An international conference of the Femcities network on the topic of citizen empowerment and working with young people was held in Vienna. Femcities, of which the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality is also a member, is a network that focuses on the role of city and municipal administrations in supporting women…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, participated in the 15th International Meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators Combating Antisemitism (SECCA) in Dublin. At the introductory roundtable, dedicated to preserving and improving community life amid growing intolerance and security challenges, discussions focused on the protection of human rights, combating discrimination and creating a society…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Milan Antonijević met with Anita Senk-Pajić, Chargée d’Affaires of the Embassy of Poland, to discuss the institution’s most important activities aimed at promoting equality. The meeting focused on the rights of women, young people and national minorities, as well as mechanisms for protection against discrimination, with both sides exchanging…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, participated in the final Regional Conference of the Horizontal Facility Programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye III, “Advancing Reforms through the Partnership between the European Union and the Council of Europe – Lessons Learned and Vision for the Future”, held in Tirana. The conference provided an…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, met with the new Representative of the UNICEF Office in Serbia, Christina de Bruin, with whom he discussed future cooperation on advancing equality for children and young people, primarily in combating discrimination in education. The Commissioner stated that the institution’s practice shows that children and young people…
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Commissioner Milan Antonijević and the Local Ombudsperson of the City of Kragujevac and the municipalities of Knić, Aranđelovac and Rača, Jelena Milivojević, today signed a Cooperation Agreement between the two institutions. The Agreement is a formal confirmation of the arrangement on joint activities in the coming period aimed at education, raising awareness and informing citizens…
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A cooperation agreement aimed at combating discrimination and improving the position of Roma men and women in Serbia was signed between the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and the National Association of Roma Journalists (NARON). The meeting was attended by Commissioner Milan Antonijević and his associates Sanja Stanković and Milan Nikolić,…
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At the fourth round table, “Discrimination and Anti-Gypsyism in the Public and Media Space in Serbia: From Narrative to Response”, organised in Orašac by the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, spoke about how the manner of reporting can influence social attitudes and how important it is to recognise discrimination…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, met with the President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, Dejan Tomašević, and Secretary General, Dejan Bojović, with whom he discussed topics of mutual interest and opportunities for future cooperation, with particular emphasis on the position of women in sport. Further cooperation and closer links between the…
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The institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality was visited by Stina Sandgren, Administrator in the Human Rights Unit of the Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union (DG EXPO) at the European Parliament in Brussels. Assistant Commissioner Jelena Kotević, together with her colleagues, spoke with Stina Sandgren about the competencies of the…
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