News
04/23/2026
Need for Strengthening Direct Support to Municipalities in Accessing EU Funds Highlighted at the NALAS General Assembly
Representatives of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) participated in the XXI General Assembly of NALAS, held on 21 April 2026 in Sibiu, Romania, where the network’s work priorities, new cooperation programmes with associations of local authorities from the region, and current challenges faced by towns and municipalities across Europe were discussed.
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
03/31/2026
16th Meeting of the SCTM Network of Energy Managers and Energy Efficiency Officers
The sixteenth meeting of the Network of Energy Managers and Energy Efficiency Officers of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) was held online on 26 March 2026. The meeting was opened by Miodrag Gluščević, Programme Director for Urban Development, Environment and Public Utilities at SCTM, who presented the agenda and announced the key topics – the
03/18/2026
Call for Applications: Young Elected Politicians (YEP) Programme 2026
The European Committee of the Regions has launched the call for applications for the Young Elected Politicians (YEP) Programme 2026. The programme is open to young local and regional politicians from EU Member States and candidate countries, including Serbia. The application deadline is 17 April 2026. The Young Elected Politicians (YEP) Programme is an initiative of the
03/06/2026
Local Self-Government Representatives Certified to Conduct Competence-Based Interviews Exchange Experiences in Vrnjačka Banja
Exchange of experiences, discussion of practical challenges, and improvement of skills in conducting competence-based interviews were the focus of the first workshop for assessors of behavioral competencies from local self-governments, organized by the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) on March 5th, 2026, in Vrnjačka Banja. The workshop was organized within
03/02/2026
From Local to Europe: Networking of Towns and Municipalities through the EU Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme - CERV
The event “From Local to Europe: Networking of Towns and Municipalities through the EU Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme - CERV” was held on 2 March at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, organized by the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, acting as the national contact point for this programme. The event was attended by more than 50
02/25/2026
Towards Measure 6 – Rural Public Infrastructure
The workshop “Towards Measure 6 – Rural Public Infrastructure”, dedicated to the preparation and implementation of this measure within the IPARD 3 Programme, was held on 24 and 25 February 2026 in Belgrade. The two-day event brought together representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management – the IPARD Programme Managing Authority, the Directorate
02/05/2026
Public Health Emergency Response Plans Presented in 94 Local Self-Governments
At the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, on 4 February 2026, a conference was held to present Public Health Emergency Response Plans. The activity was financed by the European Union and implemented within the project “EU for the Health System of Serbia”, carried out by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
02/02/2026
First REHEATEAST Policy Brief: A Call for Faster and Fairer District Heating Transformation
Within the REHEATEAST project, the first policy brief has been published – “Accelerating the Transformation of District Heating Systems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)” – delivering clear, evidence-based messages to decision-makers at national, regional, and local levels. District heating key to Europe’s clean energy future Heating accounts for more than 40% of total energy