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11/19/2025
53rd SCTM General Assembly – Ensuring Every City and Municipality Becomes a Place of Good Governance
The 53rd General Assembly of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) was held in Belgrade on November 18th 2025, focusing on marking two decades of cooperation between the Swiss Confederation and SCTM. At the opening of the event, the attendees were addressed by Snežana Paunović, Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, via video
11/19/2025
53rd SCTM General Assembly – Donation of Children’s Toys to 50 Local Self-Governments
The ceremony for the donation of children’s toys to local self-governments was held on 18 November 2025, as part of the 53rd General Assembly of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM). The donation is part of the project “Children’s Rights in Local Self-Governments”, implemented by UNICEF and SCTM. The donation of children’s toys was presented to
11/06/2025
P2P Workshop for Mobile Teams for Roma Inclusion
The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) organized the fourth peer-to-peer (P2P) workshop for Mobile Teams for Roma Inclusion on 5 and 6 November 2025 in Inđija. The workshops are organized with the aim of strengthening the capacities and enabling the exchange of experiences among Mobile Teams for Roma Inclusion through the P2P methodology, as one of the
10/24/2025
Secretaries General and Directors of CEMR Member Associations Gather in Belgrade
The meeting of Secretaries General and Directors of the member associations of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), with the participation of more than 40 guests from various European countries, was held in Belgrade on 23 and 24 October 2025. This year’s host of the event was the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM). In his opening
10/24/2025
Forum of the Central European Initiative in Belgrade
In cooperation between the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Forum of the Central European Initiative (CEI) entitled “The Local Dimension of CEI – A Platform for Cooperation among Local and Regional Authorities in Europe” was held in Belgrade on 23 October 2025. The event gathered representatives of national
10/21/2025
SCTM 53rd General Assembly
The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) is organizing its 53rd General Assembly, which will take place on 18 November 2025 in Belgrade, at the Sava Center (Milentija Popovića Street No. 9), starting at 11:00 a.m. The theme of this year’s General Assembly is “Two Decades of Cooperation Between the Swiss Confederation and the Standing Conference of Towns and
10/07/2025
Southeast European Women Mayors Forum in Istanbul
The Mayor of Babušnica Municipality, Ivana Stojičić, participated in the Fifth Southeast European Women Mayors Forum, held on 1 and 2 October 2025 in Istanbul, organized by the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of Southeast Europe (NALAS) and the Union of Marmara Region Municipalities (MMU). On behalf of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities
09/24/2025
Second online Partner Meeting of the REHEATEAST project
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) participated on 24 September 2025 in the online partner meeting of the project “REHEATEAST – Building local partnerships to reduce the demand for fossil fuels in district heating systems in the Eastern Danube Region”, implemented under the Danube Region Programme. The meeting was dedicated to exchanging experiences and
09/16/2025
SCTM experiences presented at the conference on EU integration in BiH
On September 16, 2025, the Secretary General of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM), Nikola Tarbuk, participated in the conference "Strengthening the Association of Municipalities and Cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Involving Municipalities and Cities in the EU Accession Process" in Sarajevo, organized by the Association of Municipalities and Cities of