The Commission of the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue – formed for the selection of civil society organizations for membership in the Council for the creation of a stimulating environment for the development of civil society – conducted the selection of candidates for membership in the Council and will propose 11 members (and 11 deputy members) with the most votes to the Government of Serbia for this body.

Most votes got candidates of Belgrade Open School -  public policy advisor Vladimir M. Pavlović and project manager EU Resource Center for Civil Society in Serbia Bojana Džulović.

We remind you that at the proposal of the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted in February 2022 the Strategy for the creation of a stimulating environment for the development of civil society in the Republic of Serbia for the 2022-2030, and then a two-year Action Plan for its implementation. A key activity of the Strategy is the establishment of the for the creation of a stimulating environment for the development of civil society, as an advisory body of the Government, which will represent a mechanism for strengthening the principles of participation, openness and inclusiveness in the process of creating public policies. The Council will have an equal number of representatives of civil society and representatives of state administration and decision-makers. The establishment of the Council is planned in September 2023.

Voting took place in June (from 23 to 30) 2023. There were no objections from candidates during the provided period, so the Ministry will propose to the Government for membership in the Council the following eleven civil society representatives with the highest number of votes received from civil society organizations:

1. Belgrade Open School

candidate for member: Vladimir M. Pavlović - Belgrade Open School

candidate for deputy member: Bojana Džulović - Belgrade Open School

2. Caritas Šabac

candidate for member: Miroljub Nikolić - Caritas Šabac

candidate for deputy member: Andrijana Nikolić - Caritas Šabac

3. National Youth Council of Serbia

candidate for member: Gordana Adamov - National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS)

candidate for deputy member: Milica Borjanić - National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS)

4. Center for Democracy Foundation

candidate for member: Nataša Vučković - Center for Democracy Foundation

candidate for deputy member: Miloš Đajić - Center of Modern Skills

5. Trag Foundation

candidate for member: Marija Mitrović - Trag foundation

candidate for deputy member: Željko Mitkovski - Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation

6. The Network of Organizations for Children of Serbia

candidate for member: Saša Stefanović - The Network of Organizations for Children of Serbia (MODS)

candidate for deputy member: Iva Eraković - Friends of Children of Serbia

7. European Youth Center of Vojvodina

candidate for member: Milan Krilović - European Youth Center of Vojvodina

candidate for deputy member: Edit Vereš - Alliance of Associations " Novi Sad Youth Forum"

8. DUGA Association

candidate for member: Aleksandar Prica - DUGA Association

candidate for deputy member: Slaviša Kovač - DUGA Association

9. Committee for Human Rights - Niš

candidate for member: Dragan Đorđević - Committee for Human Rights Niš

candidate for deputy member: Maja Kamenov - Committee for Human Rights Niš

10. Association of Citizens for Democracy and Civic Education “Civic Initiatives”

candidate for member: Dragoslava Barzut - Civic Initiatives

candidate for deputy member: Ivana Teofilović - Civic Initiatives

11. European Policy Centre

candidate for member: Ranka Miljenović - European Policy Centre

candidate for deputy member: Milena Lazarevic - European Policy Centre