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PERMANENT ACCOMODATION IN THE VILLAGES FOR 10 IDP FAMILIES

October 27th

The City of Nis and the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration provided funds for the purchase of 10 rural houses for internally displaced persons, which ultimately provided permanent housing for these people. For this purpose, the City and Commissariat for Refugees secured 10 million dinars while the contracts with the sellers and the future owners of the houses were signed by Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic. The City of Nis and the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration each year announce public calls for internally displaced persons, to provide permanent housing, and to buy rural households in the vicinity of Nis. This is the second contest of this type. During the last call the houses were provided for 8 families. Until now, 320 families have shown interest in solving housing problem in this way. According to the words of the future an owners, this kind of help means a lot to them because they will finally have something of their own. Families who got their houses through the assistance by by the City and the Commissariat for Refugees do not have rights to alienation of the property for the next five years.




42nd NIS MUSIC FESTIVAL – NIMUS FEST

October 27th

42nd Nis Music Festival started officially in front of the crowded hall of the Nis Symphony Orchestra. Nis Symphonic Orchestra presented themselves to Nis audience at the opening night, and as a soloist, the famous pianist Rita Kinka performed under the baton of the Dutch artist Josef Suilen performing Rachmaninoff 3rd concert in D minor. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic, who ceremonially opened 42nd NIMUS, emphasized the importance of this festival for the City of Nis and said that cultural heritage was the largest wealth of the City that spoke of us. He praised the organization and the people who created art. The Mayor welcomed all the artists who would perform in Nis, both our domestic guests and guests from Slovenia, Greece, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Macedonia. “I am sure that your performances will be remarkable and that the Nis audience will be able to recognize it. I hope that tonight and next evenings the audience will be in this impressive number”, said Mayor Bulatovic. This year’s NIMUS will last until November 10th. There will be a total of 9 concerts. The organizers of NIUMUS are the Nis Symphony Orchestra and the Nis Cultural Center supported by the City of Nis.