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 five areas: Youth participation…
Common Challenges/Common Solutions: The Role of Youth Along the Western Balkans’ Path to the EU
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE Young people in the Western Balkans share common challenges, with education quality highlighted as a key concern – agreed the participants in the debate ‘The Role of Youth in the EU Integration Process of the Western Balkans’, held on 2 October 2024 as part of Days of CDF. Mina Rolović-Jočić, Project Coordinator and Manager of the Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe (RYDE) project, stated that the Democracy Foundation has focused on youth engagement for three decades. She presented findings from a study conducted last year across the region, examining young people’s views on issues…
Intermunicipal exchange in Užice on local development planning
“SDGs for ALL” Platform The Social Pillar of the “SDGs for ALL” Platform organized a panel for inter-municipal learning on September 30, 2024, in Užice, titled “Inter-Municipal Exchange in Local Development Planning”. The goal was to enable the connection and exchange of local knowledge and experiences and to enhance cooperation among local self-government units. The event topics included planning for sustainable and inclusive economic growth and developing resilient communities, as well as integrating a gender perspective and the fundamental principle of the 2030 Agenda, “Leave No One Behind,” into local economic and social development planning. The gathering was opened by: Nataša Vučković, Foundation Center for…
Fighters for Improving the Conditions of Student Accommodation Facilities and Other Rights
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE The Fighters for Improving the Conditions of Student Accommodation Facilities and Other Rights is one of five regional informal groups whose project “Students from the Western Balkans in a battle for European Living Conditions” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the adoption of European values…
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…
Artvist Voices – Art as a Powerful Tool for Addressing Socio-Economic Issues Faced by WB Youth
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE The Artvist Voices is one of five regional informal groups whose project “EmpowerArt Balkans” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the adoption of European values and strengthening of democratic and responsible institutions, and to promote regional cooperation and political, economic, and social benefits of the…
Participation of Western Balkan Youth in Social Processes – ReLOaD2 Conference
CDF at the Regional ReLOaD2 Conference in Podgorica Organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bosnia and Herzegovina, a two-day regional ReLOaD2 conference was held in Podgorica (September 17-18, 2024), where discussions focused on strengthening partnerships between non-governmental organizations and local governments throughout the Western Balkans region. The Project Coordinator of the Foundation Center for Democracy, Mina Rolović-Jočić, spoke about youth participation in the process of creating and monitoring public policies, as well as how young people perceive current policies and to what extent those policies reflect their needs and priorities. On the panel “Youth and youth involment in the society – challenges,…
Generations United Initiative
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE Informal group “Generations United Initiative” is one of five regional informal groups whose project “Promotion of dialogue between generations in the Western Balkans” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the adoption of European values and strengthening of democratic and responsible institutions, and to promote regional…
Organized group “STAV”
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE The Organized group “STAV” is one of five regional informal groups whose project “Western Balkan Student Mobilization and Advocacy Network (WB-STAW)” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund 2024”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. This group is composed of 9 young people from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the…
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…
The Diversity Youth – Enhancing Public Policies Regarding Youth from Single-Parent and One-Parent Families
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE The Diversity Youth is one of five regional informal groups whose project “Building youth policies of young people from single-parent and one-parent families in North Macedonia, Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the adoption of European values and strengthening of…
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…
