PANEL I: Partnership and cooperation of the public, private and civil sector in the social inclusion policy of Roma and returnees – formulating public policy recommendations through good practices
National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees On December 7, 2021, the National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees was held in Belgrade – entitled "Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions".
PANEL II: Education, employment, and economic empowerment of Roma and returnees – main challenges and possible solutions in the social inclusion process
National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees On December 7, 2021, the National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees was held in Belgrade – entitled "Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions".
National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees
Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions On December 7, 2021, the National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees was held in Belgrade – entitled "Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions". German Development Cooperation Programme "Inclusion of Roma and other Marginalized Groups in Serbia", implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, as a political partner and the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social issues as a key partner, and the Center for Democracy Foundation,…
CDF: Stop Violence and Ensure the Protection of the Rights of All
Announcement: Center for Democracy Foundation The Center for Democracy Foundation warns of the dramatic rise in violence in our society and calls for the calming of tensions, adherence to democratic principles and the unconditional protection of the rights of all people of Serbia. Great divisions and crises in society, increasingly frequent attacks on political dissidents, media representatives and CSO activists, hate speech, intolerance and violence, must not become an accepted and encouraged model. Quite the contrary! We demand state institutions provide the people with the full right to free expression of opinion and peaceful protests, this means that the competent…
Nataša Vučković at the ALDA Board of Directors Session
Nataša Vučković, Executive Director at CDF, participated in the BoD session of the ALDA, the European Association for Local Democracy. At this session, the ALDA adopted its work strategy for the Western Balkans, aiming to achieve regional collaboration, European integration of the Western Balkans, democracy and citizen participation. The ALDA BoD also considered and discussed future steps and initiatives for 2022. Center for Democracy Foundation
Nataša Vučković for RTS: We’re All Paying for the Poor Image of the Western Balkan Region, And We Have to Get Ahead of This
Interview with the CDF’s Executive Director on RTS According to last month’s EU Report, Serbia has fulfilled criteria to open a cluster on taxation policy, social policy and employment. Nataša Vučković from the Center for Democracy Foundation highlighted during her interview on RTS, that the four freedoms of the EU, the freedom of movement, capital, goods and services are extremely important to the functioning of a single market. She estimates that the poor image of the Western Balkans is costing us all, and that we need to get out ahead of this, to embrace change, changes which are European. The…
Position of Foreign Workers in Serbia – Debate
“Labour Rights are Our Rights” project On 30 November 2021, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised a debate on the topic: Position of Workers in Serbia, as part of the Labour Rights Are Our Rights project. Keynote speakers during the debate included: Nebojša Miletić, Union of Employers; Saša Torlaković, Construction Workers’ Trade Union; Ivana Gordić-Perc, Journalist, VOICE, Andrijana Radoičić-Nedeljković, ATINA; Olga Vučković-Kićanović, Consulting in Labour Rights and HR Fides; Branislav Markuš, Zrenjanin Social Forum; Nataša Vučković, Center for Democracy Foundation. The debate was moderated by (journalist) Ljubica Gojgić. The issue of the position of foreign workers in Serbia and the…
Vučković: The Government Has Trouble Uttering Two Words – Poverty and Democracy
Interview (“Iza Vesti”, N1 TV) During an interview she gave for Iza Vesti [Behind the News] on N1 TV, Executive Director of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Nataša Vučković said she doesn’t believe the quality of life of the citizenry will improve, while commenting on the adoption of the 2022 Budget. “I would be sceptical. We see that all indicators show improvement regarding poverty, but this positivity is moving at a snail’s pace. A million and a half people are at risk of poverty, and half a million are living on the brink. There are two words the Government has…
Institutional Weakness and the Path to Europe
Nataša Vučković, author of the text, for NIN weekly newsmagazine The annual report of the European Commission is a serious read. Anyone wanting to describe the factual situation in Serbia and gain insight into the way people live and work here, the obstacles we face, the types of problems we have resolved, and those we cannot unresolve years later, can find plenty of information, assessments and recommendations on what needs to be done in this Report. It is not, however, realistic to expect many to read the Report in detail, which is something the authorities are counting on, knowing that…
Lecture by Nataša Vučković at the Invitation of the Academy for European Integration and Accession
The Executive Director, Center for Democracy Foundation, Nataša Vučković held a lecture at the invitation of the Academy for European Integration and Accession, organised by AIEN (Albania), within the framework of the Jean Monnet Programme under the European Commission. Representatives of local self-government, the Government of Albania, NGOs and independent institutions participate in the Academy. The subject of the lecture held by Nataša Vučković included the experiences of civil society organisations in collaborating with the Government of Serbia’s negotiation team and the National Assembly in preparations for opening Negotiation Chapters 2 and 19, as well as monitoring reforms implementation in…
Speech Made by Nataša Vučković at the 9th Plenary Session of the National Convention on the EU (VIDEO)
5 November 2021 Speech made by the Executive Director of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Nataša Vučković, Coordinator of the Working Group for the National Convention on the European Union for Chapters 2 (Freedom of Movement for Workers) and 19 (Social Policy and Employment), at the 9th Plenary Session of the National Convention on the European Union held 5 November 2021 at the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
Public Debate: 2030 Agenda and the Law on Gender Equality – How to Achieve Successful Implementation
Sustainable Development for All Platform On 29 October 2021, the Center for Democracy Foundation and the Ana and Vlade Devac Foundation organised the following public debate: 2030 Agenda and the Law on Gender Equality – How to Achieve Successful Implementation. We organised the public debate as an activity of the advisory Thematic Group – Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls held via the Sustainable Development for All Platform, supported by the governments of Switzerland and Germany and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) GmbH via the Public Finance Reform – 2030 Agenda project. This…
