November 2^nd

A public debate on the Draft Law on the National DNA Registry was held at the Police Headquarters in Nis. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic welcomed forensic experts and representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and emphasized the importance of creating a national DNA register, in order to better resolve the cases in which the using the DNA method is crucial. The public hearing will last until November 10, and the suggestions are expected from the professional public. The use of the DNA method in finding criminals is present in the world for almost 30 years.

November 1^st, 2016

The City of Nis has hosted a two-day seminar designed for new councilors of local self-governments of the cities and the municipalities from throughout Serbia. The seminar, which will be held today and tomorrow in the Officers House, has been organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.

The Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rade Rajkovic, delivering a welcoming speech, expressed his satisfaction regarding the fact that the City of Nis would host such a meeting. He recalled that all the authorities in the city were constituted within the legal deadline, and that the permanent working bodies were formed so as to reflect the councilor composition of the City Assembly.

Speaking about the efficiency and transparency of the City assembly mandate, the Chairman stressed out the upcoming activities related to the establishment of E-government, to the improvement of the communication by electronic means, as well as the introduction of electronic registration and voting, which will contribute to the work efficiency of city councilors. Likewise, a practice of good public relations with the media and citizens will be continued and improved, which will make the work of Nis City assembly transparent, whereas the citizens will be timely and accurately informed on everything.

The Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rade Rajkovic, has pointed out that this seminar represents the technical support to the representatives of local self-governments and extra motivation to constantly improve the system within they work.

November 1^st

Ryanair will be flying to one more destinations from Nis Airport from today, i.e., Milan Bergamo. The passengers from Nis in the future will be able to fly on Tuesdays and Saturdays to the central part of the Italian province of Lombardy and, possibly, through this very frequent airport to continue to European destinations. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic welcomed the crew of a plane from Milan and announced the city’s investments in the infrastructure of the Nis airport and the renovation of the airport building. 140 passengers boarded the plane from Nis to Milan.