02/08/2019
Awards for towns and municipalities for the application of good governance principles
The Commission for the selection of best practices in the field of application of the principles of good governance at the local level has brought the Decision on winners of awards, intended to towns, municipalities and town municipalities that in 2018 contributed the most to the development and implementation of the principles of good governance in their territory.
The winners of this year's competition are:
In the area of "Efficiency and Effectiveness", the first prize was won by the Town of Novi Pazar, while special recognitions in this area belong to the Municipality of Indjija and the Town of Užice.
In the area of "Transparency and Public Participation in the Work of Local Self-Government", the first prize was won by the Municipality of Ruma, while special recognitions in this area belong to the Town of Pirot and Veliko Gradište and Nova Varoš municipalities.
In the area of "Accountability and Rule of Law", the Municipality of Vlasotince won the first prize.
In the area of "Equality and absence of discrimination", the first prize was won by the City Municipality Vračar (Belgrade), while special recognitions in this area belong to the Town of Pančevo and Bečej and Raška municipalities.
The Commission's decision, besides the SCTM website, was also published on the MPALSG (www.mduls.gov.rs) and the Swiss PRO (www.swisspro.org.rs) websites.
A ceremony on the occasion of the proclamation and awarding of prizes and awards to towns and municipalities whose applications have been selected for best practice will be held in Belgrade on 21 February 2019.
The awards are awarded by MPALSG and SCTM within the Project "Improving good governance at the local level". This project is part of the broader programme "Support of the Swiss Government to the Municipal Development through Improving Good Governance and Social Inclusion - Swiss PRO", implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).
