European Movement in Serbia
Jelica Minić, PhD, is the president of the European Movement in Serbia. She has extensive work experience in various institutions and organizations: media, scientific institutions, non-governmental organizations, state administration and international organization. Minić has been linked with the European Movement in Serbia from its very beginning and was one of its founders and first members. Between 1994-2000 she was the Sectary General of the Organization, then President of the Forum for International Relations (2015-2019) and on several occasions Vice-President.
She has a background in research and policy making in European integration affairs and regional cooperation. She was the Deputy Secretary General and Head of the Expert Pool of the Regional Cooperation Council in Sarajevo (2008-2013) and held high management positions in the state administration (Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2000-2004) and academia (1971-2000 and 2006-2008) as consultant or team leader for projects of the UNDP, the German Marshall Fund in Serbia, and the European Integration Fund of the European Agency for Reconstruction. Besides teaching different courses, she regularly gives lectures on regional cooperation in South East Europe and EU Enlargement Policy at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. She has published over 170 articles, essays and book chapters, around 60 conference papers and edited several books and reviews.
He was born in Belgrade in 1976 and graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade in 2000. Earned an MA degree at the Faculty of Political Sciences and Diplomacy, University of Bologna, Italy, on the subject of EU Regional Policy and Structural Funds, in 2002. Received a Chevening Fellowship for research in the area of EU competition law at St. Peters College, University of Oxford, in 2004. He earned his PhD degree at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, in 2013, on the subject of Harmonisation of National Legislation with the EU Acquis in the Area of Competition Law. He has been working as a consultant for European integration and EU law since March 2016 and has been a vice president of the EMinS since December 2017. He is also the president of the EMinS Research Forum.
He was the chief legal expert in Serbia’s team for accession talks with the EU from August 2015 to May 2017. Worked at the former Serbian European Integration Office of the Government of Serbia, from its establishment in 2004 until 2016, in the area of harmonisation of legislation. From 2010 to February 2016 (when he resigned) he was the assistant director and head of division responsible for harmonisation of legislation, implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and accession negotiations. He coordinated the expert part of the negotiating team during the Stabilisation and Association Agreement negotiations in the period 2005-2008.
He worked on several international projects in Serbia and abroad and is the co-author of a number of books and articles on EU law, EU integration, Stabilisation and Association Agreement and competition law.
Full time professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade where he teaches Comparative Economic Systems and the Economics of EU Integration. He is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade where he teaches International Economic Relations and the American Economic System.
As a Fulbright scholar he spent 1983-1984 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has participated in Aspen Institute conferences, the Salzburg Seminar and has attended the Harvard Executive Leadership Program on a Kokkalis Foundation Fellowship.
President of the Forum of International Relations of the European Movement in Serbia and Vice President of the Movement.
Independent member of the Board of Eurobank, Belgrade (2010 – present).
Member of the Presidency and Executive Committee of the Serbian Association of Economists.
Member of the Presidency of the Serbian Scientific Society of Economists.
Member of the European Association of Comparative Economic Studies (EACES) and was a member of its Executive Committee (2014-2016).
Member of the Political Council of the Democratic Party.
Member of the Fulbright Scholars Association of Serbia.
Member of the Harvard Club of Serbia.
Member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgrade ( 2011-2015).
He was a member of the Federal Parliament of Yugoslavia between 1992-1996 for the Democratic Party and the Faction leader between 1994-1996.
Ambassador to the United States between 2002 and 2009.
EMinS Secretariat
Zvezdana Kovač before joining EMinS as a Secretary General she has been working for more than 20 years in leading positions in both non-profit sector and media in the Western Balkans. She was Executive Director of Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe (CDRSEE), a regional and impact-oriented NGO that seeks to foster democratic, pluralist, and peaceful societies in Southeast Europe, advocating principles of social responsibility, sustainable development, and reconciliation among the peoples in the region. Prior to that, Zvezdana worked as a journalist and served in leadership roles in various TV stations across the region. She was Editor in Chief of a nationwide FR Yugoslavia Television. She graduated Serbo-Croatian language and Yugoslav literature. Her mother tongue is Serbo-Croatian and she is fluent in English and Greek.
Born in Belgrade in 1994. She graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations, module: International Politics. Also, she is an alumni member of the Program of International business at the Business Academy in Belgrade. Currently, she is a student of the Master’s Programme of International Economic Relations at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade. Special areas of interest include gender equality, social entrepreneurship and international economic cooperation. In the European Movement in Serbia she manages mentoring program for women “Share Your Knowledge”.
