It is important to recognise and support the need to improve regional collaboration
Nataša Vučković at the regional conference Novi Sad Plenum Quo Vadis Balkan? The Secretary General at the Center for Democracy Foundation and Coordinator of Intersectoral Working Group for Regional Cooperation within National Convention on the EU, Nataša Vučković said at the Novi Sad Plenum Quo Vadis Balkan? that it is important to recognise and support the need to improve regional collaboration in the Western Balkans. In the coming period, we should be moving toward an integrated approach concerning regional collaboration initiatives, their advantages and results. We should be looking into merging their infrastructural capacities in order to promote regional collaboration…
Public debate: Elderly poverty in Serbia and Agenda 2030
SDGs for All Platform The Center for Democracy Foundation organised a debate on Elderly poverty in Serbia and Agenda 2030 on July 13. The starting point for the debate was the Elderly poverty in Serbia and Agenda 2030 analysis, drafted by Lidija Kuzmanov, with recommendations contributing to the eradication of poverty among the ageing population. The participants included Tatjana Prijić (Commissioner for Protection of Equality, acting assistant to Commissioner), Borka Jeremić (Head of Office at United Nations Population Fund in Serbia), Gordana Čomić, Minister (Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue ), Žarko Šunderić (Center for Social Policy),…
LAWGEM Conference – Feminist Legacy in Legal Theory and Practice
30 June – July 1, 2022 New Quality in Education for Gender Equality Strategic Partnership Law and Gender – LAWGEM Conference – Feminist Legacy in Legal Theory and Practice Multiplier Event No.4 University of Belgrade 30 June – July 1, 2022 Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, Conference room (Combination of online session and offline work at FL UB Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://ppma.webex.com/meet/dragicav The conference is focused on the topics of the Textbook D. Vujadinović, M. Froehlich, Th. Giegerich, Gender Competent Legal Knowledge, Springer, 2022, which has been one of the main intellectual outputs…
Living Wage Declaration signed
A total of eighteen civil society organisations and three trade unions have signed a Living Wage Declaration on 28 June 2022 at the initiative of the Centre for the Politics of Emancipation. Nataša Vučković, Secretary General, CDF, signed the Declaration on behalf of the Center for Democracy Foundation. Representatives of civil society organisations and trade unions said that the signing of the Living Wage Declaration is the first step in creating a broad coalition, one that will fight for a better standard of living for all of Serbia’s workforce. Sarita Bradaš, CDF Researcher, emphasised during the panel discussion that in…
Together Toward Achieving the Decent Work Standard for Women and Sustainable Development Workshop
Social and Economic Rights and Sustainable Development project On 27 June 2022, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised a workshop entitled Together Toward Achieving the Decent Work Standard for Women and Sustainable Development within the framework of the Socioeconomic Rights and Sustainable Development project. The workshop dealt with the challenges and issues faced by women in the labour market from the viewpoint of women’s organisations and the possibility of working with trade unions in overcoming these challenges and the application of the Regulatory Gender Test, in cooperation with National Public Policy Secretariat (NPPS). The Regulatory Gender Test with accompanying guidelines,…
Artificial Intelligence and the World of Work in Serbia debate
Centre Dialogue – Social Forum On 23 June 2022, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised a debate entitled Artificial Intelligence and the World of Work in Serbia. Introductory speakers at the debate were: Ljubica Ilić Vojnović, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Department of Technological Development, the Transfer of Tehnologies and Innovation Systems; Vladimir Lalošević, Serbian Association of Employers, President of the Union of Employers of Vojvodina; Branka Anđelković, Public Policy Research Centre; Darko Božičić, Assistant at the Faculty of Law of Novi Sad; Tijana Nikolić, Artificial Intelligence Specialist at Sogeti, Netherlands….
Training “Sustainable Development Goals at the local level” in Zajecar, Pirot and Apatin
SDGs for All Platform The Center for Democracy Foundation, as part of the social pillar of the “SDGs for ALL” Platform, organized training sessions in Zajecar, Pirot and Apatin on the topic "Sustainable Development Goals at the local level". Representatives of local self-government, local CSO community, educational institutions, trade unions, business and media participated in the training conducted by experts from the Center for Democracy Foundation and the Public Policy Secretariat of the Republic of Serbia. The topics of the training included the 2030 Agenda implementation at the local level; SDGs and the process of European integration, advocacy and communication;…
Annual conference: 2030 Agenda – Together Toward a Sustainable Future
SDGs for All Platform The closing conference of the current phase of the Sustainable Development for All Platform, held in Belgrade on 8 June 2022, entitled 2030 AGENDA – Together Toward a Sustainable Future. The results of the current phase of the general social dialogue Sustainable Development for All Platform were presented at the conference. The Sustainable Development for All Platform implies establishing social dialogue among the most influential non-government actors in Serbia, civil societies, for example, the corporate sector, academia and research communities, professional associations, the media and the public. The theme of such social dialogue is the harmonisation…
Can there be democracy without the European Union?
Nataša Vučković, author of the text published in Danas newsmagazine Is Serbia standing at a crossroads and will it choose or has it already chosen its path? We ask this question every day, listening to the messages coming from the very top, often which are contradictory and confusing. It seems that efforts are still being made to extract the most from both positions – a EU candidate country and a Western Balkan country considered to be a good partner to the Russian Federation. The extent to which the pressure being applied by the West is both severe and intimidating, as…
Can there be democracy without the European Union?
Nataša Vučković, author of the text published in Danas newsmagazine Is Serbia standing at a crossroads and will it choose or has it already chosen its path? We ask this question every day, listening to the messages coming from the very top, often which are contradictory and confusing. It seems that efforts are still being made to extract the most from both positions – a EU candidate country and a Western Balkan country considered to be a good partner to the Russian Federation. The extent to which the pressure being applied by the West is both severe and intimidating, as…
Training “Sustainable Development Goals at the local level” in Zajecar
SDGs for All Platform The Center for Democracy Foundation and the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, as part of the social pillar of the “SDGs for ALL” PLatform, organized a training in Zajecar on the topic "Sustainable Development Goals at the local level" on June 1 and 2. Representatives of local self-government, local CSO community, businesses and media participated in the training and the subsequent round table discussion. The topics of conversation included the 2030 Agenda implementation at the local level; SDGs and the process of European integration, advocacy and communication; Law on Planning System of the Republic of Serbia;…
Public debate: Child Poverty and the 2030 Agenda
SDGs for All Platform The Center for Democracy Foundation organised the following debate: Child Poverty and the 2030 Agenda on May 23. The debate included a presentation of the Child Poverty and the 2030 Agenda analysis, drafted by the Associate Prof. Marina Savković, PhD, containing recommendations aiming to contribute to the eradication of child poverty. The introductory speakers included Prof. Slavica Đukić Dejanović, PhD (Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on the 2030 Agenda), Biljana Mladenović (UNICEF), Jovana Božičković (KOMS), Associate Prof. Marina Savković, PhD (CDF), Jelena Tanasijević, PhD (SOS Children's Villages), Prof. Nevena Vučković-Šahović, PhD (UN Children's Rights Committee…
