Launch of the Society-wide Dialogue Platform ‘Sustainable Development Goals for All’
On 4 March 2020 an event was organised at Dorćol Platz in Belgrade to mark the official launch of a society-wide dialogue platform entitled ‘Sustainable Development Goals for All’. Numerous participants attending the event including representatives of diplomatic corps, members of civil society organisations, representatives of the corporate sector and academia, researchers, the media and members of the public. Governments of the Swiss Confederation and the Federal Republic of Germany support the ‘Sustainable Development Goals for All’ dialogue platform. The initiative was launched by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, as a part of the project ‘Public Finance…
The ‘We Have a Say’ Youth Fund – Call for Proposals now Closed
Call for proposals for grant support of the ‘We Have a Say’ Youth Fund, under the Regional Youth Compact for Europe project, launched by the Center for Democracy Foundation, was closed on 28 February 2020 at 15:00. We would like to thank to all organisations for their interest and excellent turnout! We have received 64 applications from the following countries: Albania 12 BiH 9 Montenegro 6 Kosovo* 8 Northern Macedonia 5 Serbia 24 We would like to remind you that total budget for the ‘We Have a Say’ Youth Fund amounts to EUR 78,000. The funds will be used to…
Partnership for Open Administration
The Center for Democracy Foundation proudly announces that it has been elected as a member of the Special Inter-Ministerial Working Group formed to draft an Action Plan to implement the initiative Partnership for Open Administration for the Period 2020 – 2022. During its engagement in the Working Group, the Foundation will continue to advocate for the greater responsibility, transparency and openness of public administration. Such public administration will assist and be at the service of all citizens, in the most efficient and effective manner. The initiative Partnership for Open Governance was founded in 2011 by government and civil society representatives,…
Internship on the Project ‘Regional Youth Compact for Europe’
The Center for Democracy Foundation would like to introduce Ivana Jačeva from North Macedonia, who will do an internship in duration of one month at our organisation, within the ‘Regional Youth Compact for Europe’ project. The internship programme, as one of the activities under this project, aims to support the exchange of young people in the West Balkans, to offer them an opportunity to familiarise themselves with an operation of civil society organisations, to exchange concepts and establish innovative approaches towards communication, that is in form and content focused on youths. It will increase their participation in civic initiatives, policy-making…
CDF Strategic Planning for the Year 2020
Employees of the Center for Democracy Foundation, together with several FCD founders, gathered to review the organisation’s programme and strategic goals for the years 2020 and 2021. The agenda of the meetings held on 9 and 10 January 2020, in Park Hotel in Belgrade, was the analysis of the CDF’s programmes and projects for the period 2017-2019. SWOT analysis identified weaknesses and strengths, opportunities and threats, enabling better and more profound insight into surroundings, activities, knowledge of the organisation and financing procedures. The projects planned for year 2020 were analysed in detail – their main goals were discussed, ways to…
Comparative study: Are Western Balkans ready for the EU?
“Civil Society in the Western Balkans: Involvement in the EU Accession Negotiation and EU Integration Processes from Initiatives to a Structured Dialogue” What is the involvement of CSOs in the Western Balkan countries in the EU Accession Negotiation and EU Integration Processes? The Comparative study “Civil Society in the Western Balkans: Involvement in the EU Accession Negotiation and EU Integration Processes from Initiatives to a Structured Dialogue” can answer this question and much more. This study is conducted in the framework of the project Regional Youth compact for Europe and aims to give to the Balkan countries which are involved…
25 years of Center for Democracy Foundation
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Center for Democracy Foundation Center for Democracy Foundation this year celebrates the 25 years of its work. This period was marked with dramatic political changes, economic crises, social turbulences and international conflicts. Historical visions were changing. Today, in the new age which is not less dramatic, the promotion of the European values, introducing the standards of the European political and legal practice in our legal system and defending the human rights, remain the key topics for us. Center for Democracy remained loyal to its principles, to development of democratic ideas, to education of citizens…
First Western Balkan School for Youth Participation POLITEIA – successfully finished
The First Western Balkan School for Youth Participation POLITEIA was held in RESPA – Regional School of Public Administration in Danilovgrad, Montenegro on April 1-6, 2019, within the framework of the project “Regional Youth Compact for Europe”. POLITEIA is the one of the most successful project of the Center for Democracy Foundation, which has alumni of more than 2000 young people from Serbia. This year, the School was organized as regional course for students, young scientists and scholars, who gathered in Danilovgrad where they have upgraded their knowledge on European integration process, concept of the rule of law and social…
Students from Western Balkans Ready to Actively Engage in Reforms
Students, young professionals and scholars gathered in Danilovgrad (Montenegro) to participate at the first regional course of the Politiea Western Balkans School for Youth Participation from April 1-6, 2019. The Politeia Western Balkans School is organized within the project Regional Youth Compact for Europe, a regional initiative of 14 organizations from the Western Balkans, EU and Turkey and supported by the European Union and Balkan Trust for Democracy. A group of twenty five regional Politeia participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Northern Macedonia and Kosovo*. are recruited through an open call distributed through universities, CSOs, youth organizations and…
Dialogue in the Center: How to Reach a Political Solution? – Civic protests as a reaction to a deficit of justice and weakness of institutions
Debate on topic “How to Reach a Political Solution? – Civic protests as a reaction to a deficit of justice and weakness of institutions“, was held on March 28, 2019 in Belgrade, within the project „Dialogue in the Center“, which is organized by the Center for Democracy Foundation and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. This debate was held in order to discuss the ongoing protests and civic awakening spreading around Serbia, the resistance to an authoritarian model of governance, but also the unclear political profile of the protests and the attempts of their radicalization. The debate was opened by Natasa Vuckovic,…
International Workshop “Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights”
Two day workshop “Rule of Law and Fundamental Right – why they are important for the youth and how they can contribute to monitoring of reforms” was held in Mostar, on March 25-26, 2019. Over 20 young people from Western Balkans participated in the series of workshops on the topic European Union, European values, standards and principles that every candidate country should incorporate during the accession process. The aim of this workshop was to empower youth for joining existing and creation of new thematic networks, which are focused on rule of law and fundamental rights, public administration reform, employment and…
First Regional Thematic Network Forum and the Annual Conference
First Regional Thematic Network Forum and Annual Conference were held in Tirana on February 26-27, 2019, within the project Regional Youth Compact for Europe. On the first day of RTNF, over 70 representatives of civil sector and youth from Western Balkans and Turkey had the opportunity to gain knowledge on new possibilities for cooperation among different actors in the region, but also to participate in simulation of joined activities for integration in the EU on the regional level. The Forum was opened by Arbjan Mazniku, Deputy Mayor of Tirana, Sokol Dedja, Deputy Minister of European and International Affairs from Albania,…
