Debate in Pančevo: Labour Rights for Persons with Disabilities – Caught Between the Law and What Happens in Practice
Social and Economic Rights and Sustainable Development project The following debate: Labour Rights for Persons with Disabilities – Caught Between the Law and What Happens in Practice was organised by the CDF, within the framework of the Socioeconomic Rights and Sustainable Development project. The debate was held on 20 June 2023 in Pančevo (at Sinhro hub) in collaboration with the Half-way There Association. Partaking in the discussion were: Filip Perić, Union of Employers of the City of Pančevo; Slađana Lević, Youth with Disabilities Forum; Margareta Greta Kecman, Creative Educational Center KEC; Marija Jovanović, lawyer and associate of the Center for…
On the eve of the General Assembly, the Governing Board of ALDA elects Nataša Vučković as new Vice President
ALDA – European Association for Local Democracy On Wednesday, June 7th 2023, the members of the Governing Board of ALDA gathered in the premises of Etterbeek’s Municipal Hall, in Brussels, to discuss about key topics for the future of the Association and to prepare the ground for the upcoming General Assembly. The meeting began with the observance of a minute’s silence, in memory of Didier Duboisset, former Governing Board member and then Observer, who passed away last week. Didier was remembered by all the board members, especially by the words of ALDA President Oriano Otocan and Secretary General Antonella Valmorbida,…
Partners` Meeting on the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe” project in Niš
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe The Center for Democracy Foundation, in cooperation with partner civil society organizations from the Western Balkans, held the first in vivo project management team meeting on the next steps in the implementation of the project "Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE" from May 24-26, 2023 in Niš. After the two previous online PMT meetings, meeting in Niš was a good opportunity for joint discussion the key tasks and work methodology to be implemented within the three-year regional project, as well as preparatory activities in order to organize the traditional "POLITEIA Regional School for Youth…
Applications for POLITEIA Regional School for Youth Participation 2023 are open!
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe We invite you to apply for the POLITEIA Regional School for Youth Participation that will take place July 6-12, 2023 in Niš, Serbia. The first POLITEIA School for Civil Society took place in 1997 where youth gained valuable knowledge of democratic and European values. Since then, hundreds of young people were taught and motivated to actively participate in social and political processes. POLITEIA is recognized as one of the leading non-formal educative programs for because of its great choice of lecturers, interactive methodology as well as choosing qualified participants. POLITEIA was raised to a regional…
Debate: Are you a woman worker or a man director?
The impact of gender-sensitive language on the socio-economic position of women On 18 May 2023, the CDF organised the debate: Are you a woman worker or a man director? (The impact of gender-sensitive language on the socio-economic position of women) as part of the Socioeconomic Rights and Sustainable Development project. Partaking in the discussion were: Nina Mitić, Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue; Svenka Savić, professor emeritus; Marijana Pajvančić, retired professor at the University of Novi Sad; Maja Micić, Democratization Department of the OSCE Mission to Serbia; Marina Nikolić, Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA; Jelena…
Debate: Availability of Primary and Secondary Education and Health Care Services in the Local Community
Centre Dialogue – Social Forum On 12 May 2023, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised the debate: Availability of Primary and Secondary Education and Health Care Services in the Local Community, in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Partaking in the discussion were: Marija Radovanović, Perspectives for young people in rural areas in Serbia, GIZ; Maja Knežević, Head of Department for Education, Culture, Sports, and Youth, SKGO; Ksenija Petovar, Center for Democracy Foundation; Danijel Dašić, expert on decentralization issues, independent expert; Miroslav Tamburić, FORCA Association Požega; Branislav Todorović, ProTok21 Association Smederevo; Nataša Vučković, Center for Democracy Foundation. The conversation was…
Nataša Vučković – Europe Day 2023
Nataša Vučković, member of ALDA Governing Board and Secretary General of the Centre for Democracy Foundation European project is a project for Europe, but Europe is larger than the European Union. For me, as well as for my friends and citizens from Serbia and Western Balkans, European project is our aspiration. It is a community that we want to join Nataša Vučković, member of ALDA Governing Board and Secretary General of the Centre for Democracy Foundation Full video: https://youtu.be/lynZwgQd06g (ALDA)
Happy Europe Day!
ALDA and its members wish you a Happy Europe Day! On the occasion of the Europe Day, ALDA and its members decided to create a video to celebrate Europe by highlighting their daily work promoting and supporting the European values.
Harmonise labour legislation with the EU Acquis
CDF Announcement: International Labour Day We are advocating for the adoption of a new Employment Act that will be in line with EU and ILO standards, and we oppose further fragmentation of labour legislation which reduces labour protection The Center for Democracy Foundation wishes the people of Serbia a happy International Labour Day and highlights the necessity to harmonise domestic legislation with European standards, respect labour rights and the right to decent work and a decent standard of life for all workers in Serbia. As an EU candidate country, we need to adapt our legal system and practices to European…
Harmonise labour legislation with the EU Acquis
CDF Announcement: International Labour Day We are advocating for the adoption of a new Employment Act that will be in line with EU and ILO standards, and we oppose further fragmentation of labour legislation which reduces labour protection The Center for Democracy Foundation wishes the people of Serbia a happy International Labour Day and highlights the necessity to harmonise domestic legislation with European standards, respect labour rights and the right to decent work and a decent standard of life for all workers in Serbia. As an EU candidate country, we need to adapt our legal system and practices to European…
Vučković for N1 TV: We have to identify the priorities of our youths and to create opportunities for realisation
We must become a society with a friendly approach to our youths; to identify their priorities and create opportunities for realisation, said the Secretary General of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Nataša Vučković for N1 TV. The educational profiles available to youths in our secondary schools are inept for Serbia’s labour market. We must ask ourselves if our education policy is flexible enough; is it able to quickly reform curricula or predict future occupations; can we introduce education for new occupations quickly enough; is multidisciplinary know-how acquired by our students; can it network and make connections between fields of knowledge, given that…
Talks about rule of law, reforms and Serbia’s progress in accession negotiations with the EU
A meeting was held in EU Info Centre in Belgrade on 26 April 2023 between the coordinators of the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) and the delegation of representatives of EU Member States in the Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU (COELA). In an open discussion on the negotiation clusters in Serbia’s EU integration process, coordinators of the NCEU spoke with COELA members about key issues of significance to Serbia’s path toward the EU, including: rule of law, judicial reforms, freedom of the press, human rights, environmental protection, climate change and energy, foreign…
