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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
01/28/2021
Support to parenthood in Bor, Kragujevac, Vranje, and Novi Pazar
the previous week, representatives of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities organized meetings in the cities of Bor (January 19, 2021), Kragujevac (January 20, 2021), Vranje (January 21, 2021) and Novi Pazar (January 22, 2021) on the occasion of the implementation of project ”Support to LSG for dissemination of good policies and practices of support to
03/06/2020
Supporting the legalization of facilities in Roma substandard settlements
The housing quality of the Roma population, as well as the legal uncertainty caused by the ownership of illegal housing, are the reasons why the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) and the Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights (Yukom) support the legalization of facilities in 10 sub-standard settlements in 10 local self-government units (LGUs). The service
03/03/2020
SCTM support to mobile Roma inclusion teams
In order to manage the social inclusion measures of Roma envisaged by national and local strategic documents and to achieve a coordinated approach and integrated service delivery, the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities - Association of Towns and Municipalities in Serbia (SCTM) provides significant support to the work of mobile Roma inclusion teams under the program
02/20/2020
Roma Employment Club Opened in Crveni Krst Municipality
In order to help members of the Roma community living in the territory of the town municipality of Crveni Krst in Nis integrate and find a place in the labor market, the Roma Employment Club has been opened. The club was opened on the premises of the Crveni Krst Municipality, and within the envisaged activities, training and support will be provided to the Roma people to
01/31/2020
Competition for the Annual Good Governance Award Published
On 29 January 2020, the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government published the Competition for the 2019 Best City/Municipal Administration Annual Award. The Public Competition will be open 20 days from the day of publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia (No. 7/20 of 29 January 2020). The first National Annual Award for Best Practices
11/15/2019
SCTM awarded at the 28th International Salon of Urban Planning
Organized by the Association of Urban Planners of Serbia, the 28th International Salon of Urban Planning was opened in Nis on November 8th at the Officers' House. The Saloon is a traditional international event and review of the most important current achievements in the field of spatial and urban planning and urban design, and this year 154 works were exhibited at it. In the
11/14/2019
E-training "Gender equality at the local level"
The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) organized on Wednesday, November 13th, an initial e-training meeting for representatives of local self-governments on gender equality, which will be attended by about 120 employees from 50 towns and municipalities in Serbia. "The training is intended for local self-government employees who will have the opportunity to
10/30/2019
Municipalities from Serbia at the European Week of Towns and Regions
European Week of Regions and Towns is a four-day event held and organized annually in Brussels by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), during which officials from regional and town administrations, as well as experts and representatives of the academic community, can exchange