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06/03/2026
REHEATEAST Final Conference: Sustainable District Heating Solutions Presented for the Danube Region
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM), as a project partner, and the Municipality of Priboj, as an associated partner from Serbia, participated in the final conference of the REHEATEAST project, held on 27–28 May 2026 in Pécs, Hungary. During the two-day event, project results, pilot activities, and recommendations for improving sustainable district heating and
04/08/2026
Pilot Project in Priboj completed: District Heating at the Local Level
Pilot activities implemented within the REHEATEAST project have been successfully carried out in the Municipality of Priboj, with the aim of improving the district heating system through the application of energy efficiency measures at the building level and strengthening local cooperation among key stakeholders. The project was implemented as part of a broader approach to
11/19/2025
53rd SCTM General Assembly – Certificates of Appreciation Awarded and New Agreements Signed to Improve the Work of Local Governments
During the ceremonial part of the 53rd General Assembly of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM), held on November 18th 2025 in Belgrade, 15 local governments received certificates of appreciation for successfully implementing support packages. In addition, as part of two projects involving 89 towns and municipalities, agreements were signed to launch a new
09/03/2025
Public debate on the Draft Strategic Plan of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) for period 2026–2030
In accordance with the Decision of the SCTM Presidency on initiating the procedure for the elaboration and adoption of the SCTM Strategic Plan for the period 2026–2030, and following the public consultations on the draft document undertaken through July and August 2025, the SCTM is launching a public debate process on the Draft Strategic Plan of the SCTM for the period
03/10/2025
Third Interregional Partner Workshop on REHEATEAST project
On March 5th and 6th 2025, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) organized Third Interregional Partner Workshop within the project „REHEATEAST - Building local partnerships for reducing the fossil energy demand of district heating systems in the Eastern Danube Region“ in the Interreg Danube Region Program. Focus of this meeting was the implementation of pilot
12/09/2021
Nikola Tarbuk new Secretary General of the SCTM
Delegates of the 49th Assembly of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities held on December 8, 2021, unanimously supported the Decision of the Presidency on the appointment of Nikola Tarbuk to the position of Secretary General of the SCTM. Nikola Tarbuk succeeded the long-term Secretary General Djordje Stanicic in this important position, and on this occasion Mr.
12/09/2021
The City of Leskovac chairs the SCTM
During the 49th Assembly of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, regular elections were held for the SCTM bodies, and the President of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities in the next term will be Mayor of the City of Leskovac. On behalf of the City of Leskovac, Mayor Goran Cvetanovic addressed the representatives of cities and municipalities,
12/09/2021
Panel discussion "Strategic directions of strengthening local self-government in the Republic of Serbia"
A panel discussion dedicated to the plans, priorities and challenges in the process of improving public administration was held within the 49th Assembly of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities. Topics included the Public Administration Strategy and the Local Self-Government Reform Program adopted by the Government of Serbia, the new Strategic Plan of the SCTM,
12/09/2021
49th Assembly of the SCTM
Election of the new leadership, presentation and adoption of the Work Report for 2021, signing of the agreement on the allocation of funds within the project "Initiative for Inclusion Phase 3" and exchange of views on further improvement of local self-governments marked the 49th Assembly of the Standing Conference of Cities and Municipalities. The working title was "Strategic