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02/04/2020
Technical support for the improvement of the professional development system in 50 local self-governments
The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities announces the call for proposals for the implementation of technical support to municipal and town administrations for the improvement of the system of professional development in 50 local self-governments (municipalities, towns, and city municipalities). The call is published within the project "Human Resources Management
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
01/29/2020
Smederevo presented project "Property Management for Future Users"
The project "Property Management for Future Users" was presented in Smederevo on January 28, which is being implemented under a grant scheme of the Exchange 5 Program, funded by the European Union. The project is being implemented by the Town of Smederevo in partnership with the municipalities of Zabari and Malo Crnice. The value of the project is € 174,500 and the aim is to
01/25/2020
The Development of the Local Action Plan for Social Inclusion of Roma in Krusevac
Introductory workshop for the preparation of the Local Action Plan for Social Inclusion of Roma in the territory of the Town of Krusevac for the period from 2020 to 2022 was held at the Town Administration in Krusevac on January 24. Krusevac is among 10 local self-governments in Serbia supported by the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) in drafting a Local
01/23/2020
Ruma - Training for employees of the Center for Integration of Public Property Information
Improvement of capacity in the field of public property management of employees in the municipality of Ruma is continuously implemented through the project "Integrated approach to public property management in the municipalities of Stara Pazova and Ruma" within the framework of the Exchange 5 grant schemeTraining for employees of the "Center for Integration of Public Property
12/20/2019
Certificates delivered to the participants of e- Training "Good Governance at the Local Level"
The e-Training "Good Governance at the Local Level" ended on Friday, December 20, 2019 by the ceremonial delivery of the certificates to the participants. The training was accredited, and 147 trainees from 53 local self-governments have got the right to be certified by the National Academy of Public Administration and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) -
12/12/2019
Inter-municipal cooperation important for the development of entire Serbia
Inter-municipal cooperation in Serbia brings benefits, such as improving the quality of life of local self-government citizens, as well as cheaper services. Also, inter-municipal cooperation is good for regional development, i.e. development of the whole of Serbia. The state needs to establish a national system of encouraging inter-municipal cooperation, because this kind of
12/12/2019
70 agreements signed with local self-governments
Human resources management in towns and municipalities, improving citizen participation and transparency, as well as improving anti-corruption policies at the local level, projects for employment of Roma and other marginalized groups, as well as support for children and young people in early development, are the focus of three memorandums and one agreement signed with local
12/12/2019
Sombor chairs SCTM
Elections for the SCTM bodies were held at the 47th General Assembly, and the organization will be chaired by the Town of Sombor for the next two years. Dusanka Golubovic, the Mayor of Sombor, thanked everyone for their confidence, adding that nothing is a work of an individual, "but we work as a team". "I hope that in the future we will continue to be aware of how many more