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,…
Applications are open for POLITEIA WESTERN BALKANS SUMMER SCHOOL!
We invite you to apply for the POLITEIA regional school for youth that will be held 1-6 April 2019 in Danilovgrad, Montenegro. The first POLITEIA school for civil society took place in 1997 during the large civic and student protests where youth gained knowledge of democratic and European values. Since then hundreds of young people were taught and motivated to actively participate in social and political processes. It is recognized as one of the leading non-formal educative programs in the Western Balkans because of its great choice of lecturers, interactive methodology as well as choosing qualified participants. The Politeia School…
Consultations about the Third draft of the Action plan for Chapter 19
Meeting of the Working group 17 of the National Convention on the EU (WG17 NCEU) with the representatives of the Ministry of labour, employment, veteran and social affairs, about the Third draft of the Action plan for Chapter 19 – Social Policy and Employment, was held on January 15, 2019, in Belgrade. Meeting was opened by Tanja Miscevic, Head of the Negotiation Team, Nenad Neric and Dragana Savic from the Ministry of labour, employment, veteran and social affairs. Natasa Vuckovic, coordinator of the WG17 NCEU, pointed that the short deadlines were left for sending comments and suggested that one more…
„Call to Europe in the Western Balkans“
Međunarodna konferencija „Call to Europe in the Western Balkans“ održana je 17. decembra 2018. godine u Beogradu uz učešće više od 60 predstavnika organizacija civilnog društva, analitičara, političara i novinara iz Srbije, zemalja u regionu i Evropske unije. Konferenciju su organizovali Fondacija Centar za demokratiju, Fondacija za evropske progresivne studije (FEPS) iz Brisela, Međunarodni centar Olof Palme iz Švedske, a u saradnji sa Fondacijom Žan Žores iz Francuske i Fondacijom za razvoj parlamenta. Iz serijala konferencija Call to Europe koje FEPS organizuje širom Evrope ovo je prva konferencija koja se održava na Zapadnom Balkanu. Konferenciju su otvorili Nataša Vučković, generalni sekretar Fondacije Centar za demokratiju, Šarlot Bilingem, izvršna savetnica Fondacije za evropske…
Parliamentarians called for the opening of the European Social Fund for Serbia
Participants of the ninth meeting of the Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee to the European Union (SAPC), which was held in Belgrade, on October 29-30, 2018, called for the opening of the European Social Fund (ESF) which would be used by Serbia. Meeting was co-chaired by Edvard Kukan (MeP), on behalf of the delegation of the European Parliament and Vladimir Orlic (MP), on behalf of the delegation of the National Parliament of the Republic of Serbia. The Declaration and Recommendation to the Council for Stabilization and Association and to the institutions of Serbia and European Union adopted at the meeting…
