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Vlastimir Vuković, Chief Executive Officer Of NLB Komercijalna Banka

Faster, More Efficient, And Closer To Clients

NLB Komercijalna Banka has defended its market leader position in the area of agricultural loans and in providing unconditional support to farmers. The economy...

Huawei Technologies d.o.o.

Innovative Storage Also Combats Ransomware

In the increasingly intricate landscape of security concerns, Huawei has stepped up with an ingenious solution that represents a cornerstone in the fight against...

OTP Banka Srbija

Commitment To Excellence

In the dynamic landscape of the Serbian banking scene, one institution stands out as a beacon of excellence and innovation: OTP banka Srbija. As...

Marijanti Babić, Country Head At Rio Tinto, Project Jadar

Jadar Is An Exceptional Project

Serbia’s Jadar Valley is home to a high-quality deposit of lithium – a metal that’s critical to the global transition to a more sustainable...

Ivanka Stojnić, Sustainability Manager For The Southeast European Market At Nestlé

Regenerative Agriculture As A Key Sustainable Practice

Nestlé Serbia, as the first Nestlé company in the region, has begun applying regenerative agriculture practices and continues to expand the number of domestic...

Jovan Protić, ILO National Coordinator for Serbia

Missed Opportunities

Citizens have, unfortunately, not yet been in position to benefit from the effective rule of law, transparency of governance and efficient institutions, which would improve various aspects of their daily lives as a result of progress on the fulfilment of EU standards.

If it wants to accelerate towards full membership in the EU, Serbia clearly needs to pick up the pace of the harmonising of its legislation with the EU Acquis, which can be tracked through the closure of negotiation chapters. During the more than seven years since the start of its accession negotiations, Serbia has provisionally closed only two of the 35 accession negotiation chapters, which does not provide a clear indication of whether and when the country will achieve its goal of full EU membership in the foreseeable future. As a result, the country’s citizens have not yet been in position to benefit from the effective rule of law, transparency of governance and efficient institutions, which would improve various aspects of their daily lives as a result of progress on the fulfilment of EU standards.

EU Accession Negotiation Chapter 19, on social policy and employment, undoubtedly represents a complex step in the accession process, as it determines whether Serbia’s citizens will be entitled to attain well-protected labour rights in productive employment, with adequate social support to those who face objective difficulties in supporting themselves through their work.

The ILO invites Serbia to take greater advantage of its extended offer for collaboration, which could speed up the pace of social policy and employment reforms

Three consecutive Decent Work Country Programmes that the ILO has been implementing in Serbia since 2008 articulate the needs of its tripartite constituents and contribute, in many instances, to the goals and targets that Serbia should include in its platform for negotiations on Chapter 19. More decent employment opportunities and the effective protection of labour and social rights represent the backbone of the fair and inclusive social market economy model of the EU, to which most of its citizens strive.

Hence, the ILO stands ready to provide technical support, comparative experiences and evidence-based tools to its Serbian partners in their efforts to fulfil international labour standards and EU directives, and invites Serbia to take greater advantage of its extended offer for collaboration, which could speed up the pace of social policy and employment reforms.

Comment

New Approaches Reinforce Economic Growth

Announced easing inflation and faster economic growth hints at the possible accelerating of economic activity. This in turn creates room for the Government of...

Comment By Zoran Panović

From Thessaloniki to Athens

A flatbread may well have cost a dinar in Thessaloniki, but – when it comes to EU membership – Thessaloniki is a hundred flatbreads...

Danijela Božanić, climatologist/climate change expert

Why We’re Vulnerable

Serbia is more exposed to climate change than other countries and lacks sufficient capacity to adapt to altered climatic conditions, which is why it...

Vladimir Đurđević, Full professor at the Institute of Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade

Lesson Not Learned

The 2014 floods should have represented a clear call that it is necessary to adequately improve the flood defence system. Given that this obviously...

Ambassador Konrad: Serbia Eyes EU Lead Role Amid Challenges

Germany's Ambassador Anke Konrad has declared that Serbia possesses all the prerequisites to lead in the EU integration process...

EU Energy Landscape Shifts: Russian Imports Plummet, Diversification Rises

After a robust increase in energy imports between 2021 and 2022, the landscape within the European Union significantly shifts...

Volvo to Phase Out Diesel: Shifts Gears Towards Full Electric by 2024

Volvo will cease the production of all remaining diesel models by the beginning of 2024 as it fully pivots...

Human Capital Is The Foundation Of Development

We believe that the future BIO4 ecosystem will help with the growth of GDP, the reducing of unemployment and...

Eighth Italian-Serbian Film Festival Celebrates Cinematic Bonds

The eighth Italian-Serbian Film Festival has been ceremoniously inaugurated with the premiere of the Italian-American feature "Tell It Like...

Ambassador Konrad: Serbia Eyes EU Lead Role Amid Challenges

Germany's Ambassador Anke Konrad has declared that Serbia possesses all the prerequisites to lead in the EU integration process...

EU Energy Landscape Shifts: Russian Imports Plummet, Diversification Rises

After a robust increase in energy imports between 2021 and 2022, the landscape within the European Union significantly shifts...

Volvo to Phase Out Diesel: Shifts Gears Towards Full Electric by 2024

Volvo will cease the production of all remaining diesel models by the beginning of 2024 as it fully pivots...

Eighth Italian-Serbian Film Festival Celebrates Cinematic Bonds

The eighth Italian-Serbian Film Festival has been ceremoniously inaugurated with the premiere of the Italian-American feature "Tell It Like...

Singapore Overtakes Hong Kong as World’s Freest Economy After 53 Years

Singapore has dethroned Hong Kong to become the world’s freest economy, according to a report by the Canadian Fraser...

Ambassador Konrad: Serbia Eyes EU Lead Role Amid Challenges

Germany's Ambassador Anke Konrad has declared that Serbia possesses all the prerequisites to lead in the EU integration process...

EU Energy Landscape Shifts: Russian Imports Plummet, Diversification Rises

After a robust increase in energy imports between 2021 and 2022, the landscape within the European Union significantly shifts...

Volvo to Phase Out Diesel: Shifts Gears Towards Full Electric by 2024

Volvo will cease the production of all remaining diesel models by the beginning of 2024 as it fully pivots...

Eighth Italian-Serbian Film Festival Celebrates Cinematic Bonds

The eighth Italian-Serbian Film Festival has been ceremoniously inaugurated with the premiere of the Italian-American feature "Tell It Like...

Singapore Overtakes Hong Kong as World’s Freest Economy After 53 Years

Singapore has dethroned Hong Kong to become the world’s freest economy, according to a report by the Canadian Fraser...
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