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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
11/10/2023
Thirteenth meeting of the Network for Roma Issues
"Discrimination is the main factor of exclusion, that is why we need to fight together and contribute to the inclusion and active participation of Roma men and women", said Nikola Tarbuk, Secretary General of SCTM at the thirteenth meeting of the Network for Roma Issues, held on November 9 in Belgrade. Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) organized a meeting
11/01/2023
Possibilities of financing culture projects through European Union programs presented
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) and Creative Europe Desk of the Ministry of Culture jointly organized a seminar on possibilities of financing culture projects through European Union programs - Creative Europe and CERV, as well as national program "Capital of culture in Serbia". Vuk Radulović, head of the Creative Europe desk of the Ministry of Culture,
10/25/2023
Representatives of the French Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region visited SCTM
On October 24, 2023, delegation of the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes visited Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM). The delegation consisting of: Philippe Meunier, Vice President of the Region for International Relations, Bruno Chiaverini, Director of International Relations of the Region and Celine Paris, Manager for European Affairs of the Region, were
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
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