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2-3 July 2008: CDRSEE at the final conference for the “European Young Journalist Award”. The Center’s executive director, Nenad Sebek, was invited to speak at the closing conference for the European Young Journalist Award, which took place in Ljubliana on 2-3 July and was organised jointly by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enlargement and the European Youth Press Association. The conference allowed for a productive debate between 400 young journalists on topics such as mobility in the ‘enlarged Europe’, identity issues, or cultural interaction, with representatives from media and politics as well as researchers and specialists on EU-related topics. Following the conference, Mr. Jan Truszczyński, Deputy Director-General of DG Enlargement presented all national winners with an award.

13 July 2008 - CDRSEE rocks EXIT! What do you take with you if you are performing at one of Europe’s most happening, funky, energetic and diverse music festivals? A guitar…? Groupies and roadies…?….a list of the most ridiculous backstage demands you can think up? ….well, if you are the CDRSEE, you take sticky syrupy pastries! Click here for the full story and more photographs.

July 2008 - Joint History Project Teacher Training successfully completed in Albania. After kicking off with the training of trainers’ workshop in Tirana in December 2007, 5 local teacher training workshops have successfully taken place in 5 different locations across Albania, between January and July 2008. To download the Albanian language edition of the workbooks free, please click here.

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News - Research Survey for Employed Empowered Launched

The meeting of the research survey team experts took place in Belgrade, on March 30th. The team consists of experts in econometrics and psychology.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the details of the survey of the target group and research on the economic factors and the labour market in Serbia.

The goal of the surveys is to provide a fresh insight and practical solutions for addressing the issues of poverty and unemployment amongst refugees, IDPs and returnees in Serbia.

From the meeting in Belgrade

Vision: Employed, Empowered is an innovative idea that combines labour market research with a practical project to tackle the issues of unemployment among the most vulnerable members of society in Serbia. Employed Empowered is made possible with the support and contribution of the European Commission.

For more information on the project please contact Ms. Corinna Noack-Aetopulos, Corinna@cdsee.org

Helpdesks are making a difference!

Visiting the helpdesks in Belgrade, Vrsac, Sid, Novi Sad and Subotica, the project team of the three partner organisations CDRSEE, CPDD and the Novi Sad Humanitarian Centre, had the opportunity to see the locations of the helpdesks and to listen to the reports of the helpdesk officers, about the expectations of the refugees and IDPs in Serbia and how the project team can address them.

Meeting in the helpdesk in Vrsac

The helpdesks aim to create a network of interconnected experts (lawyers, social workers and psychologist supporting each other in providing direct support to the numerous problems, refugees and IDPs face. The helpdesks also closely connect the project teams in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Thessaloniki with the beneficiaries on the ground. A total of 10 helpdesks have been established in Serbia based in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Sid, Vrsac, Subotica, Nis, Kraljevo, Kragujevac, and Valjevo.

For more information on the project please contact Ms. Corinna Noack Aetopoulos, Corinna@cdsee.org.