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Balša Božović: Institutions must urgently react due to the attack on Predrag Voštinić
The attack on Predrag Voštinić, one of the founders of the Local Front, which occurred last night in Kraljevo when a car first pushed him off his bicycle onto the roadside, and then turned around to knock him down, demands an immediate, severe, and uncompromising response from all relevant institutions, primarily the prosecution, which must […]
Scandalous Behavior of the Government of Serbia towards Jovana Marovic
The Regional Academy for Democratic Development calls on the relevant authorities in the Government of the Republic of Serbia to urgently take action to allow Jovana Marović, a citizen of Montenegro and former Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, to regain her freedom of movement and to promptly return her personal documents.Such treatment towards Jovana Marović, […]
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Serbia 2030: More information than ever, but more disinformation as well
Novi Sad event consisted of two panels and was highly influenced by the Russian aggression against Ukraine which happened days before the conference. Journalists who spoke at the panel I used the way in which media reported about the war in Ukraine to depict overall role of the media in political processes in Serbia.At panel […]
Serbia 2030: Serbia’s position towards the war in Ukraine will determine its future path
Speakers at the Panel II were H.E. Oleksandar Aleksandrovich, Ambassador of Ukraine to Serbia, Bohdan Ferens, President of the SD Platform from Ukraine, who participated online directly from Ukraine, President of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Sonja Biserko, prof. dr. Milivoj Bešlin, historian, Aleksandar Popov, president of the Center for Regionalism and one of […]
Serrbia 2030: Parliamentary representation of Albanian national minority must not be denied
Round table in Presevo turned out to be dedicated to the most relevant topic in the local community at the moment, since they were held in the eve of the repeated elections for National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. Election results were contested four times in the attempts to prevent Albanian national minority from […]
Novi Sad plenum Quo vadis, Balkan?: Politics of remembrance pose insurmountable obstacles
How important art is for the culture of remembrance, and how important it is to draw attention to key social issues through art, which includes remembering the victims, was discussed at the closing panel “Dealing with the past through the culture of remembrance and art” of the Novi Sad Plenum QUO VADIS BALKAN?, organized by […]
Historians at Novi Sad Plenum: THE BREAKUP OF YUGOSLAVIA DUE TO THE REJECTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOLUTION
“Vojvodina remembers, for a long time and is mostly silent, for too long now. But such humiliations, apart from the time of occupation, are hardly comparable to any period of peace in the last two centuries that it has been on the historical stage”, said historian Milivoj Bešlin, moderator of the second panel “Is the […]
Novi Sad plenum Quo vadis, Balkan?
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ADD signed support to Bundestag Resolution “Supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina as it embarks to a better future”
The Parliamentary groups of SPD, Bündnis90/Die Grünen and FDP have proposed a resolution on Bosnia and Herzegovina titled Supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina as it embarks to a better future.We the undersigned believe that this resolution comes at truly important and challenging time for the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We applaud the party groups’ initiative […]
Dealing with the past has no alternative when it comes to regional cooperation
Today, in the organisation of the Regional Academy for Democratic Development (ADD) from Novi Sad, Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past from Zagreb and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) from Podgorica, with the support of the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), started ZAGREB PLENUM – QUO VADIS, BALKANS?The first panel was dedicated to […]
There are no good neighborly relations in the region, Croatia and Serbia are sources of instability in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The second panel of the Zagreb Plenum was dedicated to (not)good neighborly relations in the region, gathered politicians from the countries of the region.Vesna Pusić, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia, assessed that political leaders in the countries of the region have a huge influence and that they are the ones who […]
Manipulating and revising history is an easy way to homogenize and mobilize voters
Yesterday, in the organization of the Regional Academy for the Development of Democracy (ADD) from Novi Sad, the Center for Dealing with the Past Documenta from Zagreb and the Centre for Civic Education from Podgorica (CCE), with the support of the European Balkans Fund (EFB), started ZAGREB PLENUM – QUO VADIS, BALKANS? whose third panel was dedicated […]
Perseverance and readiness not to withdraw before attacks are key to reconciliation and confidence building
The second day of the ZAGREB PLENUM – QUO VADIS, BALKANS? organized by the Regional Academy for Democratic Development (ADD) from Novi Sad, Documenta – Centre for Dealing with the Past from Zagreb and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) from Podgorica, with the support of the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), started with the […]
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has exposed the core of relations between states and within states
