Regional Association of Local Government of Western Macedonia from Kozani (Greece)

The Regional Association of Local Governments of the Region of Western Macedonia (PEDDM) is a recently renamed and re-established legal institution following the latest administrative reform in Greece in 2011.
PEDDM represents 12 municipalities of the Western Macedonia Region covering a population of approximately 300.000 inhabitants.
Its main role is to support and represent the municipalities of the Region for better organization, coordination, management and exploitation of their resources. More precisely, PEDDM takes actions for: promotion of collaboration and networking among the local governments within the Region of Western Macedonia; conduction of research for regional and local development purposes; implementation of EU-funded projects; coordination of cooperation projects among the municipalities for social cohesion; implementation of training programmes and launching of various initiatives towards improvement of citizens’ living standards.