• 2023-04-10

Improving services of public interest in local communities in order to better quality of life

40% of municipalities in Serbia lack public transportation - that’s one million people!

We have to do better with services of public interest in local communities if we expect quality of life to improve. According to data compiled by the State Audit Institution Report (SAI), 56 local self-governments or approximately 40% municipalities and towns in Serbia lack public transportation. Roughly 1,000,000 inhabitants are forced to use their own cars or taxi services when travelling between their villages and the municipal centres or to other inhabited areas. The law clearly obliges towns and municipalities to ensure functioning of urban and peri-urban transport, as a communal activity that represents an irreplaceable requirement of the population’s life and work.

Analysis: Improving the Lives of Marginalised Groups

Author: Ksenija Petovar, founder and member of the Board of Directors at CDF, (retired) Professor at the Faculties of Architecture and Geography, University of Belgrade

This analysis was prepared as part of the Erasmus+ project SMELT - Skilling Marginalised People to Enter the Labour Market