In light of the growing challenges of housing and urban development, the Stability Pact is organising a ministerial conference between 28 September and 1 October in Vienna, where South Eastern Europe's ministers responsible for housing and spatial planning will gather to discuss cooperation in the area of housing policy.

A press conference will be held on 28 September at 19.30h at the Vienna City Hall (City Hall, Rathauskeller), and will be followed by the presentation by Special Coordinator Erhard Busek of the new "Erhard Busek Award on Housing Research" (City Hall, Rathauskeller).

The press conference will be attended by ministers representing Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. SC Dr. Erhard Busek, Dr. Miomir Mugosa (Mayor of Podgorica), and Lars Reutersward (UN-Habitat, Director of Global Division) will also attend, as well as other officials of the Stability Pact.

Journalists are kindly asked to contact Mr. Troll for accreditation on +43 1 897486433.

Following the event, journalists from the SEE region may contact the Stability Pact secretariat (press@stabilitypact.org) with any questions and/ or requests regarding the conclusions of this conference.