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12/04/2025
Regional Workshops on FMC System Tools Held for Local Self-Governments
The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) organized four regional one-day workshops for employees of local self-government units from 4 November to 2 December 2025, on the topic “Process Segmentation and RACI Methodology – Financial Management and Control Tools for Responsible Governance – Application in Local Self-Governments.” The workshops were held in
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
09/03/2025
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,
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
03/28/2019
Exchange 5 - Four new LSGs are supported in the local planning and programme budgeting process
Within the framework of the competition for support to local self-governments in planning and programme budgeting, which was announced under Component 2 of the Exchange 5 Programme, which is financed by the EU from the IPA 2014 funds, the following local self-governments were selected: Nova Varos Municipality, Kanjiza Municipality, Trstenik Municipality and Pancevo Town. The
02/20/2019
The second phase of the project on human resources management in the local self-government
The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) and the Council of Europe signed today in Belgrade an agreement on the implementation of the project "Human Resources Management in Local Self-Government - Phase II", funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the SCTM and the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade in cooperation with the