On December 24, 2021, a Constituent Session was held in the municipality of Valandovo and the Council for Social Protection of the South-East Planning Region was formed, where the mayors of all ten municipalities of the South-East Planning Region and the directors of all Centers for Social Work in the region are members. The Centre for development of the South-East Planning Region has the role of an administrative body.
The mayor of the municipality of Novo Selo, Gjorge Bozhinov, was unanimously elected for the president of the council for a one-year term.
At the Session, the Rules of Procedure were adopted, which regulate the manner of work of the Social Protection Council, as well as the Proposal for the need to develop social services in the South-East Planning Region, the type and manner of establishing services that Overview will allow to be used in the future, the facilities of the Center for Development and to apply for projects in the field of social protection.
Mr. Jovan Manasievski, expert in the field of social protection had his presentation to the audience, emphasizing the importance of constituting this Council and emphasizing that this is a step towards decentralization of social protection.
He also focused on the needs of the South-Еast region in the field of social protection, such as the need not only to build nursing homes, but also to develop the measure of assistance and care in the home, which would cover a larger number of people who they need this care.
Of great importance is the need to map social risks and establish social protection councils in each municipality, in order to adopt annual plans for social protection. These plans will define the needs and the municipalities will be able to apply for grants, as well as the use of European funds.
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