The Rise of Vaccine Diplomacy
Last summer, while citizens in Western nations enjoyed a relative reprieve from some of the stricter Covid-19 restrictions, behind the scenes major negotiations were taking place which would determine the course of the pandemic. Wealthier nations raced to place vaccine pre-orders, hoping to be among the first to vaccinate their populations and fully lift restrictions.
Fast forward a year, and the majority of adults in Europe, the UK and the United States have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and restrictions are beginning to ease. In contrast, just 1% of citizens in low-income nations have received the first dose of their vaccine, and nations such as Tunisia and Indonesia, which had fared well in the first phase of the pandemic, have now been plunged into emergencies. With the immediate health crisis appearing to become more manageable in many advanced nations, at least for now, there are increasing calls for them to turn their attention to helping to vaccinate the rest of t..
The Embassy of Belgium in Belgrade celebrates a national holiday
The Ambassador of Belgium to Serbia, H.E. Koenraad Adam, hosted a reception in honour of the national holiday on July 21, the Day of the Statehood of Belgium. Belgium celebrates July 21st as its national holiday, in memory of the same date in 1831, when the independent Belgian state was established. On that day, Leopold of Saxe-Coburg swore allegiance to the new Belgian Constitution and became King Leopold I of Belgium. The reception at the Belgian Embassy in Belgrade was attended by diplomatic representatives in Serbia and numerous public, political and cultural figures.
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Training for employees in tourism and catering within the certification of...
Tourism is one of the economic branches that suffers huge losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why the European Union, through the project “#EUzaTebe – for cultural heritage and tourism”, has allocated one million euros to eliminate the consequences of the crisis.
The voluntary certification scheme “Clean and Safe” aims to develop health and safety protocols as well as train tourism workers for their application, in order to minimize the risks of spreading the virus. The trainings are the second part of this program organized by HORES, with the support of the project “#EUzaTebe – for cultural heritage and tourism”, funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ, and implemented by the German organization for international cooperation GIZ.
“Today we are starting the second phase of the” Clean and Safe “project, whose main goal is the transfer of knowledge. We hope that with these activities we will significantly help ..
Experts from state institutions on skills development for collective leadership
One of the main goals of the global program “Migration and Diaspora” is to empower key actors in selected partner countries to make greater use of the positive effects of regular migration and diaspora for local socio-economic development. Among other things, this is achieved through continuous training of representatives of national institutions, i.e. by providing access to international dialogues and information of global importance in the field of migration policies.
In cooperation with the Institute for Collective Leadership (CLI), an international non-profit organization specializing in improving cooperation skills, GIZ conducts an extensive training cycle to successfully overcome sustainability challenges with a focus on high-quality stakeholder cooperation, dialogue change and collective leadership. For professionals working on migration and diaspora issues in the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, then the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Economy,..
Посланик Петко Дойков се срещна с Негово Светейшество патриарх Порфирий
На 21 юли посланик Петко Дойков се срещна с Негово Светейшество патриарх Порфирий, патриарх на Сръбската православна църква. Потвърдено бе желанието за продължаване на развитието на близките отношения между двете страни.
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H.E. Oleksandr Aleksandrovych, Ambassador of Ukraine: Getting stronger is the only...
By Žikica Milošević
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The world changed a lot after our last interview in January 2020. Plenty of new developments took place, so we took the opportunity to talk with H.E. Oleksandr Aleksandrovych, the Ambassador of Ukraine, about the current situation.
We were surprised by the COVID-19 pandemic. What is the situation in Ukraine like? How is the vaccination roll-out going on?
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Gay U.S. Diplomats Still Battle Discrimination Abroad
Last month, the U.S. Department of State flew the rainbow flag in front of its main building in Foggy Bottom for the first time. Photo courtesy of the Department of State.
More than a decade ago, Victor (not his real name), a U.S. Foreign Service officer then in his 30s, started a tour in a Middle Eastern country. He wanted to bring along his partner, who wasn’t a U.S. citizen. Even though the U.S. government didn’t officially recognize same-sex relationships, the State Department tolerated them. The bigger problem was the host-country, which refused to grant Victor’s partner a visa. Eventually, the U.S. Embassy found a “workaround”: the only way for the couple to be together was for Victor to hire his partner as a “domestic employee.” So the embassy declared him as Victor’s driver to the host-government, and it issued a visa.
“It was demeaning and hugely demoralizing,” Victor recalled. Although the two lived together, his partner was deprived of all diplomatic protections and immunit..
Support in strengthening of the Administrative Court
Belgrade, July 12, 2021 – The Ministry of Justice and the German-Serbian Development Cooperation represented by GIZ signed an Implementation agreement for the project “Support to the Ministry of Justice for the Administrative Court Reform”.
The agreement was signed by the Minister of Justice Maja Popović and the Deputy Director of the Good Governance Program Michael Engel, on behalf of the German-Serbian Development Cooperation. The signing was attended by the Ambassador of Germany to Serbia, Thomas Schieb. On the same occasion, two Memoranda of Understanding were signed: between the Administrative Court and GIZ and the Judicial Academy and GIZ.
This marks the start of activities that aim to strengthen capacities of the Administrative Court. Also, the cooperation looks to improve the availability of information on court decisions and work, to provide all citizens with effective and efficient protection in administrative disputes. As a first step on this road, an analysis of the curre..
Continuation of support for public administration reform in Serbia
Belgrade, July 7, 2021 – The Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government (MPALSG), the Ministry of European Integration and GIZ on behalf of the German-Serbian Development Cooperation signed an implementation agreement for the project “Support to Public Administration Reform in the EU Accession Process”.
The agreement was signed by line Ministers Marija Obradović and Jadranka Joksimović together with Project Leader Stephan Heieck on behalf of GIZ, in the presence of the Ambassador of Germany to Serbia, Thomas Schieb. Ministers Obradović and Joksimović and Ambassador Schieb stated that the signing of this agreement represents the continuation of a successful cooperation between Serbia and Germany in public administration reform and European integrations.
“Germany’s support is extremely important for achieving the vision of the new Public Administration Reform Strategy from 2020 to 2030: Public Administration tailored to citizens’ needs. Moreover, it supports the goal o..