She is also volunteering at the civil sector for more than 3 years. Her hobbies are photography, web design and following trends in technological innovations. She is fluent in English and intermediate in French.
She has several years of experience in grant writing and project management. Her special areas of interest are strategic development, external engagement, and advocacy efforts, which she had the opportunity to grow during various engagements within the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Born in 1990, she graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with honors, and subsequently completed Master’s studies at the Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva. She is fluent in English and intermediate in French.
He completed his master’s studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, in the module of international politics. He is currently in his second year of doctoral studies in the field of international and European studies at the faculty of the same name. During his studies, he was hired as a journalist-intern in Dnevnik, University Echo, O-radio and Radio-Television Vojvodina. He previously worked as a program assistant for the NGO network of the Igman Initiative on projects to improve the economic position of minorities and contribute to the employment of refugees and internally displaced persons. He is fluent in English.
She graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, module International Politics. She is currently a master’s student in international humanitarian law and human rights law. She is an alumnus of the program “Share your knowledge – become a mentor”. She worked in the state administration, as an independent advisor for planning and communication. In addition, he has journalistic experience, in short documentary form and work in production.
In addition to human rights, her areas of interest are digital communications and marketing. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
He has many years of experience in the field of information and Internet technologies. She worked as a consultant on projects for planning and implementation of information security management systems, as well as business continuity management systems. Conducted internal audits and risk assessments in order to optimize business processes in accordance with international standards. Graduated from ITAcademy in the field of IT management. She is fluent in English.
EMinS Boards
President
Jelica Minić
Secretary General
Zvezdana Kovač
Vicepresidents
Vladimir Međak
Ivan Vujačić
Goran Lapčević
Presidents of the EMinS Forums:
Jelena Žarković, Social-Economic Forum
Đorđo Cvijović, Youth Forum
EMinS Local Councils’ Representatives (7)
Milorad Đoković, EM Lazarevac
Srđan Dimitrijević, EM Leskovac
Vladimir Pantić, EM Valjevo
Hristos Aleksopulos, EM Ćuprija
Nenad Đorđević, EM Kragujevac
Uroš Davidovac, EM Novi Sad
Mirjana Prodanović, EM Kraljevo
Collective Members’ Representatives (9)
Dostignuća mladih
Čivning društvo
Evropska Vojvodina
Generacija 21
Udruženje Evropski federalisti
Viktimološko društvo Srbije
Klub Alpbah Beograd
Udruženje poslovnih žena
Svetlana Kisić, Ženska vlada
Rest (18)
Mihailo Crnobrnja, Former President
Dušan Janjić, Former Secretary General
Danjel Pantić, Former Secretary General
Ksenija Milenković, Former Secretary General
Maja Bobić, Former Secretary General
Duško Lopandić, Former Deputy President
Ivo Visković, Faculty of Political Science
Nataša Vučković, FCD
Dragoljub Todić, IMPP
Stevan Lilić, Law Faculty
Zoran Stojiljković, Faculty of Political Science
Branko Gligorić, Media Center
Borka Božović, „Gallery Haos“
Rodoljub Šabić,
Dejan Šabić, Faculty of Geography
Dr Pavle Sekeruš, Faculty of Philosophy
Dr Zoran Bulatović
Zorica Stevanović
President
Jelica Minić
Secretary General
Zvezdana Kovač
Vice Presidents
Vladimir Međak
Ivan Vujačić
Goran Lapčević
EMinS’ Forums Presidents
Jelena Žarković, President of the Economy and Business Forum
Đorđo Cvijović, President of the Youth Forum
Others
Srđan Dimitrijević, President of the EM Leskovac
Mirjana Prodanović, President of the EM Kraljevo
Nataša Dragojlović, National Convention on the EU Coordinator
Gordana Lazarević, Expert Consultant
Milena Kikić Cicmilović, Ministry of Finance
Svetlana Stefanović, Expert
| Presidents | Secretary Generals | ||
| 1992-1994 | Vojin Dimitrijević | 1992-1994 | Dušan Janjić |
| 1994-1996 | Mirko Tepavac | 1994-2001 | Jelica Minić |
| 1996-1999 | Desimir Tošić | 2001-2006 | Danijel Pantić |
| 1999-2011 | Živorad Kovačević | 2006-2007 | Ksenija Milivojević |
| 2011-2015 |
Vlastimir Matejić | 2007-2017 | Maja Bobić |
| 2015-2020
2020- |
Mihailo Crnobrnja
Jelica Minić |
2017-2020
2020- |
Suzana Grubješić
Zvezdana Kovač |
