The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) “Urban planning best practices on Creating Harmonious Cities” held in Rome on 29^th and 30^th November 2007. Pejë/Pec was one of selected cities after a formal application procedure approval conducted by the organizsers of the conference. Twelve cities were represented on EGM. The outcome of this meeting was a preliminary draft of recommendations that should finally be approved during World Urban Forum IV in Nanjing, China.

The purpose of the Conference was to exchange methodologies and experiences of urban planning as a tool that can create sustainable urbanization, in other words “harmonious cities”.

Through very stimulation debates, a list of success criteria and innovative focuses for urban planning was drafted and presented as preliminary conclusions.

Presentation of Pejë/Pec city left good impression on all participants, and as a follow up to that many bilateral discussions took place. Especially important for the EGM was information on innovative aspects of the planning process, tools applied and clear frameworks for plan implementation. Relevant for Kosovo context is the possibility of more active involvement of Pejë/Pec city and MuSPP/UN-HABITAT on WUF IV in Nanjing/China 2008.