Centre for European Integration of the Belgrade Open School, in cooperation with the Serbian European Integration Office and the Human Resource Management Service continued with implementation of European Educational Program for Public Administration Officials - Basics of the Law and Political system of the European Union.
The main objective of the program is to strengthen position of Serbia in upcoming Association and Accession Process towards full EU membership status through:
- education of representatives of public administration of the Government of the Republic of Serbia,
- enhancing knowledge and skills in specific EU policies relevant for the Stabilization and Association Process (SAP).
- this program also aims to improving coordination, communication and professionalism in the operative tasks of the sectors ministries, who are dealing with European integration issues and
- to network representatives of public administration of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, responsible for European issues, in the field of European integration.
The course “Basics of the Law and Political system of the European Union” instructs participants about the legal mechanisms which provide the foundations for the functioning of the EU. Participants should gain a clear picture of what the EU represents, its legal character and institutional structure. Participants also should acquire basic knowledge of the relation between European and national legislation, the competences of the European institutions, the supranational character of the EU, as well as the positions of our legislative actors in the legislative framework of the EU. At the end of the course, participates should be able inform themselves on issues linked to the next enlargement and the future of the European Union.
Through interactive lectures, workshops and simulation participants and attendees, employees of the different Ministries, government agencies, will have the opportunity to gain basic knowledge about the legal system and institutional structure of the European Union as well as methods of decision-making and creation of public policies within the Union.
Project partners: Government of Serbia The EU Integration Office and European Consultants Organization, Goverment Human Resource Management Service and Fondation Konrad Adenauer
Time and place: Belgrade, September – November 2011.