Debate: “Is the Education System Ready for AI?”
DIALOGUE IN THE CENTER – SOCIAL FORUM The Center for Democracy Foundation organized, on October 21, 2025, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, a debate titled “Is the Education System Ready for AI?” Are we ready for the changes brought by artificial intelligence? How will the education system adapt to them? What kind of knowledge is needed today? How can we successfully reform education in line with these transformations? We sought answers to these and other pressing questions through a discussion featuring: Tanja Jakobi (Center for Public Policy Research); Prof. Kristina Vušković (University of Leeds, UK); Ana Dimitrijević (Forum…
Round Table in Brussels: Challenges for Public Services in Central and Eastern Europe
CEECAW Project Excellent cooperation, exchange of experiences, and joint collection of valuable knowledge aimed at contributing to the improvement of working conditions and collective bargaining in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Serbia as a candidate country for EU membership. The round table within the project “Challenges for Organising and Collective Bargaining in Care, Administration and Waste collection sectors in Central Eastern European Countries (CEEC)” (CEECAW) was held on October 15, 2025, in Brussels. The final CEECAW event brought together researchers, trade union representatives, and policymakers to discuss key challenges faced by public services in Central and Eastern…
Regional Youth Cooperation for the European Future of the Western Balkans
POLITEIA Regional School for Youth Participation 2025 The “Politeia Regional School for Youth Participation 2025”, implemented within the project “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” (2023–2026), with the support of the European Commission, was held from September 21 to 27, 2025, in Belgrade. Politeia is more than just a school – it is a space for learning, exchanging ideas, building connections, and strengthening European values. This was the common conclusion of young people from the Western Balkans during seven days of fellowship and discussions on key topics such as regional cooperation, European integration, reforms, challenges of democracy, rule of…
Opening of POLITEIA Regional School for Youth Participation 2025
The “Politeia Regional School for Youth Participation 2025”, implemented within the project “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” (2023–2026), with the support of the European Commission, is being held from September 21 to 27, 2025, in Belgrade. Politeia is more than just a school – it is a space for learning, exchanging ideas, building connections, and strengthening European values, it was emphasized at the opening ceremony, where the participants were addressed by the Secretary General of the Center for Democracy Foundation Nataša Vučković, Head of the Political Section of the EU Delegation to Serbia Črtomir Peter Fišinger, Commissioner for…
Supported Regional Informal Youth Groups from the Western Balkans
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe (RYDE) As part of the Active Achievement Fund for 2025, five regional informal groups have been selected for support. This sub-granting initiative is implemented within the framework of the Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe (RYDE) project, funded by the European Union. The implementation of their three-month projects began on September 1, 2025, and will last until November 30, 2025. The Call for project proposals for the Active Achievement Fund for 2025 was open to the regional groups composed of at least 5 young people from at least 3 Western Balkan countries. These groups are not…
The greatest responsibility for the state of dialogue in society lies with those who hold the most power
Nataša Vučković for NIN (weekly newspaper) Nataša Vučković, General Secretary of the Center for Democracy, believes that those most responsible for the state of dialogue in a society are those who hold the greatest power to encourage, sustain, and improve dialogue—namely, the authorities. “In our case, the authorities behave as if they acknowledge only that part of society which supports them. Those who are not part of that group are suppressed in every possible way—through belittling, insults, and using the media to destroy the reputations of individuals, groups, or organizations. Political dialogue, which should primarily occur in parliament, is characterized…
CDF in Cities and Municipalities: Together for a Better Life in Local Communities
Apatin • Arilje • Bač • Bečej • Bela Palanka • Beograd • Brus • Čajetina • Knjaževac • Kragujevac • Kraljevo • Kruševac • Kula • Lazarevac • Leskovac • Loznica • Ljubovija • Niš • Nova Varoš • Novi Pazar • Novi Sad • Obrenovac • Odžaci • Osečina • Pančevo • Pirot • Požega • Prijepolje • Ruma • Smederevo • Sombor • Sremska Mitrovica • Sremski Karlovci • Subotica • Surdulica • Šid • Ub • Užice • Valjevo • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vranje • Vršac • Zaječar • Zrenjanin… Wherever you go…
Youth for Democracy – Their Voice Must Not Be Ignored
Press Release by the Center for Democracy Foundation (CDF) on the Occasion of International Youth Day On the occasion of International Youth Day, the Center for Democracy Foundation (CDF) extends its congratulations to all young people and calls on institutions, decision-makers, and society as a whole not only to listen but also to act in line with the voices and needs of youth! At a time when as many as 49% of young people in Serbia are planning to leave the country (according to KOMS’ 2024 research), the message is clear: young people want to live in a country that…
CEECAW: Collective Bargaining in Europe (VIDEO)
Project: Challenges for Organising and Collective Bargaining in Care, Administration and Waste collection sectors in Central Eastern European Countries – CEECAW The aim of the CEECAW project is to develop collective bargaining (CB) in three sectors (care, waste management, central public administration sectors) in the EU Central Eastern European countries (CEEC) and Serbia (an EU candidate country). The project aims at supporting trade unions (at sectoral and national levels) in the implementation of the goals indicated in Article 4 of the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive in EU. The directive is especially relevant for Central and Eastern European countries, where bargaining…
Visiting RYDE Partners and Sub-Grantees in the Region: Strengthening Youth Participation in the Western Balkans
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE During June, representatives of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Dajana Ostojić and Katarina Stojković, visited partners and sub-grantees of the EU-funded project “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe” in Sarajevo, Skopje, Pristina, North Mitrovica, and Tirana. In Skopje, we visited our partner organization NGO Info Center and sub-grantee LEAD – Leaders for Education, Activism and Development; in Kosovo, our partner Kosovar Stability Initiative and sub-grantee New Social Initiative; in Tirana, partner organizations Academy of European Integration and Negotiations (AIEN) and Youth Act Center (YA), and sub-grantee Beyond Barriers Association; and in Sarajevo, sub-grantees I Would Like to Be in the EU and PROI…
Local Democracy Ensures that the Voices of Citizens and the Needs of the Community are Heard
Annual Conference of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) 2025. The President of the European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) and Secretary General of the Center for Democracy Foundation (CDF), Nataša Vučković, participated in the Annual Conference of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), held on June 19, 2025, in Brussels. The conference brought together key actors from across Europe to exchange views on the state of democracy and strategies for its renewal. Discussions covered the future of democracy, new approaches in EU policy, international funding, the role of philanthropy, civil society, civic protests, and more. Speaking on the panel titled “From Crisis…
CDF Granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Advocating for the Promotion and Protection of Economic and Social Rights of Citizens and Vulnerable Social Groups The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has adopted the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to grant the Center for Democracy Foundation (CDF) special consultative status. The Center for Democracy Foundation has been recognized for its longstanding work and commitment to promoting and protecting economic and social rights. CDF expresses its satisfaction with the opportunity to contribute its expertise and experience to the realization of the rights of all citizens, especially those from vulnerable social groups, through engagement and active cooperation with the UN Economic and Social…
