On May 7th 2009, the 7th Summit of the Executive Secretariat of the Network of Balkan Cities was held in Thessaloniki and was attended by:

• Mr. Nenad Markovic, Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo, the Presiding City for 2008
• Mrs. Albana Dhimitri, Deputy Mayor of Tirana, President of the Network of Balkan Cities for 2010 and
• Mr. Vassilios Papageorgopoulos, Mayor of Thessaloniki, the Presiding City for 2009 and the seat of the Executive Secretariat of the Network of Balkan Cities