Within the second day of the ZAGREB PLENUM – QUO VADIS, BALKANS? organized by the Regional Academy for Democratic Development (ADD) from Novi Sad, Documenta – Centre for Dealing with the Past from Zagreb and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) from Podgorica, with the support of the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), one panel was devoted to […]
Progressive forces in the region should not retreat in front of a retrograde and loud minority
The panel, which discussed the possibilities of politicians of civic orientation, civil society organizations and activists to influence better relations in the region, yesterday ended the ZAGREB PLENUM – QUO VADIS, BALKANS? organized by the Regional Academy for the Development of Democracy (ADD) from Novi Sad, the Center for Dealing with the Past Documenta from […]
Zagreb Plenum QUO VADIS BALKANS – proposals by Vesna Pusić for B&H
In Zagreb, from 26 to 28 May, organized by the Regional Academy for the Development of Democracy (ADD) from Novi Sad, the Center for Dealing with the Past Documenta from Zagreb and the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) from Podgorica, with the support of the European Balkans Fund (EFB), ZAGREB PLENUM – QUO VADIS, BALKANS? was held.The […]
Balsa Bozovic: Government and opposition to talk about sanctions against Russia
I am inviting the pro-European opposition to use the announced conversations with the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić about calming tensions in society and repeating the elections to initiate the most important issue for Serbia – a clear commitment to the country’s pro-European foreign policy. Vast majority of political players and actors, both the government […]
NGO Network Calls Citizens to Take Part in the Democratic Election Process
The NGO Network for Democracy, Development and Security calls on the citizens of Serbia to exercise their right to vote, to go out to the polls on 3 April and to vote freely, according to their own beliefs and free from coercion.The right to vote is one of the most powerful tools of the citizens, […]
Bozovic: Putin’s influence in the Balkans calls the EU to action
Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina defied Western unity on sanctions against Russia —reflecting Moscow’s destabilising influence in the BalkansIn the series of the meetings with world leaders before the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia is endangered and has a right to ‘intervention’ to solve disputes between the West and Russia. Led by […]
Bozovic: It is crucial for Serbia to align with EU regarding Ukraine
The Chair of the Executive Committee of Regional Academy for Democratic Development, Balsa Bozovic, said that the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and Russia’s latest moves, as well as the reaction of the European Union and Western democracies, put Serbia in front of the choice of whether to harmonize its foreign policy with EU, or to again pretend […]
Closing panel of Podgorica Plenum: They are teaching people to hate, although they know that they are wrong
The final and closing panel of the Podgorica Plenum: “Quo vadis, Balkans?” organized by the Regional Academy for Democratic Development, Center for Civic Education and Friedrich Ebert Foundation hosted Mayor of Sarajevo Benjamina Karic, Mayor of Podgorica Ivan Vukovic, former Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Johns Hopkins University Professor Daniel Serwer from USA.Former President of […]
Historians at Podgorica Plenum: Marriage between history and politics is always a bad match
The second day of the Podgorica Plenum: “Quo vadis, Balkans? “ organized by Regional Academy for Democratic Development, Center for Civic Education and Friedrich Ebert Foundation, started with the panel of historians, where Ivo Goldstein from Croatia, Milivoj Beslin from Serbia, Husnija Kamberovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dubravka Stojanovic from Serbia and Adnan Prekić from […]
Journalists and Writers at Podgorica Plenum: Region needs politics of hope, and not politics of fear
The third panel of the Podgorica Plenum: “Quo vadis, Balkans?” organized by Regional Academy for Democratic Development, Center for Civic Education and Friedrich Ebert Foundation, featured journalists, writers and publicists. The key speakers were: Vesna Mališić, journalist and editor from Serbia, Montenegrin writer Andrej Nikolaidis, Bosnian journalist Dragan Bursać, journalist and director of the Center […]
Politicians at Podgorica Plenum: Regional Cooperation – a key to the fight for the core values
The second panel of the Podgorica Plenum: “Quo vadis, Balkans?” organized by Regional Academy for Democratic Development, Center for Civic Education and Friedrich Ebert Foundation, hosted the Member of the Parliament from Democratic Party of Socialists and former Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic, longtime member of the German Bundestag and Bundestag rapporteur for the Western […]
Podgorica Plenum: Solidarity in fighting right-wing extremism and nationalism
The Podgorica Plenum “Quo vadis, Balkans?” was held from February 10 to February 11 and was organized by Regional Academy for Democratic Developmentm Center for Civic Education and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, with more than thirty participants from across the region discussing ways to jointly fight nationalism, chauvinism and extremism in our societies and various […]
Podgorica Plenum: Quo vadis, Balkan?
Regional Academy for Democratic Development – ADD, Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Office in Belgrade are organizing the ‘PODGORICA PLENUM – QUO VADIS BALKANS?’ on 11 and 12 February 2022 (Friday and Saturday), in Podgorica, at the CUE Hotel.The goal of the event is to empower progressive forces in the region by bringing them […]
ADD: Appeal to the Radio Television of Serbia to broadcast the movie “Quo vadis, Aida?”
