Sarita Bradaš (FCD): Instead of implementing a dual principle, focus is on a dual education system
CDF Researcher at the Scientific Conference: Education: Status, Perspectives and Role in the Development of Serbia As part of the Strategical Directions of Serbia’s Development series of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, on 17 and 18 September 2021 the Scientific Conference: Education: Status, Perspectives and Role in the Development of Serbia was held. The main objectives of the gathering were: presenting and the analysis of key data concerning the status of education in Serbia; a critical analysis of trends in educational developments since 2012 when the Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Serbia until…
Reforms Beneficial to All: Debate: Waste Management in Leskovac: Mechanisms, Practices and Challenges
On 15 September 2021, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised the following debate: Waste Management in Leskovac: Mechanisms, Practices and Challenges. Participating in the debate were representatives of local self-government, activists, local CSOs, the media, representatives of the CDF, and the Tim 42 Association which presented a waste management study conducted on the Town of Leskovac entitled: Effects of the Local Waste Management Plan on the Territory of the Town of Leskovac 2010 – 2020. The debate was organised within the framework of the Reforms Beneficial to All project: Public Participation Toward Better Public Policies and Sustainable Socio-economic Development, implemented…
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CDF Supports Trade Unions in the Fight for Labour Rights and Decent Work
Stemming from the current negotiations on minimum wage, the Center for Democracy Foundation offers its full support to the trade unions in their demand that the minimum wage be increased to RSD 39,000. There are over 350,000 employees in Serbia earning a minimum wage of RSD 32,000 (EUR 272.00) as a regular salary, and a large number of employees are earning a salary that barely surpasses this amount, earnings that barely reach the level of the already-destitute minimum consumer basket and which cannot cover the basic needs of the workforce and their families. Negotiations held to-date with social partners concerning…
Nataša Vučković at the Sustainable Development and Gender Equality conference
‘Recover, Restart, Retool 2021’ (The Korčula School Think Tank) Nataša Vučković, Executive Director, Center for Democracy Foundation, participated in a gathering held in Korčula, Croatia from 27 to 29 August 2021 entitle ‘Recover, Restart, Retool 2021’, as part of the Korčula School Think Tank (Transforming Politics through a Gender Lens). The focus of discussions was on the following: Just transition; Green Deal and sustainable development; Inclusive and gender sensitive cities; Forging a new care deal to address inequalities; Social democratic regional gender platform, among others. At roundtable III: ‘Green Deal and Sustainable Development’, held under the discussion ‘Restart: the what…
Book of Recommendations of the NCEU – Working Group for Chapters 2 and 19
Recommendations 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) From the Book of Recommendations of the National Convention on the European Union 2020 Working group for Chapters 2 (Freedom of Movement for Workers) and 19 (Social Policy and Employment) Coordinator: Center for Democracy Foundation (CDF) Nataša Vučković CHAPER 2 – FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR WORKERS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NCEU WORKING GROUP FOR 2021 • Align legislation with the Acquis in the area of freedom of movement for workers, in line with the…
Reforms Beneficial to All: Discussion on the Effects of Public Policies on Society
Within the framework of the Reforms Beneficial to All project, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised a discussion entitled: Public Participation Toward Better Public Policies and Sustainable Socio-economic Development, a discussion on the impact of public policy on society in Leskovac, Čajetina and Zrenjanin. Participating in the discussions were members of the citizenry, CSO representatives, youths, local self-government, business, the media and focus was placed on areas concerning the environment (Leskovac), participation of women in public and political life within the local community (Čajetina) and the local action plan for youth and employment (Zrenjanin). With the support of the Open…
Regional Youth Network Forum – a representation of a comparative study conducted within the framework of the project: Regional Youth Compact for Europe
On 23 July 2021, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised the Regional Youth Network Forum via the Regional Youth Compact for Europe project, whereby a comparative study entitled ‘Youth Transformative Potential in the EU Integration Processes and Post-Covid-19 Developments in the Western Balkans’ was presented. Participating on the panel were Dragan Srećković (Researcher), Nikola Paunović (Programme Assistant, CRTA), representatives of project partner organisations, trade unions, the academic community, independent institutions and representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). The discussion was moderated by Stefan Simić (Programme Coordinator, Center for Democracy Foundation). The study’s author, Dragan Srećković presented the key findings of the…
LAWGEM project – International Congress “Gender and Law in Practice and Education”
The necessity of a gender-sensitive approach in legal education emerges from the highest value and normative standards of modern international and national law. This is the main reason of the LAWGEM project, it aims to contribute to educate students of law (future lawyers, judges, prosecutors, administrative workers, members of parliament and government bodies) in a gender-sensitive manner. This means a real investment in better legislation and a more correct interpretation and implementation of the Law. It also means an investment in a better future by sensitizing judges, but also legal professionals in all fields of legal practice. Due to the…
Debate: (Un)Dignified Ageing and Old Age
CENTER DIALOGUE – SOCIAL DIALOGUE On 14 July, 2021, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised the debate: (Un)Dignified Ageing and Old Age in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Should pensions be classified as an economic or social category? Are pensioners becoming welfare cases? The economic crisis caused by the corona virus pandemic could fundamentally alter social relationships at their core and destroy the position of many groups in our society, and among those under threat are a large number of pensioners. At a time of increasing economic disparity, there is a downward trend in the replacement rate, which is…
Second Meeting of the Special Working Group for Drafting the Proposed Gender Equality Strategy for the Period 2021 – 2030
On 6 July 2021, the Executive Director of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Nataša Vučković, participated in the second meeting of the Special Working Group for Drafting the Proposed Gender Equality Strategy for the Period 2021 – 2030 and the Proposed Action Plan for the Application of the National Strategy (2021-2023). At the meeting organised by the Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, Gordana Čomić, the main elements on which to base the Strategy and how it will be implemented in future were presented. Participants in the discussion presented their proposals, including how to create conditions in…
Recommendations resulting from the Conference “European Union and the Western Balkans: Towards Renewed Trust”
Regional Youth Compact for Europe project RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM THE CONFERENCE European Union and the Western Balkans: Towards Renewed Trust held in Belgrade, 1 July 2021, under the Regional Youth Compact for Europe project Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) – partners of the Regional Youth Compact for Europe project which over the last three-year period has promoted the process of Western Balkan integration into the EU, brought together and encouraged regional youths toward activism and supporting reforms on the path toward the EU and strengthened the capacities of CSOs in local communities to dialogue with decision makers and the citizenry on…
