{"id":8333,"date":"2025-10-18T09:47:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idcserbia.org\/en\/?p=8333"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:50:39","slug":"empowered-second-working-group-meeting-in-dimitrovgrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idcserbia.org\/en\/empowered-second-working-group-meeting-in-dimitrovgrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Working Group meeting in Dimitrovgrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/idcserbia.org\/en\/empowered-second-working-group-meeting-in-dimitrovgrad\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Second Working Group meeting in Dimitrovgrad&url=https:\/\/idcserbia.org\/en\/empowered-second-working-group-meeting-in-dimitrovgrad\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/idcserbia.org\/en\/empowered-second-working-group-meeting-in-dimitrovgrad\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=Second%20Working%20Group%20meeting%20in%20Dimitrovgrad&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20https:\/\/idcserbia.org\/en\/empowered-second-working-group-meeting-in-dimitrovgrad\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div><p>On 17 October 2025, the second meeting of the working group was held in Dimitrovgrad within the regional EMPOWERED Western Balkans project, aimed at improving the position of persons with disabilities and strengthening social inclusion at the local level. 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