PARTENALIA is an International association of intermediate local administrations from Belgium, Spain, Italy, Croatia, France and UK. It is a privileged working platform in order to promote innovative initiatives and the exchange of best practices on a transnational scale. With a large experience, Partenalia has become a frame of reference for the involvement of local collectivities in the European arena and for the development and implementation of innovative policies at local level. Structure In order to fulfil its objectives, Partenalia includes the following governing bodies: Political Council: Composed by one politician per member and represented by one President and two Vice-Presidents for a two-year period. The Political Council provides the vision and mission for the association and sets up its general guidelines. Steering Group: Decision-making body that gathers all the members of the association. Managing Board: Comprises a core group of technical members. It is responsible for the central planning processes of the association and particularly for setting up its Annual Action Plan. Secretariat: Watches over the coherence of Partenalia, together with the Presidency, and manages the daily activities of the coordinator. Current governing bodies Presidency: Diputación de Castellón (Spain) Vicepresidencies: Diputación de Ourense (Spain) and Province of Hainaut (Belgium) Secretariat: Diputación de Valencia (Spain) Treasurer: Province de Liège (Belgium)