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MINISTER OF EDUCATION IN NIS

October 14th

RS Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Mladen Sarcevic spoke today at the City Hall with the Nis City Deputy Mayor Prof. Dr. Milos Bandjur and his associates on the realization of projects of the highest importance for the city, university and school. One of the ministries’ priorities is the construction of the annex building at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering in Nis, where laboratories and scientific research centers for young scientists would be located. At the same time Minister Sarcevic announced an increase in student enrollment quotas for studies in the IT sector. The Minister also promised that the team of lawyers of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development would be determined. The minister announced new meetings with city officials to concretize co-operation in several fields.




CITY OF BELGRADE DONATED MERCEDES BUS TO NIS

October 14th

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic handed over the keys of the Mercedes-Benz bus to the Nis Public Transport Directorate. This modern air-conditioned bus is a gift from the City of Belgrade to Nis and it will be used for city transport lines.




CALL ON ALBANIAN BUSINESSMEN TO INVEST IN SERBIA

October 14th

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said today at the opening of the Serbia-Albania Business Forum in Nis that businessmen and investors from Albania were welcome and that the doors of the government of Serbia and the Serbian market were wide open to them. Vucic said at the business forum which was also attended by Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama that Serbs and Albanians were the two biggest nations in the Balkans and that they should not allow others to continue governing their relations. He pointed out that the two countries have managed to build friendship and must now work to develop economic cooperation and increase trade. It is important to behave rationally. Irrespective of political differences, we have managed to build trust because I believe that we want friendship, Vucic said and stressed that the two countries were linked by their common strategic commitment to joining the EU. The Prime Minister thanked the businessmen from Serbia and Albania for coming in large numbers to the forum, stating that he and Rama were very proud that the hall where the forum was being held is full.
Vucic also said that he was happy that the forum was being held in Nis, in south-eastern Serbia, for which he said was an intersection of roads and good business and a place that would represent the center of progress in Serbia and the entire region. He noted that some progress has been made in trade between the two countries and said that the trade of only €102 million was very small. We want to dramatically increase this trade, the Prime Minister said. The Serbia-Albania Business Forum was attended by about 300 representatives of companies and businessmen from both countries, and it was the first large meeting of Serbian and Albanian businessmen, which should contribute to the approximation of Serbian and Albanian business communities. The hosts of the forum were President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Marko Cadez and President of the Business Albania Association Ljuan Bregazi. After the plenary part of the forum, bilateral meetings of businessmen were held, during which representatives of the business communities of Serbia and Albania discussed concrete cooperation and joint projects. The forum brought together companies from the food industry, trade, electrical and mechanical, civil, chemical, metal and wood industries, as well as from the field of tourism and hospitality, and telecommunications. A memorandum of understanding for establishing an Albanian-Serbian industrial and trade chamber, with headquarters in Tirana, was signed at the forum.




LIBERATION DAY IN SECOND WORLD WAR

October 14th

By laying flower wreaths at the Monument to Liberators at the Square of King Milan in the city center and at the memorial complex Bubanj, the anniversary of the liberation of Nis in the Second World War was celebrated. City of Nis delegation, led by Deputy Mayor Prof. Dr. Milos Bandjur, paid their respects together with the delegations of the Serbian Armed Forces, the Ministry of the Interior, the Nisava District and the Association for the Conservation of the Traditions of the Liberation Wars of Serbia. Nis was freed on October 14, 1944, when the 22nd Division of the People’s Liberation Movement entered the city and attacked the German troops from the south.




CITIZENS’ SAFETY- THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES PRIORITY

October 13th, 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.




MINISTER MIHAJLOVIC ANNOUNCED THE BEGINNING OF THE RELOCATION OF THE RAILWAY NODE FROM THE CENTER OF NIS

October 13th

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.




MINISTER MIHAJLOVIC VISITED NIS AIRPORT

October 13th

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.




PM ALEKSANDAR VUCIC WITH HEADS OF THE DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPALITIES OF SOUTH EAST SERBIA

October 13th

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.

 




VENEZUELAN CULTURE WEEK IN NIS

October 12th, 2016

On the occasion of the “Venezuelan Culture Week” in the City of Nis, the Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rade Rajkovic organized office reception for the Ambassador of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venuzela in Serbia, Her Excellency, Dr Dia Nader de El Andari.

The Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rajkovic, on behalf of the citizens of Nis, thanked Her Excellency, Dr Dia Nader de El Andari, for her efforts to organize this event in Nis and to enable our citizens to better learn about the culture of Venezuela. This will certainly contribute to the rapprochement of our countries and to the creation of better prospects for cooperation.

As far as cooperation is concerned, said Mr. Rajkovic, it can be developed primarily in the fields of culture, education, tourism and sports, whereas a mutual interest is to find a way for cooperation in the field of economy.

Showing gratitude for the welcome, Her Excellency, the Ambassador Dr Dia Nader de El Andari also pointed out to a number of areas in which the cooperation could and should be developed. She also emphasized that her mission is to help Serbia establish its Embassy in Caracas as soon as possible and pleasurably accepted to organize the exchange of cultural and artistic programs in the future.

Apart from the Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rajkovic, The Chairman of the City Municipality Mediana, Mr. Milan Krstic and the Director of the Tourist Organization of Nis, Mr. Uros Parlić, also welcomed Her Excellency, Dr Dia Nader de El Andari; they also had the chance to present, in general outline, the values of Nis, which the guests from Venezuela could find interesting.

 




RECEPTION FOR THE REIS-L-ULEMA OF THE SERBIA ISLAMIC COMMUNITY

October 12th

Nis City Mazor Darko Bulatovic met today with the head of the Islamic Community in Serbia, Sead Nusufovic, and the mufti of Nis, Eldin el Asceric.  During the meeting the situation of the Islamic community in Nis was discussed as well as the future steps regarding the preservation and restoration of the cultural and historical facilities of the Islamic community. The Mayor emphasized that Nis was a city of diversity and that this was its advantage. He expressed the readiness of the city to help the Old Mosque in Sumatovačka Street, which is in a very bad condition, be restored and put into operation so that the members of the Islamic community in Nis could use it. Mayor Bulatovic pointed out that if there was understanding and will there was not any problem that could not be solved, and that the aim was to have the members of all religious communities in Nis livingequally well.