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05/09/2022
30 local self-governments selected upon competitions for the award of support packages within the EU Exchange 6 Programme
In the scope of EU Exchange 6 Programme – „Enhancing credibility of planning, programme-based budgeting and control in execution of public expenditures at local level in Serbia“, upon the public call for selection of local self-governments (LSGs), a total of 67 applications were received for the award of support packages in three areas: for elaboration of the LSG Development
02/23/2022
EU Exchange 6: Public Call for applications - competitions for the award of Municipal Support Packages for: elaboration of Development Plans; elaboration of Mid-term Plans; improving the planning and budgeting of Capital Projects
Within the EU Exchange 6 Programme - „Enhancing credibility of planning, programme-based budgeting and control in execution of public expenditures at local level in Serbia”, a Public Call for the selection of beneficiary local self-governments (LSGs) for the allocation of Municipal Support Packages (MSPs) is published, and includes competitions in three different areas, namely:
12/09/2021
Implementation of projects for employment of Roma and other marginalized groups
During the 49th Assembly of the SCTM, the Agreement on Cooperation on the Implementation of Local Projects within the Program "Inclusion of Roma and Other Marginalized Groups in Serbia - Initiative for Inclusion Phase 3" was officially signed. Program is implemented by GIZ with the implementation support of the SCTM. The competition was announced in May this year and 40
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
07/21/2021
Program for the Reform of the Local Self - Government System in the Republic of Serbia for the period from 2021 to 2025
At its session on July 9, 2021, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Program for the Reform of the Local Self-Government System in the Republic of Serbia for the period from 2021 to 2025. For the first time, the local self-government in Serbia received a public policy document which plans the strategic development of the area of local self-government system
07/07/2021
Closure of the Exchange 5 Programme
The final Conference organized on July 6th, 2021 in Belgrade, marked the completion of the activities in the implementation of the European Union Exchange 5 Programme. This complex four - year Program, was implemented as the fifth phase of one of the longest EU development support interventions directly targeted at local self-governments (LSGs) launched in late 2004.