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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
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
01/31/2020
Competition for the Annual Good Governance Award Published
On 29 January 2020, the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government published the Competition for the 2019 Best City/Municipal Administration Annual Award. The Public Competition will be open 20 days from the day of publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia (No. 7/20 of 29 January 2020). The first National Annual Award for Best Practices
10/30/2019
Municipalities from Serbia at the European Week of Towns and Regions
European Week of Regions and Towns is a four-day event held and organized annually in Brussels by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), during which officials from regional and town administrations, as well as experts and representatives of the academic community, can exchange
07/12/2019
Meeting of the SCTM Committee on Economic Development
The session of the Economic Development Committee was held on 11 July 2019 in the premises of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities. The Committee was chaired by the President of the Committee, Ninoslav Eric, the Mayor of Cuprija. Apart from the members of the Committee, the meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Trade,