General: Rajko GOLUBOVIC Zajednica Opština Crne Gore Mitra Bakica 142, 81000 Podgorica Tel.: +382 20 620 097 Fax: +382 20 620 123 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uom.co.me

Netherlands

Association of Netherlands Municipalities Director General: Jantine KRIENS Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG) Nassaulaan 12, Postbus 30435, NL - 2500 GK Den Haag Tel.: +31 70 373 83 93 Fax: +31 70 363 56 82 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.vng.nl

Association of Provinces of the Netherlands Director General: Gerard BEUKEMA Interprovinciaal Overleg (IPO) Muzenstraat 61, 2511 VW, P.O. Box 16107, NL – 2500 BC Den Haag Tel.: +31 70 888 1212 Fax: +31 70 888 1280 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ipo.nl

Norway

Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities Director General: Sigrun VÅGENG Kommunenes Sentralforbund Headquarters: Haakon VIIs gate 9, 0161 Oslo Mailing address: Postboks 1378 Vika, 0114 Oslo Tel.: +47 24 13 26 00 Fax: +47 22 83 22 22 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ks.no

Poland

Association of Polish Cities Executive Director: Andrzej PORAWSKI Zwiazek Miast Polskich Ul.Robocza 46A, 61-517 Poznan Tel.: +48 61 633 50 50 Fax: +48 61 633 50 60 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.zmp.org.pl

27.05.2013/mr Association of Polish Counties Secretary General: Rudolf BORUSIEWICZ Zwiazek Powiatow Polskich Skr. Pocztowa 119, 33-300 Nowy Sącz Tel.: +48 18 477 86 00 Fax: +48 18 477 86 11 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.zpp.pl

Portugal

National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) Secretary General: Artur TRINDADE Associaçao Nacional de Municipios Portugueses Av. Marnoco e Sousa 52, 3004-511 Coimbra Tel.: +351 239 404 434 Fax: +351 239 701 862 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.anmp.pt

Romania

Association of Romanian Communes Director General: Sergiu ŢÂRA Asociatia Comunelor din România 5 Eforiei st, Sector 5, 050036 Tel. / Fax: +40 21 311 99 69 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.acor.ro

Association of Romanian Towns Executive Director: Alexandru PETROVICI Asociatia Oraselor din România Strada Walter Maracineanu, 1-3, intrarea 2, etaj 2, cam. 180, sector 1, 010155 Bucharest Tel. / Fax: +40 21 311 71 97 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aor.ro

National Union of County Councils of Romania Secretary General: Gheorghe Bunea STANCU Uniunea Nationala a Consiliilor Judetene din România Strada Dunarii nr 178, Alexandria 140047 Tel.: +40 247 316 077 Fax: +40 247 312 494 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uncjr.ro

Romanian Municipalities Association Secretary General: Aurel SIMIONESCU Asociatia Municipiilor din România Str. Academiei nr. 3-5, etaj 1, sector 3, 030011 Bucharest Tel. / Fax: +40 21 311 34 91 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.amr.ro

27.05.2013/mr Serbia

Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia Secretary General: Djordje STANICIC Stalna Konferencija Gradova I Opština 22 Makedonska, 11000 Belgrade Tel.: +381 11 3223 446 Fax: +381 11 3221 215 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.skgo.org

Slovakia

Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia Executive Vice President: Milan MUŠKA Zdruzenie Miest A Obci Slovenska Bezrucova 9, 811 09 Bratislava Tel.: +421 2 529 642 43 Fax: +421 2 529 642 56 E mail: [email protected] Web: www.zmos.sk

Slovenia

Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia Secretary General: Jasmina VIDMAR Skupnost Občin Slovenije Partizanska 1, 2000 Maribor Tel.: +386 2 234 1500 Fax: +386 2 234 1503 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.skls.si

Spain

Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces Secretary General: Ángel FERNÁNDEZ DÍAZ Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias Calle del Nuncio 8, 28005 Madrid Tel.: +34 91 364 3700 Fax: +34 91 365 5482 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.femp.es

Sweden

Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Executive Director: Håkan SÖRMAN Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting Hornsgatan 20, 118 82 Stockholm Tel.: +46 8 452 70 00 Fax: +46 8 452 70 50 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.skl.se

27.05.2013/mr Switzerland

CEMR Swiss Section (ASCCRE) Secretary General: Francine CRETTAZ Association suisse du CCRE Case postale, 1003 Lausanne Tel.: +41 21 907 23 41 Fax: +41 21 315 20 08 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.asccre.ch

Turkey

Union of Municipalities of Turkey Secretary General: Hayrettin GÜNGÖR Türkiye Belediyeler Birliği Atatürk Bulvari No:229, 06680 Kavaklıdere / Ankara Tel.: +90 312 419 21 00-1 Fax: +90 312 419 21 30 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.tbb.gov.tr

Ukraine

Association of Ukrainian Cities Head of International Policy Department: Olena TOMNYUK Асоціація міст України 73 Artema str., floors 11-12, 04053 Kyiv Tel. / Fax: +380 44 486 28 78 or 486 28 12 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.auc.org.ua

Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils Head of Secretariat: Yuriy ANDRIYCHUK Українська асоціація районних та обласних рад 04053, м. Київ, вул. Артема, 73 (поверх 10) Tel: +380-44-484-05-64 / 19 Fax: +380-44-484-05-66 E-mail: [email protected] Web: uaror.org.ua

United Kingdom

Collective membership of the 4 UK associations:

Local Government Association Chief Executive: Carolyn DOWNS Local Government Association Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ Tel.: +44 20 7 664 3100 Fax: +44 20 7 664 3128 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.local.gov.uk

27.05.2013/mr Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Chief Executive: Steve THOMAS Welsh Local Government Association Local Government House, Drake Walk, Cardiff CF10 4LG Tel.: +44 29 2046 8600 or +44 29 2046 8600 Fax: +44 29 2046 8601 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.wlga.gov.uk

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) Chief Executive: Rory MAIR Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH Tel.: +44 131 474 92 00 or +44 131 474 92 00 Fax: +44 131 474 92 92 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.cosla.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) Chief Executive: Derek McCALLAN Northern Ireland Local Government Association Unit 5B Castlereagh Business Park, 478 Castlereagh Road, Belfast BT5 6BQ Tel.: +44 2890 798 972 or +44 2890 798 972 Fax: +44 2890 791 248 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.nilga.org

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