REGIONAL COUNCIL OF SHKODER ALBANIA

42ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CPMR

September 2014 – Umeå (Västerbotten, Sweden)

Maxhid Cungu, President of the Regional

Council Shkodra (Albania)

ALBANIA

•Situated in Southeastern Europe, part of the Balkan Peninsula

•Covers an area of 28.748 sq km

•3.5 million inhabitants.

•Borders Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro

•Adriatic and Ionian Sea coastlines of nearly 450 km,

•Rich culture

•Fascinating ancient

history

•Archaeological remains

Shkodra Castle, Rozafa

•Reforms to democracy

•Member of the Organization for Security and

Cooperation in Europe and NATO

•European Union Programmes: PHARE, CARDS and

IPA Adriatic cross border Programme

•Access to Schengen area

•Candidate for accession to European Union

•Consultation for EUSAIR policy.

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

SHKODRA REGION IS

LOCATED IN NORTH

OF ALBANIA,

BORDERING THE

REPUBLIC OF

MONTENEGRO, ON

THE EASTERN COAST OF THE ADRIATIC SEA

REGIONAL COUNCIL OF SHKODRA

•One of the largest regions in Albania

•Rich water sources

•The Region of Shkodra provides 90% the hydropower energy

•Shkoder lake, the largest in the Balkans

•Shkoder region: 341,000 inhabitants

•University of Shkodra has about 10 000 student

Strategic Location of Albania in the

Adriatic-Ionian Region & Sky Corridor

The Adriatic-Ionian Euro region (AIE)

•Assembly of European Regions

•Trans-national and inter-regional cooperation

•Economic sustainable development

•Transport and infrastructure; maritime growth.

•Partner in various IPA Adriatic CBC Programmes

AIE Partners

OUR INVOLVEMENT

•Enhancing intraregional cooperation

•Maritime policies and European integration

•Transport and economic cooperation

•Social affairs and welfare

•Elimination of disparities in competitiveness

President of the Regional Council of Shkoder

Maxhid CUNGU

September 2014 – Umeå (Västerbotten, Sweden)