Debate: “Is the Education System Ready for AI?”
DIALOGUE IN THE CENTER – SOCIAL FORUM The Center for Democracy Foundation organized, on October 21, 2025, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, a debate titled “Is the Education System Ready for AI?” Are we ready for the changes brought by artificial intelligence? How will the education system adapt to them? What kind of knowledge is needed today? How can we successfully reform education in line with these transformations? We sought answers to these and other pressing questions through a discussion featuring: Tanja Jakobi (Center for Public Policy Research); Prof. Kristina Vušković (University of Leeds, UK); Ana Dimitrijević (Forum…
POLITEIA Thematic Session: “The Role of Youth Mental Health in Building Resilient Societies” are open!
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE ? Tirana, Albania | 12-14 November 2025 ? Deadline for applications: 31 October 2025 We invite you to apply for the POLITEIA Thematic Session “The Role of Youth Mental Health in Building Resilient Societies” that will take place on 12-14 November 2025, in Tirana, Albania. The aim of the session is to provide young participants with an in-depth understanding of the challenges, trends, and policy frameworks related to youth mental health in the Western Balkans. Participants will explore how mental health intersects with education, employment, and social inclusion, and how policies can strengthen…
CDF: Urgent Need for Concrete Measures to Expand Social Assistance Coverage
Statement by the Center for Democracy Foundation on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Center for Democracy Foundation calls for the urgent adoption of the Law on Social Protection and the Strategy on Social Protection, as well as the implementation of concrete measures to expand the coverage of social assistance. In Serbia, according to the latest data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS), almost one-fifth of citizens are at risk of poverty (19.7%), while the at-risk-of-poverty or social…
Round Table in Brussels: Challenges for Public Services in Central and Eastern Europe
CEECAW Project Excellent cooperation, exchange of experiences, and joint collection of valuable knowledge aimed at contributing to the improvement of working conditions and collective bargaining in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Serbia as a candidate country for EU membership. The round table within the project “Challenges for Organising and Collective Bargaining in Care, Administration and Waste collection sectors in Central Eastern European Countries (CEEC)” (CEECAW) was held on October 15, 2025, in Brussels. The final CEECAW event brought together researchers, trade union representatives, and policymakers to discuss key challenges faced by public services in Central and Eastern…
CDF: Decent Work Is a Human Right, Not a Privilege
Statement of the Center for Democracy Foundation on the Occasion of the World Day for Decent Work We insist on the adoption of a new Labor Law aligned with the EU acquis, on the implementation of reform activities defined in the Reform Agenda, on the urgent regulation of new forms of work, on the application of the Youth Guarantee, and on the adoption of strategic documents governing issues in the fields of labor, employment, and social policy On the occasion of the World Day for Decent Work, the Center for Democracy Foundation draws attention to the growing challenges faced by…
Informal group Red Lines (Active Achievement Fund)
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE The Red Lines is one of five regional informal groups whose project “Red Lines – Breaking the lines of menstrual stigma and silence” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund 2025”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. This group is composed of five young people from North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the…
Statement of the Multisectoral Working Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the Reform Agenda of the Republic of Serbia
National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) Representatives of the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) took part in the inaugural meeting of the Monitoring Committee for the Reform and Growth Facility, a joint mechanism of the European Union and the Government of Serbia. Through this instrument, Serbia could receive around €1.6 billion in grants and concessional loans by the end of 2027 – but only on the basis of implemented and verified reforms set out in the Reform Agenda. Following months of dialogue with the European Commission on the NCEU’s role in this process – during which it…
Informal group Youth Pulse Network (Active Achievement Fund)
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE The Youth Pulse Network is one of five regional informal groups whose project “Youth Pulse Network – Health Talks Forum” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund 2025”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. This group is composed of five young people from Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the adoption of European…
Regional Youth Cooperation for the European Future of the Western Balkans
POLITEIA Regional School for Youth Participation 2025 The “Politeia Regional School for Youth Participation 2025”, implemented within the project “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” (2023–2026), with the support of the European Commission, was held from September 21 to 27, 2025, in Belgrade. Politeia is more than just a school – it is a space for learning, exchanging ideas, building connections, and strengthening European values. This was the common conclusion of young people from the Western Balkans during seven days of fellowship and discussions on key topics such as regional cooperation, European integration, reforms, challenges of democracy, rule of…
Informal group GenWB (Active Achievement Fund)
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE GenWB (Generation Western Balkans) is one of five regional informal groups whose project “Plan B(alkan): Youth for Reform” has received financial support through the “Active Achievement Fund 2025”, a sub-granting activity of the “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE” project funded by the European Union. This group is composed of five young people from North Macedonia, Albania, and Serbia. The “Active Achievement Fund” aims to empower youth in the Western Balkans to participate in a structured dialogue on public policies relevant to youth, to advocate for the adoption of European values and…
Emina Odobašić from Zenica (BiH) on a Regional Youth Internship at CDF
Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe – RYDE We are pleased to welcome Emina Odobašić from Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, who will be completing a two-month internship in our Belgrade office as part of the Regional Internship Program, implemented within the Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe project funded by the European Union. During her internship at CDF, Emina will: contribute to the preparation of a regional conference on the future of European integration of the Western Balkans, participate in the Politea Regional School for Youth Participation 2025, gain first-hand experience with the work of civil society organizations in Serbia and the…
Statement of the NCEU regarding the ongoing “public debate” on amendments to criminal legislation
National Convention on the European Union The National Convention on the European Union expresses its protest concerning the manner in which the Ministry of Justice has approached the amendments to the Criminal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Law on Juvenile Offenders. We recall that the procedure for amending parts of these laws was suspended a year ago precisely due to very similar serious procedural objections raised at the time by both the NCEU and the wider expert community. Instead of conducting an open and inclusive process, the Ministry of Justice launched a public debate on September 10,…
