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06/08/2026
CEMR Leaders Summit in Rovaniemi: Celebrating 75 Years of CEMR
Representatives of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) participated in the CEMR Leaders Summit, held on 4–5 June 2026 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The Summit brought together more than 150 representatives of local and regional governments from across Europe with the aim of defining common political priorities and strengthening the role of the local level of
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
12/16/2025
Work Programme of the Joint Consultative Committee of the EU Committee of the Regions and the Republic of Serbia adopted for the period 2025–2030
The meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) of the European Committee of the Regions and the Republic of Serbia, held on 16 December 2025 in Pirot, was dedicated to strengthening the role of local and regional authorities in the process of Serbia’s accession to the European Union. The meeting was co-chaired by Vladan Vasić, Mayor of Pirot, and Anna Magyar, Member of
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
09/04/2025
SCTM participated in the 34th Economic Forum in Karpacz
Nikola Tarbuk, Secretary General of the SCTM and Edi Majstorović, Director of the Sector for Local Self-Government Development Projects at the SCTM, participated in the 34th Economic Forum, one of the most important international gatherings of political and economic leaders of Central and Eastern Europe and a platform for political and economic dialogue in the region, which was
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,