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Municipal Exchange Fund "Austria for Ukraine" launched

KDZ – Centre for Public Administration Research is pleased to announce the launch of the Municipal Exchange Fund “Austria for Ukraine” (A4U), funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) as part of International Partnerships Austria and the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns (AACT), and in cooperation with U-LEAD with Europe. 

KDZ will manage the Fund and support peer-to-peer partnerships between Austrian and Ukrainian municipalities, focusing on local governance, municipal services, strategic planning and EU integration. The first activities and open calls are currently being prepared. 

Find more information on municipalexchangea4u.eu.

Kelmend Zajazi
Kelmend Zajazi | Executive Director of NALAS
The long-term cooperation with KDZ means a lot to us at NALAS. In KDZ we found a peer that fully understands who we are.
Isabelle Verschuren | Federal Public Service Policy and Support (BOSA), CAF correspondent of Belgium
In the last years Belgium has planned and organised many different CAF activities (e.g. CAF training, Certification of CAF label) together with KDZ.
Josep Medrano | Director of Strategic Planning and Taxation, City of Barcelona
For the City of Barcelona, the collaboration with KDZ through the European "Cities for Sustainable Public Finances (CSPF)" has reached a qualitative advance.

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