Third Congress on Financing Infrastructure, Municipalities & Sub-National Governments in Central, Eastern, South Eastern European Countries, Russian Caucasus & CIS

Bucharest / 14-15 February 2006

The event was organized by the European Finance Convention (www.euroconvention.com) and was attended by more than 100 participants representing central and local authorities, International Financial Institutions, NGOs.

The main goals of the Congress were:
• Addressing the needs of the municipal finance market;
• Dealing with a new funding environment;
• Looking for innovative sources of finance.

During the two days of Congress  sessions the participants had the opportunity to gain and to share experience related to: financing the local governments, establishing creditworthiness, improving local governance and making projects bankable; municipal finance and the investor’s perspective; public-private partnership and infrastructure finance; success stories about public-private partnerships, and exploring best practice in international experience.

The NCSD had the opportunity to highlight its experience in creating successful PPP models through Local Agenda 21 implementation in Romania.

 

The Kick-off Conference of the Network for Sustainability Strategies, Monitoring and Management in South Eastern Europe

Alba Iulia / 23-25 February 2006

The event was organized by the European Finance Convention (www.euroconvention.com) and was attended by more than 100 participants representing central and local authorities, International Financial Institutions, NGOs.
The Conference was attended by representatives of South East European countries and provided a good opportunity to discuss the issues of sustainable development in the region. The main subjects tackled during the three days of the Conference were: Problematique and resolutique of sustainable development; Strategies and management in South Eastern Europe; and Goals and procedures of the Network for Sustainability in South Eastern Europe. Interesting debates took place on the modus operandi of the Network, future activities of the Network, projects to be carried out, and role of the Network in the wider European region. Launching the Network for Sustainability Monitoring, Strategies and Management in South Eastern Europe was the foremost goal of the Conference and its most important achievement.

 

The Black Sea Energy Conference

Bucharest / 3-5 April 2006

The conference was organized under the auspices of the Romanian Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. The main objective of the Conference was to assess the current status of energy industry in the Black Sea region and to draw up a set of recommendations for the development of cooperation in this field.

The Conference also offered the opportunity for expressing the interest of participating countries to promote bilateral and multilateral investment projects, to share best practice and to identify topics of interest for the future specialized seminars/meetings.
The Conference was attended by a number of government agencies, representatives of regulatory agencies, key energy companies from each country, energy equipment suppliers, donors, investors, professional associations and the media.