Needs of Waste Collectors and Their Families – How to Provide Systemic Support?
Joint UN Programme “PRO – Local Governance for People and Nature” Within the framework of the Joint UN Programme ‘PRO – Local Governance for People and Nature’, training was held on 17 and 18 October 2024 for representatives of local governments’ coordination mechanisms, involved in the support programme for informal waste collectors. Participating in the event, entitled ‘Support for Waste Collectors and Their Families, and the Roles of Various Actors’, were representatives from the Center for Democracy Foundation included Manager Milena Mićović Trajković and researchers Nevena Novaković and Njegoš Vujadinović (Institute of Social Sciences). The attendees were presented with research findings concerning capacities, social protection services and the…
A fifth of citizens at risk of poverty, adoption of the Social Protection Strategy urgent
Statement from the Center for Democracy Foundation on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty In Serbia, according to the latest data from the National Statistical Office (NSO), 19.9% of citizens live at risk of poverty, while 27.2% of the population is exposed to the risk of poverty or social exclusion. The elderly and the unemployed are particularly affected, indicating a serious lack of a systemic approach to combating poverty. The Center for Democracy Foundation (CDF) actively advocates for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 1 – eradicating poverty, in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, which has also been…
Call for a Regional Internship Program is open!
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE We are pleased to announce a great opportunity for 5 young people from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia and Serbia to attend a paid internship in civil society organizations from Western Balkans. If you are a young person who wish to gain firsthand experience in civil society in Belgrade, Pristina, Tirana or Skopje in a period of two months, learn about European integration, contribute to youth participation and structured dialogue and connect with young people from the region, apply for internship at this link. Deadline for submitting applications is 29 October…
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: POLICY LABS ON YOUTH PARTICIPATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, MEDIA, AND CULTURE
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE Join us in creating opportunities for collaboration, bringing together young people and policy makers to discuss and work on mainstreaming youth policies across all relevant areas! RYDE (Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe) project team invites youth representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), ministries/institutions, local decision-makers, youth councils, youth from political parties, youth representatives from media and other relevant stakeholders to join the upcoming policy labs. These sessions aim to establish and improve dialogue between decision-makers and youth representatives in order to jointly identify opportunities for improving youth policies in the Western Balkans in the following…
Vučković in Strasbourg: Collaboration Opening New Opportunities for Ukrainian Citizens
ALDA – Enhancing Local Democracy with Support from European Partners At the 20th Congress of French Regions in Strasbourg (France), a Memorandum of Understanding was signed for the Local Democracy Agency Kharkiv. On this occasion, Nataša Vučković, President of the European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) and General Secretary of the Foundation Center for Democracy (FCD), highlighted the importance of this new partnership. "I am convinced that this cooperation will open new opportunities for the citizens of Ukraine," said Vučković, emphasizing the broader impact expected from such partnerships on Ukraine's recovery. The signing of the Memorandum took place on September…
Seminar on Social Dialogue and Collective Bargaining in the Areas of Care, Waste Management, and Public Administration
CEECAW Project The first seminar within the project “Challenges of Organizing and Collective Bargaining in the Care, Administration, and Waste Collection Sectors in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC)” (CEECAW) was held on September 3-4, 2024, in Belgrade, Serbia. The event discussed national reports on the state of social dialogue and collective bargaining in the areas of care, waste management, and public administration in Central and Eastern European countries and Serbia. The goal 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…
Open Letter of the National Convention on the EU
NCEU, 27.8.2024 Open Letter of the National Convention on the EU addressed to the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia To the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Mrs. Ana Brnabić To the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Miloš Vučević Open Letter As you are aware, the National Convention on the European Union is the largest network of civil society organizations in Serbia, comprising several hundred member organizations, including citizens' associations, professional and academic organizations, and individuals…
Open Letter of the National Convention on the EU
National Convention on the EU Open Letter of the National Convention on the EU addressed to the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia To the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Mrs. Ana Brnabić To the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Miloš Vučević Open Letter As you are aware, the National Convention on the European Union is the largest network of civil society organizations in Serbia, comprising several hundred member organizations, including citizens’ associations, professional and academic organizations,…
Journalists’ Rights and Freedoms Must Be Protected!
Press Release: CDF Supports Journalist Tamara Skrozza and News Agency FoNet The Center for Democracy Foundation expresses its solidarity with journalist and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the FoNet News Agency, Tamara Skrozza, who has been subjected to attacks and a groundless media campaign. We demand that her rights be protected. The targeting, threats, harassment, and intimidation of journalists are unacceptable in a democratic country aspiring to become a member of the European Union. Tamara Skrozza is a journalist of unquestionable professional and personal integrity, ethicality, and principled conduct. It is the duty and obligation of the relevant institutions to safeguard the…
Ensuring that All Employed Women Can Access Maternity Leave and Other Labour Rights
Open Dialogue on the Position of Pregnant Women and Mothers in the Labour Market It is crucial to take a step forward in the field of gender equality and to ensure that all working women, regardless of employment status, have access to maternity leave and other labour rights, stated the Secretary General of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Nataša Vučković, during panel discussion entitled Woman, Mother – the European Union as part of an open dialogue on the position of pregnant women and mothers in the labour market. The Center for Democracy Foundation has long been dedicated to protecting economic…
Annual Report on Labour Rights in the Republic of Serbia Presented
Contribution to the Promotion and Advancement of Labour Rights The Center for Democracy Foundation, with the support of the Olof Palme International Center, organised the presentation of the Annual Report on Labour Rights in the Republic of Serbia for 2023 on 26 June 2024. For the sixth consecutive year, the Center for Democracy has prepared an annual report on the state of labour rights. The aim of this report is to contribute to the improvement of labour rights in the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with international standards. The report’s authors, Prof. Bojan Urdarević, PhD, and Jovana Misailović, presented the…
