Projects in Serbia
Serbia became a member state of the Council of Europe in 2003 and ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 2007. Since then, Serbia has benefited from Council of Europe initiatives that support its reform agenda, ensure compliance with European standards, and advance its EU accession process. The latest Congress monitoring report was adopted in 2017.
The Centre of Expertise has implemented a series of projects with the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of the Republic of Serbia with the aiming of strengthening governance practice and introducing modern human resource management practice in local self-government.
Ongoing projects in Serbia
Human Resources Management in Local Self-Government
The project helps local self-governments (LSGs) implement a competency-based Human Resources Management (HRM) system and ensures the sustainability of HRM and professional development reforms. It also supports the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government and the National Academy for Public Administration in refining policies based on real challenges faced by LSGs.
Strengthening innovative democracy in South-East Europe
The project aims at enhancing local democracy and promoting more transparent and inclusive local public institutions in South-East Europe, building on increased awareness and evident demand in the region for more deliberative and participative democracy. It focuses on strengthening capacities of local authorities, piloting Citizens’ Assemblies, and improving legal frameworks to embed participatory and deliberative processes as complement to representative democracy in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
* All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
Contact Marité MORAS
Head of the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance
Congress to lead implementation of a new Council of Europe-EU programme for Western Balkans
Completed projects in Serbia
Promoting deliberative democracy and innovative approaches to citizen participation in South-East Europe (2024-2025)
Serbia is involved in this regional project with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and North Macedonia. This project seeks to advance deliberative democracy as an innovative approach to citizen participation in local decision-making, complementing representative democracy; and develop the skills and capacities of local authorities and their associations in organising effective deliberative processes.
* All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
Human Resources Management in Local Self-Government – Phase 2 (2019-2021)
The project was based on the achievements and challenges on the first phase of the Programme “Human Resources Management in Local Self-Government” (2016-2017). This Programme has been developed to respond to the needs arising from the implementation of key priorities of the Public Administration Reform Strategy, as well as to reply to the requirements linked to the implementation of the new legislative framework.