written by Staff Writer December 10, 2020 Civic leaders from Donegal and Derry will today take part in a special seminar focusing on the benefits of cross-border collaboration, and promoting the NW City Region Model as an example of best practice for other communities and authorities located alongside international borders. The seminar is part of a series being hosted by the Council of Europe, and will set out the learnings from the partnership approaches of Councils in the North West to key strategic issues including shared approaches to Trade & Investment, Covid-19, Educational co-operation and Tourism co-operation. Councillor Rena Donaghey, Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council and John G. McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Donegal Country Council will be joined by Councillor Brian Tierney, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, and John Kelpie, Chief Executive of Derry City and Strabane District Council, and a range of stakeholders from the region, in addressing a cross-border audience of local government officials drawn from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Republica Serbska, Croatia and Montenegro.