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Once a year, the Municipal Department 27 invites NGOs to submit funding proposals for development projects.
Every year, a development policy conference is held to inform the public.
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Current projects
Clean greetings to North Macedonia
The City of Vienna is sending another signal of international solidarity and practical neighborly assistance to the Balkans. As part of its humanitarian aid efforts, the City of Vienna has handed over a decommissioned but technically fully functional garbage truck to representatives of the North Macedonian municipality of Debrca. The vehicle was in intensive use in Vienna's municipal services until recently and has now been replaced.
The Municipal Department 48 - Waste Management, Street Cleaning and Vehicle Fleet regularly replaces vehicles to ensure efficient and low-emission waste disposal in Vienna. Vehicles that are no longer suitable according to Viennese standards can still be used for many years by other municipalities abroad. This form of technical assistance contributes to the circular economy and conserves resources.
For the municipality of Debrca, this vehicle represents a significant technological advancement. The garbage truck will ensure professional waste collection there in the future, thus making a direct contribution to local environmental protection and improving the quality of life.
Investment in Infrastructure
Debrca is located north of Lake Ohrid in western North Macedonia. The municipality comprises 30 villages and, according to the 2021 census, has approximately 3,700 inhabitants. Since municipalities in North Macedonia lack sufficient budget funds for local investments, the donated vehicle represents a sustainable improvement to the infrastructure.
As an emerging economy, North Macedonia faces challenges such as high unemployment, a sometimes weak infrastructure, high foreign debt, and the emigration of skilled workers. The country is undergoing a profound economic and political transformation and has been a candidate for European Union membership since 2005. One aim of such cooperation is to support the European integration process in the country.
Aid for Ukrainian Hospitals
In the first half of 2025, the City of Vienna consistently continued its targeted support of hospitals in Ukraine. Six trucks brought 30 tons of relief supplies, such as hospital beds, examination tables, and medical equipment, to the crisis area. Due to the security situation, only destinations in the western half of Ukraine can be reached. Accordingly, hospitals in the cities of Irpin, Kyiv, Rivne, and Podilsk/Odessa were supplied.
Medical care for the population is extremely precarious due to the war and destruction. There is a particular shortage of hospital beds and all types of equipment on site. Many hospitals and field hospitals have already had their capacity expanded with supplies delivered in recent years.
"As the City of Vienna, we have stood in solidarity with the Ukrainian people since the beginning of the war and have been supporting them with relief supplies since day one. It is particularly important to me that the long-standing aid deliveries to Ukraine are carried out consistently and continuously", emphasized Mayor Michael Ludwig at the meeting with Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Vienna.