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Call for Applications: Intercultural Cities - invitation for the participation of towns and municipalities in Serbia to promote diversity and tolerance at local level

Within the action "Combating discrimination and promoting diversity in Serbia", part of the joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye", we are inviting local self-government units to apply for the new initiative to promote diversity and tolerance at local level, using the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities methodology.

Interested local self-government units will have the opportunity to examine and apply the most modern methods of developing diversity policies at the local level through the administrative and expert support provided by the action, as well as through the grant scheme for initiatives and awareness raising initiatives that aim to promote of dialogue and tolerance.

The call is open until Monday, September 16, 2024.
The introductory training will be organised on September 27 in Belgrade.

If you are interested in the participation, please fill in the form.

You can find more details related to the call:

 Invitation 

 ICC Methodology

 ICC Index – questionnaire

For any additional information or clarifications, please contact:
Ilma Kitivojević, Council of Europe Office in Belgrade, [email protected], phone +381 11 7155 512

 

Horizontal Facility III

The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” (Horizontal Facility III) is a co-operation initiative, running from 2023 until 2026.

The programme covers actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It enables the Beneficiaries to meet their reform agendas in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European standards, which is also a priority for the EU enlargement process.

The third phase of the programme is worth €41 million (85% funded by the European Union, 15% by the Council of Europe).

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*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.