Institutional Support to Standing Conferenceof Towns and Municipalities
Serbia remains fairly centralized while local governments have limited capacities. Division of tasks, responsibilities and competencies between municipalities and central state is important. The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM), association of local governments in Serbia, strives to overcome gaps between central and local level. SDC supports SCTM advocacy department to represent municipalities before the central government and support its members to implement policies and regulations.
Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
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Serbia |
Governance Derechos humanos nothemedefined
Descentralización
Desarrollo de los servicios legales y judiciales Derechos humanos (incluidos los derechos de las mujeres) |
01.05.2014
- 30.09.2018 |
CHF 3’600’000
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- Sector privado suizo
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Descentralización / gobernanza local / democratización / rendición de cuentas
Desarrollo legal y judicial
Derechos humanos
Temas transversales El proyecto tiene en cuenta la igualdad de género como tema transversal.
El proyecto tiene en cuenta la democratización, la buena gobernanza y los derechos humanos como tema transversal.
El proyecto apoya también mejoras en la organización contraparte
Tipo de ayuda Mandato sin fondos fiduciarios
Contribución a proyectos y programas
Número de proyecto 7F06625
Contexto |
Serbia has progressed on the EU integration agenda by becoming a candidate country, and accession negotiations have opened in January 2014. The candidacy comes as recognition of an advanced reform process towards a full democracy and improved relations between Belgrade and Pristina. However, implementation of reformed laws is significantly lagging behind the law-making, and the economic crisis is taking its toll. While there are more than few decentralized competencies in Serbia, central to local financial transfers remain unpredictable, an impeding factor for local service delivery. Serbia stands before the challenge to achieve a coherent decentralization during the European integration process, and with respect to the European subsidiarity principle.
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Objetivos |
A coherent decentralization reform enables local authorities to act democraticaliy, accountably and independently in providing their public services, adjusted to the Citizens' interests and needs. The second phase of the institutional support to the Standing Conference directly links with the Associations' Strategy for 2014-2017 addressing strategic priorities for local governments in Serbia in view of the EU accession and domestic policy making. Strategie priorities are defined biannually through action plans covering six priority fields: 1) sustainable decentralization; 2) modem, responsible, participative and gender sensitive local government; 3) predictable municipal funding and municipal efficiency; 4) local economic and rural development; 5) integrated approach to social services; 6) local utilities, rational use of energy, environment and disaster relief.
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Grupos destinarios |
Constituency of the Standing Conference, namely 167 local self-government units and ultimately all citizens of Serbia who experience benefit through democratic reforms.
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Efectos a medio plazo |
(1) local governments are actively involved in and have influence on the decentralisation process (including European integration implications) and development of related national policies and regulations; their interests are represented in national bodies and social and political forums. (2) SCTM is actively advocating for the implementation of adopted national policies and regulations with local governments and provides them with documented good practices, guidelines and expert support for implementation.
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Resultados |
Resultados previstos: (1) ratification of the European subsidiarity principle and clear division of competencies between different government tiers; (2) local governments improve procedures thus raising level of participation, transparency and accountability; (3) more predictable and adequate municipal financing towards a functional fiscal decentralization; (4) improved rural and local economic development framework; (5) reforms leading to integrated provision of local social services (education, health, social welfare); (6) reform of local utility services, rational energy consumption, improved environment standards and disaster prevention.
Resultados de las fases anteriores: (1) SCTM was able to influence policies and laws favorable for local governments, and advocacy effectiveness reached 80%; (2) Member towns and municipalities recognize SCTM as a true advocator of municipal interests; members actively engage in advocacy; (3) Simulation tool for municipal finances has been developed. It is a powerful instrument for negotiating with the central government; (4) SCTM institutionalized consultations with few government bodies (Ministry of Education, provincial parliament, EU negotiation groups); (5) Visibility of SCTM within political, expert and public spheres considerably grew.
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Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
Crédito |
Cooperación con Europa del Este |
Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato ONG internacional o extranjera Sector privado Otras contrapartes Other international programs working through the Standing Conference and respective government bodies.
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Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores |
SCTM will closely collaborate with: • Serbien Office for European Integrations and EU negotiation teams • Ministry of Regional Development and Local Self Government and other line ministries • Ministry of Finance • SECO supported projects: 1) regulatory reform at the local level and 2) sub national public finance management • SCTM implemented Exchange IV program (EU IPA) • Peer to peer support project for SCTM funded by Swedish International Development Agency
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Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 3’600’000 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 3’148’566 |
Fases del proyecto |
Fase 3
01.10.2018
- 31.12.2022
(Completed)
Fase 2 01.05.2014 - 30.09.2018 (Completed) Fase 1 01.01.2010 - 30.11.2014 (Completed) |