Regionalne akademije za razvoj demokratijRegional Academy for Democratic Development addressed the Director General of the Radio Television of Serbia Dragan Bujošević and the Editor-in-Chief of the Cultural and Artistic Program Vladimir Kecmanović with a request to broadcast the award-winning film “Quo Vadis, Aida?” which was awarded the best European film in 2021 at the most […]
Death Threats against Balsa Bozovic
Hundreds of insulting messages, including dozens of direct death threats, were sent to the President of the Executive Board of the Academy for Democratic Development, Balša Božović, after last night’s television duel with Ratko Mladić’s lawyer, Branko Lukić, on the TV show “Usijanje” on Kurir TV. The fact that some of them were sent to […]
Balsa Bozovic: Protection of Ratko Mladic became official policy of the regime
The decision of the Government of Serbia to prevent the removal of a mural celebrating convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic is an indication that war criminals in Serbia have state protection as well as official support and sends a dangerous and worrying message not only to the citizens of Serbia, but to everyone in the […]
Marking the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism
Regional Academy for Democratic Development is marking November 9th – International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism, by gathering at the corner of Njegoševa and Aleksa Nenadović street on Tuesday at 4 PM in cooperation with Youth Initiative for Human Rights.We believe that our most important fight today is the resistance against growing hatred and warmongering […]
Saša Magazinović signed “Support for the European perspective of Western Balkans”
Member of the Executive Board of the Regional Academy for Democratic Development (ADD) and Member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sasa Magazinovic was invited to be one of the signatories of the motion for resolution “Support to the European Perspective of the Western Balkans”. The document, signed by […]
President of the Executive Board of ADD Balša Božović: Dangerous apprehension of Montenegrin MPs on the border with Serbia
The Regional Academy for Democratic Development warns with great concern about the possible consequences of last night’s apprehension of the member of the Parliament of Montenegro Dragica Sekulic, who was kept at the border for four hours due to six pills of bromazepam found in her kit and afterwards charged with drug possession. Good […]
Balša Božović in Grubori at the commemoration of Serbian civilians
The President of the Executive Board of the Academy for Democratic Development, Balša Božović, attended today in Grubori the commemoration of those killed in 1995 following the military operation “Storm” and paid respects to the civilian victims who were killed in this village.He emphasized that the prosecution of all crimes committed against civilians in the […]
Academy for Democratic Development:Alternative and response to non-paper: a shared vision of the future
The Regional Academy for Democratic Development, founded by leaders, MPs, ministers, officials and civil society activists from Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo, held a conference on 21, 22 and 23 May in Herceg-Novi in Montenegro, during which it responded to a non-paper that appeared in public and further […]
Jerkov: It is not enough to arrest only the direct perpetrators of the attack on Daško Milinović
The Academy for Democratic Development strongly condemns the attack on journalist and anti-fascist Dasko Milinovic, expresses solidarity with him, and demands from all relevant state bodies to discover, arrest and prosecute not only the direct perpetrators, but also the organizers and instigators of this shameful attack. It is clear that the attack on Daško Milinović […]
Bozovic: Dangerous policies can provoke a new conflict
The Academy for the Development of Democracy – ADD warns of the danger of statements, plans, documents and hints of border changes in the Western Balkans and the creation of states on ethnic basis, and calls on all political actors in the region to clearly distance themselves from these statements and strongly condemn them.It is […]
Regional solutions to the problems of the citizens
Regional solutions to the problems of the citizensA meeting of the Regional Academy for the Democratic Development took place in Belgrade from March 5 to 7. Members of the Parliaments, ministers, officials, and activists from the region discussed possibilities for cooperation in the region and finding common solutions to the problems facing all Western Balkan […]
The first meeting of the regional leaders Regional Agenda 2020-2030 New solutions to new challenges
The first meeting of the regional leadersRegional Agenda 2020-2030New solutions to new challengesThe first meeting of the regional leadersRegional Agenda 2020-2030New solutions to new challengesOver the past decades, it has become evident that none of the problems and challenges that prevent the countries of the Southeast European region from becoming truly democratic societies can be […]
The Academy for Democratic Development taking part in the initiative of world leaders
The Academy for Democratic Development taking part in the initiative of world leadersAleksandra Jerkov, a member of the Executive Committee of the Academy for Democratic Development (ADD), signed a letter on behalf of the organization, along with 152 world leaders, leading companies and the world’s most important organizations, to US President Joseph Biden urging him […]
“You are not alone” – an initiative to change the legislation in the countries of the Region
“You are not alone” – an initiative to change the legislation in the countries of the Region The You Are Not Alone initiative, launched a few days ago by the Academy for the Democratic Development (ADD), was supported by thousands of citizens from across the region, including prominent human rights activists, anti-violence activists and numerous […]
Regional Academy for the Development of Democracy – You are not alone!
Regional Academy for the Development of Democracy – You are not alone! The courage of the actress Milena Radulović, who, along with four other girls, reported the rape she had been suffering for years, empowered dozens of other women and girls to do the same. The fact that Milena was brave enough to speak out […]
Project: Regional agenda 2020-2030
Objective of the project is to develop and implement regional agenda for the third decade of 21st century in order to find solutions to the most prominent problems which present obstacles to modernization of the region as a whole and of separate countries of the region, such as: massive brain-drain and young people leaving the […]