© The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)

The REC has a strong presence in Serbia and Montenegro through its country office in Belgrade, a field office in Pirot, Becej, Kikinda, Backa Topola ( Serbia ) and Podgorica ( Montenegro ).

Legal Status of the REC RS

REC RS operates in Serbia as an international organisation, following the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the REC and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of FR Yugoslavia in June 2001. In the same year, REC RS signed the Agreement on Technical and Program Cooperation with the Directorate for Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia. With the government of the Republic of Montenegro the REC signed a bilateral agreement about the legal status of the REC in Montenegro in April 2004.

Mission of REC RS

REC RS follows the REC’s general mission to assist in solving environmental problems, by providing various services, encouraging cooperation among relevant environmental stakeholders (including national and local governments, businesses, non-governmental organisations and citizens), supporting free exchange of information and promoting public participation in environmental decision making.

Vision of the REC RS

REC RS envisions a democratic, developed, and environmentally sustainable society for Serbia and Montenegro as an integral part of Europe.

Strategic Goals of REC RS

REC RS follows strategic goals of REC, taking into account specific circumstances of Serbia and Montenegro as pre-accession country to EU. REC RS strategic goals are:

Program Areas

The focus of REC RS is the environmental service excelence. REC RS has developed high expertise in various fields of environmental consultancy and gathers a large team of prominent environmental experts.

REC RS has implemented a high number of environmental projects oriented at providing expert assistance, designing strategic documents and building capacities with participation of relevant stakeholder groups.

Employees

At REC RS we believe that the most important resource of the organization is people, actively responding to recognition, involvement and opportunities for personal and career development within the professional compliant with the mission and goals of REC.

We address problems constructively, learn from them and seek sustainable solutions in partnership with all relevant stakeholder groups. We provide solutions with people and environment.

We encourage teamwork with mutually supportive relationships based on knowledge sharing, oblectivity, integrity, open communication and trust. We communicate our goals clearly to our partners, never losing the focus of the task ahead of us.

Our efforts are directed towards minimization of environmental impact of our own activites. Greening the REC and recyclng program within REC are part of our daily activities.

Important Events and Activities

REC CO Serbia is constantly initializing and organizing major events and activities in the frame of its program areas and components on different levels with the aim of establishing and fostering cooperation with different stakeholders, interested groups and individuals

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