Report European Union Integration at the Local Level Summary and Recommendations The idea of this project was to make a scanning of the current situation in the area of EPAP implementation in the Project beneficiary municipalities and to help them meeting the municipal obligations stemming for the document. As implementers of this project, we believe that the recommendations are applicable and will help in improving the EPAP reporting process at the central level. We are also convinced that the municipal leadership will take the project recommendations into account. The Women NGO Network“Qeliza” would like to thank all those who have helped in implementing the Project, starting with the municipal officials of beneficiary municipalities, members of various organizations and experts directly or indirectly involved in the Project implementation. During the reporting period on the European Union Integration at the Local Level Project, the monitoring team has achieved to draw some recommendations and requirements that the European integration municipal officials have presented in the joint meetings held during the reporting period. Recommendations: - To strengthen the position of European integration officials in municipalities; - To strengthen the cooperation between European integration officials, directors of directorates and mayors for a more adequate reporting of achievements related to EPAP actions implementation; - To organize workshops for strengthening the position, knowledge level and capacity building of European integration municipal officials of all municipalities of Kosovo; - To invite the European integration officials to meetings with international organizations/institutions and to make it possible for the European integration officials to be the first contact points for organizations/institutions that come to municipalities for discussing various issues of interest to the citizens and the municipalities; and - For the civil society to have a more active role in monitoring the implementation of EPAP 2011 from the responsible institutions. 34