Thematic Group “Eradication of Poverty” established
Sustainable Development for All Platform The Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation and the Center for Democracy Foundation organized a meeting on December 16, in order to set up a thematic group on poverty eradication. The thematic group was formed in order to improve the conditions for achieving Sustainable Development Objective 1: No Poverty, and facilitate a dialogue between the key actors from the public, private and civil domains. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the national level decision-makers, experts in this field, representatives of civil society organizations and the media, including Natasa Vuckovic (Center for Democracy Foundation), Ivona…
Session Held of Working Group 17 for the National Convention on the European Union
A session of Working Group 17 for the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) for Chapters 2 (Freedom of Movement for Workers) and 19 (Social Policy and Employment) was held 13 December 2021 on an online format. Discussions were held concerning the work of the Government in the areas of social policy and employment, adopted public policy documents and laws, the implementation of the Action Plan for Chapter 19, and public policy laws and documents which are under development. During the discussion, among others, the necessity to render the Social Protection Strategy as the key public policy document in…
SMELT Workshop: Empowerment Toward Active Participation within the Labour Market
SMELT project As part of the SMELT project, a workshop was organised aiming to increase participant capacities and knowledge concerning labour rights and to encourage active participation in the labour market. The workshop was comprised of two modules. The first was held 14 – 16 December 2021 and the second 20 – 22 December 2021. Center for Democracy Foundation SMELT – Skilling Marginalized people to Enter Labour Market The project is being implemented in collaboration with 8 partners – Samarcanda società cooperativa sociale Onlus, Italy, Mosha Pijade Vocational Secondary School, Tetovo, Northern Macedonia, Synthesis Center for Research and Education Ltd, Cyprus,…
Nataša Vučković Participates in the Human Rights Forum
Panel Discussion on Poverty and Sustainable Development Goals Executive Director of the Center for Democracy Foundation, Nataša Vučković, participated in the Human Rights Forum held 10 December 2021, organised by the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue. “Why is it that today, on Human Rights Day, we have gathered to discuss poverty and the 2030 Agenda? Because there are clear connections between the reality of poverty, the state of human rights and the 2030 Agenda. Together, they form a triangle in which they are conditionally interrelated” – said Natasa Vučković during the panel discussion on Poverty and…
Announcement Ahead of International Human Rights Day
As International Human Rights Day approaches, the Center for Democracy Foundation warns of the unsatisfactory level of respect and protection of a range of very important rights of the people of Serbia. The most critical situation revolves around the right to free, timely and objective information, the freedom of expression and assembly, the right to a healthy environment. Particularly alarming is the fact that many vulnerable groups in our society are dramatically deprived of their basic human rights, such as the right to housing, the right to a dignified life, and the right to access to health care. At this…
National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees
CONFERENCE OPENING On December 7, 2021, the National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees was held in Belgrade – entitled "Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions".
PANEL I: Partnership and cooperation of the public, private and civil sector in the social inclusion policy of Roma and returnees – formulating public policy recommendations through good practices
National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees On December 7, 2021, the National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees was held in Belgrade – entitled "Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions".
PANEL II: Education, employment, and economic empowerment of Roma and returnees – main challenges and possible solutions in the social inclusion process
National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees On December 7, 2021, the National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees was held in Belgrade – entitled "Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions".
National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees
Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions On December 7, 2021, the National Dialogue on Social Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Roma Men and Women Returnees was held in Belgrade – entitled "Through Cooperation and Good Practice to Sustainable Solutions". German Development Cooperation Programme "Inclusion of Roma and other Marginalized Groups in Serbia", implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, as a political partner and the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social issues as a key partner, and the Center for Democracy Foundation,…
CDF: Stop Violence and Ensure the Protection of the Rights of All
Announcement: Center for Democracy Foundation The Center for Democracy Foundation warns of the dramatic rise in violence in our society and calls for the calming of tensions, adherence to democratic principles and the unconditional protection of the rights of all people of Serbia. Great divisions and crises in society, increasingly frequent attacks on political dissidents, media representatives and CSO activists, hate speech, intolerance and violence, must not become an accepted and encouraged model. Quite the contrary! We demand state institutions provide the people with the full right to free expression of opinion and peaceful protests, this means that the competent…
Nataša Vučković at the ALDA Board of Directors Session
Nataša Vučković, Executive Director at CDF, participated in the BoD session of the ALDA, the European Association for Local Democracy. At this session, the ALDA adopted its work strategy for the Western Balkans, aiming to achieve regional collaboration, European integration of the Western Balkans, democracy and citizen participation. The ALDA BoD also considered and discussed future steps and initiatives for 2022. Center for Democracy Foundation
Nataša Vučković for RTS: We’re All Paying for the Poor Image of the Western Balkan Region, And We Have to Get Ahead of This
Interview with the CDF’s Executive Director on RTS According to last month’s EU Report, Serbia has fulfilled criteria to open a cluster on taxation policy, social policy and employment. Nataša Vučković from the Center for Democracy Foundation highlighted during her interview on RTS, that the four freedoms of the EU, the freedom of movement, capital, goods and services are extremely important to the functioning of a single market. She estimates that the poor image of the Western Balkans is costing us all, and that we need to get out ahead of this, to embrace change, changes which are European. The…
