Centre for Development of East Planning Region in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance - Project for improving municipal services (MSIP) and the World Bank organized an information event on "Public procurement rules and procedures of the World Bank." The informative event took place on 02^nd November, 2016, at the Hotel "Izgrev" - Sthip.

By EUROPARC and Parc Jura vaudois Switzerland was organized conference "WE ARE THE PARKS" which was held in St.-George Switzerland.

Conference objectives were to learn about the progress of the Strategy approved by the members of EUROPARC, as well as other initiatives, events and plans for the future of the Federation.

On 12^thof October 2016, in DROP - Laboratory at the University "Goce Delchev" – StipinCampus 2, one day training was held within the project "Business Center -" Click "closer to your business".

Centre for Development of East Region in this project developed an innovative web and mobile application "CLICK" in order to enable more efficient and effective communication between the Business Center at the Center for Development of the Eastern Region and the business community with regular Internet communication and mobile applications.

On 29 September 2016, at the Hotel "Izgrev" - Shtip, Workshop was held within the project "Development of a study to determine the status of the pastures on the territory of East planning region".

VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski visits multimedia center "Creativa" and several sports facilities in Stip where for three years were built 16 sports facilities and met with residents of Stip.

The total investment of the center "Creativa" is worth 484,302.14 euros of which 149,320.29 euros from IPA funds received through cross-border cooperation with National reading room "P.R.Slavejkov 1938" village Breznica. Municipality of Stip co-financed 186,761.85 euros.

Multimedia center, built on the site of the old summer cinema in Stip, as Mayor Ilco Zahariev said in conversation with Mr. Gruevski to accommodate 3D cinema cluster creative industry of East Planning Region, the offices of the Centre for development of East Planning Region and there is a conference room as well as room for cultural and artistic event.

On 21^st July, 2016, Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation in the Republic of Macedonia HE Sybille Suter Tejada visit the East Planning Region - Bregalnica region, which visited some of the projects implemented within the program for nature conservation in Macedonia and held several working meetings including: the head of the Centre for Development of East Planning Region Mrs. Dragica Zdraveva,  the President of the Council for development of East Planning Region and Mayor of Kocani Mr. Ratko Dimitrovski, and the mayor of the municipality of Zrnovci Mr. Blaze Stankov.

On July 12^th, 2016 at hotel "Izgrev" - Shtip, held second awareness event with the private sector in East Planning Region, the municipalities of East Planning Region and other stakeholders on topics: Programs for Financial Support of Agriculture and Rural development through measures which include the sectors of agriculture and rural development in the Republic of Macedonia, AFSARD, Annual Report on the implementation of the Programme for Development of East Planning Region 2015-2019 for 2015, and Annual Report of the Centre for Development of East Planning Region for 2015.

On 24^th June 2016, at the Hotel "Izgrev" - Stip held an informative event with the private sector of East Planning Region and other interested actors on "Co-financing grants for new start-ups  spin-off for potential applicants.

"The organizing of this type of events is an important step in support of the private sector ie SMEs, merchants / economic operators in the region, craftsmen, interested potential foreign and domestic investors and others."

In order to strengthen the entrepreneurial thought and entrepreneurial works among the residents of the East Planning Region, especially among young people, on 28th April 2016 it was implemented event dedicated to the Global Entrepreneurship Week. The event was attended by around 40 young people, current and potential entrepreneurs from the East Planning Region.