On 6 November 2026, the First Regional Workshop for the preparation of the Development Programme of the East Planning Region for the period 2027–2031 was held at Hotel Izgrev in Štip.
Approximately 50 representatives of the municipalities within the East Planning Region, public institutions, non-governmental organisations, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders participated in the First Regional Workshop. The participants actively contributed to assessing the current situation in the region and identifying the priority strategic areas of the East Planning Region Development Programme 2027–2031. Through joint efforts, they conducted SWOT and PESTLE analyses and defined the vision for the East Planning Region for the upcoming programming period.
During the workshop, participants were presented with the Final Evaluation Report and its key conclusions regarding the East Planning Region Development Programme 2021–2026, along with the draft sectoral analyses and the main conclusions and findings concerning the thematic areas.
The Second Regional Workshop for the preparation of the East Planning Region Development Programme 2027–2031 is scheduled to take place on Friday, 27 November 2026, at Hotel Izgrev in Štip.
The preparation of the East Planning Region Development Programme 2027–2031 is supported by the Ministry of Local Self-Government through the project “Sustainable and Inclusive Balanced Regional Development” – Phase II, implemented with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
