September 5^th

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, introduced route from Nis to Berlin commencing on 4 September, with a twice weekly service which will deliver 30,000 customers p.a. at Nis Airport. Awaited with water cannons, the first plane of Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair landed at Nis Airport Constantine the Great. The captain of the craft was pilot Vladimir Milicevic, a Serb, who has been piloting for nearly two decades the airplanes of this Irish airline.

“As the city administration we are giving maximum support to the development of the airport, and we will do so through plans, programs and budget for the next year,” said Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic. Ryanair chose Nis and Airport Constantine the Great for its partners in Serbia. For the time being, they are satisfied with the cooperation. Soon this company will fly from Nis to Milan, Dusseldorf and Bratislava, with a total of 18 weekly flights from Nis airport.

September 2^nd

At Nis City Hall the reception was organized for farmers who received incentive funds from the city budget this year. 155 farmers received a total of 25 million dinars for the improvement of agricultural production. A quarter of the budget went to beekeepers. Thus this year’s competition under the program for allocation of incentive funds of the Agriculture and Rural Development Administration of the City of Nis was successfully completed. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic personally handed over contracts to farmers. In the previous year, the City of Nis, through the Administration for Agriculture and Rural Development and within the framework of the implementation of the Fruit Development Program, placed the biggest emphasis on this branch of agriculture – fruit growing, while this year the Administration paid special attention to the development of beekeeping.

September 1^st

On the occasion of the beginning of new school year Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatović, together with Nis City Council Member for Education Mr. Bojan Krstic, visited the elementary schools in Nis – Ivo Andric, Njegos, Ucitelj Tasa as well as Primary School Lela Popovic in the village of Paligrace which is under construction. This year around 2,900 pupils was enrolled into first grade of the primary scool. The City of Nis provided presents for the new pupils. Mayor Bulatovic said that the beginning of new school year was an opportunity to discuss current problems with directors, teachers and parents in schools.

September 1^st

By the decision of Nis City Assembly dated 2011, September 1^st has been celebrated as the Youth Day of the City of Nis, and Nis became the first city to have its Youth Day. This year, the Youth Day was marked in Obrenovićeva Street, on the square in front of the TPC Kalca plateau, with the presentations through stands of various organizations, informal groups and institutions working with youth and youth as factors of youth policy in the city. The Youth and Sports Adminsitration Department of the City of Nis presented its summer workshops for high school students, while Informal Group NI PHOTO presented its exhibition.

The stands were visited by Deputy Mayor Prof. Dr. Miloš Bandjur, and all interested citizens could get useful information about different possibilities, published public calls and education. “The task of the City of Nis is to enable active participation of young people in the decision-making process on the local level, as well as to improve the quality of life of young people, respecting their interests”, said Deputy Mayor Bandjur and emphasized that “the City of Nis is very interested in the development of young people and their contribution to creating a life in the city, and that it is very important to recognize and preserve talented and prospective individuals.”