On 5 June 2026, representatives of the European Union Delegation to Albania, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports, the Municipality of Mallakastër, AICS Tirana and project partners gathered at the Archaeological Park of Bylis for the 4th Steering Committee Meeting of the project “EU for Economic Development – Tourism-led Local Economic Development with a Focus on Cultural Heritage.”

The meeting provided an opportunity to review the progress achieved since the previous Steering Committee and to discuss the next strategic steps for project implementation. Participants highlighted that the results of the initiative are becoming increasingly tangible, beginning with the establishment of the Bylis–Klos Archaeological Park and the approval of its management and administrative framework. Additional milestones include the approval of the Conservation Plan, the implementation of local development grants supporting community-based initiatives, and the advancement of strategic investments aimed at strengthening the protection, management and valorisation of the archaeological park.

The meeting provided an opportunity to review the progress achieved since the previous Steering Committee and to discuss the next strategic steps for project implementation. Participants highlighted that the results of the initiative are becoming increasingly tangible, beginning with the establishment of the Bylis–Klos Archaeological Park and the approval of its management and administrative framework. Additional milestones include the approval of the Conservation Plan, the implementation of local development grants supporting community-based initiatives, and the advancement of strategic investments aimed at strengthening the protection, management and valorisation of the archaeological park.

The meeting provided an opportunity to review the progress achieved since the previous Steering Committee and to discuss the next strategic steps for project implementation. Participants highlighted that the results of the initiative are becoming increasingly tangible, beginning with the establishment of the Bylis–Klos Archaeological Park and the approval of its management and administrative framework. Additional milestones include the approval of the Conservation Plan, the implementation of local development grants supporting community-based initiatives, and the advancement of strategic investments aimed at strengthening the protection, management and valorisation of the archaeological park.

The meeting provided an opportunity to review the progress achieved since the previous Steering Committee and to discuss the next strategic steps for project implementation. Participants highlighted that the results of the initiative are becoming increasingly tangible, beginning with the establishment of the Bylis–Klos Archaeological Park and the approval of its management and administrative framework. Additional milestones include the approval of the Conservation Plan, the implementation of local development grants supporting community-based initiatives, and the advancement of strategic investments aimed at strengthening the protection, management and valorisation of the archaeological park.