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…
Public Debate “Economic Empowerment of Women in Serbia and the 2030 Agenda”
Sustainable Development for All Platform Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation and the Center for Democracy Foundation organized a public debate On February 7, entitled “Economic Empowerment of Women in Serbia and the 2030 Agenda”. The debate was held at the “Miljenko Dereta” conference space in Belgrade and through the online platform Zoom. Economic empowerment implies increasing the ability of women and men to participate, contribute and benefit from the growth process under the conditions of adequate recognition of their contribution, dignity and ability to negotiate a fairer distribution of growth benefits. Economic empowerment of women includes the possibility of access…
Nataša Vučković for TV Nova S: About the photo-robot of the presidential candidate, political (in)consistency… (VIDEO)
About the photo-robot of the presidential candidate, political (in)consistency, the democratic potential of society, (dis)trust in the institutions, European values, control over the elections, etc. Nataša Vučković, Executive Director, Center for Democracy Foundation made a guest appearance on talk show Među nama [in English: Between You and Me] on TV Nova S (VIDEO)
CDF Announcement: International Day of Education
To commemorate International Day of Education, the CDF points to the importance of providing inclusive and fair quality education for all, as an important precondition for achieving sustainable development, gender equality and poverty eradication, in accordance with the United Nations SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. It is vital to secure support for those belonging to vulnerable groups so that they too have access to quality education at all levels. The least number of children receiving a preschool education come from families with a lower socio-economic status: the poor, those with lower levels of education, from rural communities and the Roma…
Nataša Vučković at a guest appearance on TV N1 to discuss the referendum (VIDEO)
16 January 2022 Nataša Vučković, Executive Director, Center for Democracy Foundation made a guest appearance on TV N1 dedicated to discussing Serbian Constitutional referendum. Source: N1
Referendum – FOR, AGAINST or Boycott?
Nataša Vučković (Executive Director, Center for Democracy Foundation), author of the text for Novi Magazin weekly newsmagazine Belgrade, January 13, 2022 The Constitution is the most important democratic, legal, political, and in our country, European, issue. The campaign for the referendum is rather meek, and the information we are voting on in the referendum is incomprehensible to the majority of the citizenry. Contradictory statements of government representatives just serves to confuse, as do the views of opposition parties, some which are for a boycott while others are for voting against. Experts are divided, and civil society organisations have differing views…
TOP 5 in 2021
SDGs for All Platform; Regional Youth Compact for Europe; Labour Rights are Our Rights; Connecting the Dots project… Regional Youth Compact for Europe project Labour Rights are Our Rights project SDGs for All Platform Connecting the Dots project „POLITEIA Western Balkans School for Youth Participation“ The Center for Democracy Foundation organised the regional POLITEIA Western Balkans School for Youth Participation within the Regional Youth Compact for Europe project. Young experts from the WB and Turkey participated in the school. The Politeia School was held from 7 to 29 May 2021 in a new, digital format, with approximately 30 participants,…
Decent Work and Economic Growth in Serbia – Do They Go Hand in Hand? (Opening of the Conference)
“Labour Rights are Our Rights” project Annual Conference: "Decent Work and Economic Growth in Serbia – Do They Go Hand in Hand?" (21 December 2021)
Annual Conference: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Serbia – Do They Go Hand in Hand?
“Labour Rights are Our Rights” project On 21 December 2021, the Center for Democracy Foundation organised the Annual Conference entitled Decent Work and Economic Growth in Serbia – do they go hand in hand? within the framework of the Labour Rights are Our Rights project. The world of labour operates under very complex conditions today, and globalisation, which has already taken over capital, has now moved on to the labour market. The social and economic crisis, further exacerbated by the Covid-19 epidemic, has had an exceptionally bad impact on the state of labour rights. This has hit vulnerable groups on…
