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Call for local consultancy services
Within the framework of the action “Prevent Bullying and Peer Violence in Schools”, implemented by the Council of Europe and funded by Germany in Serbia, we are launching the call for local consultancy services. In this context, it is looking for providers in order to support the implementation...
The Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council drafted Rules of procedure for Election commission
First meeting of the Working Group for drafting Rules of procedure for Election commission took place in Srebrno jezero on 12-13 March 2024 with the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia". High Prosecutorial Council formed diverse working group that...
Serbia improved measures in relation to virtual assets and virtual assets service providers, says Council of Europe anti-money laundering body
Serbia has taken positive steps towards improving its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime, in particular concerning compliance with the Financial Action Task Force’s Recommendation No. 15 on new technologies, concludes the Council of Europe anti-money laundering body...
Threats to the safety of journalists in Serbia: new report
Institutional pressures are a form of a threat that most journalists in Serbia often and regularly encounter in their work (46.2%), followed by economic pressures or job insecurity (40.2%). 29.9% of journalists often or regularly encounter the problem of targeting and smear campaigns, and 30.5%...
Artificial Intelligence - Bridging the Equality Gap
“More and more, AI is giving shape to the world we live in - our job prospects, our health-care outcomes, our access to benefits and services. The list of areas affected by AI is long and is growing. Unless we learn how to harness the potential of AI to bridge inequalities - including gender...
High Prosecutorial Council started drafting the new Ethics Code of the public prosecutors to align with the new legal framework
With the support of the joint EU/CoE Project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia", the Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council started drafting the new Ethics Code of the public prosecutors at a two-day meeting in Vršac. The initial Draft Ethics Code was developed...
Third meeting of the Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council for the development of the Rulebook on the evaluation of the work of chief public prosecutors and public prosecutors
With the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia", the Working Group for drafting the Rulebook on the evaluation of the work of chief public prosecutors and public prosecutors held its third meeting in Vršac on 4-5 March 2024. The Working Group...
Towards better identification of victims of human trafficking: workshop on conducting forensic interviews held in Serbia
A workshop on conducting forensic interviews with presumed victims of trafficking in human beings for the staff of the Centre for Human Trafficking Victims’ Protection (Centre) was organised on 5-6 March 2024 in Vrdnik, Serbia. The participants upgraded their knowledge on how to better...
Safety of Journalists platform 2024 report: serious concern about the use of spyware against journalists, abusive lawsuits and journalists in exile
The unlawful deployment of spyware against journalists, the use of abusive lawsuits against journalists to hamper their investigative work and the precarious situation of many journalists in exile, notably from Russia and Belarus, are among the main concerns expressed by partner organisations to...
Meeting of the Appellate Courts, Commercial Appellate Court, and Supreme Court held at Belgrade to work on caselaw harmonisation
The first quarterly meeting between the civil law departments of all four appellate courts, the Commercial Appellate Court, and the Supreme Court of Serbia was held in Belgrade with the support of the joint EU/CoE project "Support for the implementation of judicial reform in Serbia". The Belgrade...