It is important for the voices of the people of the Western Balkans to be heard at the Conference on the Future of Europe
On 23 March 2022, Nataša Vučković, Secretary General of the Center for Democracy Foundation and Coordinator of the Working Group for the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) for negotiation Chapters 2 (Freedom of Movement for Workers) and 19 (Social Policy and Employment) participated at the conference entitled Circular Economy, Employment, Digitalisation in light of the Conference on the Future of Europe. As a civil society organisation, the CDF strives to be a proactive participant in the Conference on the Future of Europe process through our own regional projects, among others. These include the Balkan Youth for Europe project,…
Webinar: Discrimination of the Elderly and the 2030 Agenda
Sustainable Development for All Platform The Center for Democracy Foundation, part of the social pillar of the SDGs for ALL Platform, organised a webinar Discrimination of the Elderly and the 2030 Agenda on March 15. The webinar featured Brankica Janković (Commissioner for the Protection of Equality), Borka Jeremić (Assistant Representative and Head of Office at United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA), Nataša Todorović (Red Cross Serbia), Snežana Simić (Public Health Expert) and Snežana Šantić (Association of Pensioners – Stari Grad) as keynote speakers and Sarita Bradaš (Center for Democracy Foundation) as the moderator. One of the key messages was that…
Natasa Vuckovic: New Reality and the Election Campaign in Serbia
FES Publication Towards a Revival of Democracy: Perspectives on the Elections in Serbia 2022 March 2022 If the deadline for this brief paper on the importance of the forthcoming elections for civil society were just ten days earlier, prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this paper would have been different. The most recent events in the east of our continent have created a new reality that will define long term political, economic and social developments both in Europe and Serbia. The war in Europe will shape new priorities and new narratives and will change the focus and behaviour of many…
Debate: Education and Lifelong Learning Strategy
On 10 March 2022, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised the following debate: Education and Lifelong Learning Strategy. The debate was organised within the Policies Beneficial to All – Development and Monitoring the Impact of Economic Policies on Society project, with the support of the Open Society Foundation Serbia. The main goals of the project are to contribute to inequality and poverty reduction, the protection of social rights, and mitigation of the negative social effects of the Covid-19 crisis, by advocating for fair socio-economic policies and creating a supportive environment in which the citizenry is included in dialogue concerning public…
Dragoljub Mićunović at the Conference of the IFDT (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory)
President of the Management Board of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Prof. Dragoljub Mićunović, PhD participated in the conference entitled: The Role of the Praxis School in Creating Alternatives in the Past and in the Present. The conference was held online on 9 March 2022. It was organised by the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory (University of Belgrade). Center for Democracy Foundation
CDF Announcement: International Women’s Day
If Serbia continues at its current pace, it will take the country as long as 59 years to achieve full gender equality – as indicated in data provided in the latest RS Gender Equality Index (2021). In response to International Women’s Day, the Center for Democracy Foundation warns of the inequality, discrimination and violence the women of Serbia are exposed to and reminds those in power of the fact that in addition to an appropriate institutional and legal framework, it is imperative that their practical application is ensured in the achievement of true gender equality. The inequality of women in…
Vučković: Serbia’s sincerity on the path to the EU must be confirmed now and in future (VIDEO)
Nataša Vučković for TV N1 from the Kopaonik Business Forum The core theme of the Kopaonik Business Forum was the 2030 Agenda, in particular, SDG number 16: Peace Justice and Strong Institutions. It is my hope that the core message taken from this Forum will be as follows: peace is a necessity, Serbia will strive to negotiate peace as soon as it can and we will soon see an end to this war. This war is practically in our backyard and will certainly leave consequences – said Nataša Vučković, Secretary General for the Center for Democracy Foundation, for TV N1….
ALDA – Dedicated to democracy, peace and the European perspective of the Western Balkans
Nataša Vučković at the ALDA Board of Directors Session From 4 to 6 March 2022, Nataša Vučković, Secretary General at the CDF, participated in the BoD session of the ALDA, the European Association for Local Democracy in Trieste (Italy). ALDA has confirmed its dedication to democracy and the active participation of the peoples of the Western Balkans, and continues to support the integration of Balkan states into the European Union. The session highlighted the process of democratisation, stabilisation and peace for all countries and communities in the region and EU Member States. It was emphasised that the European perspective of…
Announcement of the Network of Non-Governmental Organisations – Democracy, Development and Security
As the war in Ukraine continues, day in and day out the number of victims continues to increase, and hundreds of thousands are fleeing the country in search of refuge. Europe is facing a grave challenge – to stop the war and restore peace. The attack of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia only serves to confirm that the military intervention poses a vast threat not only to Ukraine but to the entire European continent. Fear of nuclear war spreads like wildfire, as does the fear that the escalation of the conflict may have unforeseeable global consequences. This is why…
Center for Democracy Foundation – Session of the Board of Directors
A Session of the Board of Directors of the Center for Democracy Foundation was held on 28 February 2022 at the CDF headquarters and via Zoom. Members of the CDF’s BoD elected Nataša Vučković as Secretary General, and the 2021 Work Report and 2022 Foundation Work Plan were adopted at this session. Center for Democracy Foundation
Announcement Commemorating World Day of Social Justice
In commemoration of the World Day of Social Justice, the Center for Democracy Foundation extends a message of solidarity to endangered individuals and groups and petitions state institutions to provide a decent life for all Serbian people, to which our country has committed itself under a series of international acts relative to social law. Serbia is a country with prominent economic and social inequalities. The number of poor is on the rise while welfare aid decreases, year after year. Our inhabitants are among the most impoverished in Europe. According to available data, approximately 450,000 people (6.9%) are currently living in…
Nataša Vučković at the Podgorica Plenum: What is the political project of social democracy in today’s world?
Podgorica Plenum Quo Vadis Balkan? Nataša Vučković, Executive Director at the Center for Democracy Foundation pointed out at the regional conference Podgorica Plenum Quo Vadis Balkan? that social democratic parties should have answers to key issues and be advocates of pro-European ideas in Western Balkan countries. "Do current social democratic parties have political projects and are they able to answer the crucial questions?" asked Nataša Vučković during the panel discussion entitled What happened to the social democratic ideas and practices of the region? In our part of the world, social democracy stands for regional cooperation, reconciliation and the type of influence which…
