October 13^th, 2016

The Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rade Rajkovic , the Mayor of the City of Niš, Mr. Darko Bulatović and the representative of the OSCE mission, Mr.  Stefan Wredenmark attended the opening of a seminar intended for the Security Council of the City of Nis, organized by the OSCE, Media and Reform Center and the City of Nis.

One of the main objectives of the local authorities is to provide safe and quality life of all the citizens of the City of Nis, in cooperation with the relevant institutions and citizens.

The Security Council of the City of Nis has been established by the new city government willing to continue and improve the initiatives related to better and safer life of the citizens The Council is intended to be a mechanism of communication and consultation of local authorities, police, judiciary, health and of other important factors relevant to local security.

The members of the Security Council of the City of Nis are familiar with the methodology of strategic planning of local security, with the methodology of local security evaluation and with the defining of the objectives and priorities.

October 13^th

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic announced today the relocation of the railway from the center of Nis and added that those works, worth 80 million euros, would begin in 2018 at the latest. A new 22-kilometer long line, which will be built from Prosek towards the northern city area, will be dual-track and electrified since it will be the part of the Railway Corridor 10. The negotiations with the European Investment Bank for providing money for the project have already commenced. Deputy Prime Minister Mihajlovic said that the land expropriation would be completed in 2017 and that after that, the relocation that had been discussed for 30 years would begin. The Minister pointed out that it was very important that this line was moved because of the safety of the citizens, “We detected all the points of risk at the road and railway crossings throughout Serbia. We started investing money in their removal, and we are building a new dispatch center that will completely manage the railway infrastructure and all transitions, “said Mihajlovic. The City of Nis will expropriate land and provide part of the funds for the implementation of the project, added Mihajlovic. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic said that this railroad has been threatening people’s safety for decades. He pointed out that the city will do everything within the stipulated deadline. “It is a project of national and state interest, and it is the Corridor 10 route, not the bypass. Mayor Bulatovi concluded by thanking Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Minister Mihajlovic for all the support.

October 13^th

Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and Minister of Transport, Construction and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic arrived today in Nis ahed of the rest of the RS Government and visited Nis Airport Constantine the Great. Together with Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic Minister Mihajlovic held a meeting with the management of the Nis airport to get acquainted with the business operations of this company. This year Nis Airport records a number of departures to various European destinations, and the construction of a new control tower in cooperation with the SMATSA, which will modernize airport infrastructure, is also planned.

October 13^th

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic announced tonight in Nis increasing pensions and salaries in the public sector until the end of the year, and added that the poorest part of the population would be able to count on a better standard of living. Vucic said at a press conference held after the meeting with chiefs of five districts, mayors and presidents of all municipalities of Nisava, Toplica, Pirot, Jablanica and Pcinja districts, that the salaries for doctors, social workers and health institutions, the army and police would be increased. He announced opening 5,000 new jobs in Nis, which is excellent news for the city, where in two days a contract with the company Leoni, which will employ 2,200 people, will be signed. According to Vucic, the government plans to build a motorway to the Macedonian border, while next year the construction of the motorway Nis-Pristina will be launched. By coming to Nis we are showing that Serbia is not only Belgrade, said the Prime Minister. He announced that in two days 28 EU ambassadors will arrive in Nis, because the government wants to show them the city.