The representatives of the EU Delegation to Serbia presented the Report by the European Commission on the progress of Serbia. On behalf of the City of Nis the Deputy Mayor Miloš Bandjur welcomed the guest speakers and the gathers audience expressing great satisfaction that the representatives of the European Union delegation were on Nis on the occasion of presenting the Annual Progress Report of the European Commission on Serbia’s progress in the negotiation process to the citizens of Nis and the whole. “I am happy that the European Union Delegation believes that this important document should be brought closer to local self-governments, which are an important factor in the overall progress of the state. Today, Nis and southeast Serbia have the opportunity to get acquainted with the processes of Serbia’s euro integration and to get answers to important issues, in which areas progress has been made, what the recommendations for further acting in the process of implementing the reforms and the accession process were.  The Deputy Mayor added that the presentation of this report is especially important since local governments and local communities were the place where the needs and interests of citizens directly met the process of Euro integration. “Often, the impression is that local governments are least involved in this process and that citizens do not feel that changes are really happening. Quality and availability of information about the European integration process are key factors for local governments to recognize what is necessary to support overall state policies on the road to EU” as Deputy Mayor concluded.

The Day of Healthy Cities was marked for the third time in a row in Nis.  Besides Belgrade and Novi Sad, Nis is one of the cities that, as a responsible local community, support the efforts of all relevant institutions and organizations to make our city a healthy environment, an environment that looks into the future and enables its citizens to achieve full health capacity. According to the Nis City Deputy Mayor Milos Bandjur, who welcomed the guest on the behalf of the City of Nis, the concern for the health of our population is a priority of the city and an important task that must be solved systematically and where all institutions, organizations and individuals must be involved. “The concept of a healthy life and a healthy city is the issue, of both personal and social responsibility. As a responsible local community, the City of Nis has always supported healthy lifestyles and promoted sports and skills that preserve and promote physical as well as mental and spiritual health, “Deputy Mayor said. He added that the City of Nis, together with the Institute for Public Health and all partner institutions in the field of public health, was trying to answer all the challenges that lie ahead of the modern city, such as air pollution, noise, etc. “Our goal is for the City of Nis to be a healthy and desirable place for the life of all its citizens, and this can be achieved only in the environment that has adequate urban planning, the health and social protection system, communal policies and a stabilized employment rate. Healthy cities are cities that represent a safe, desirable, healthy and happy environment for every citizen, “Deputy Mayor said.

The delegation of the City of Nis, led by Mayor Dark Bulatovic, visited the City of Serres in Northern Greece on the occasion of signing the Twinning Protocol. The Protocol was signed by the mayors of two cities Darko Bulatovic and Petros Agelidis. “The friendly relations between our peoples and states, above all, as well as history and everything that connected us through history, gave us the right and the reason to sign the twinning protocol, which created the conditions for further progress of good relations and the cooperation, at the cultural, educational, sports and economic level. In this way, we will achieve our goal, create conditions for peace, connectivity in the region, contribute to the development of our cities in the future”, said Mayor Darko Bulatovic after the signing ceremony. The signing ceremony was also attended by city and church officials of Seres and by the Consul of the Republic of Serbia in Thessaloniki, Siniša Pavic.