The reception was organized at Nis City Hall for the members of the Chinese ensemble” The Voice of Yuan”. The guests from China who will be performing in Nis were welcomed by Nis City Deputy Mayor Milos Bandjur and the Member of Nis City Council Jelena Mitrovski. The Chinese Ensemble will be performing at Nis National Theatre. The concert, which is sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and the Association “Art of Giving” has a humanitarian character, because the money from the tickets is intended for NURDOR (National Association of Parents of Children with Cancer) to complete the second phase of the construction of the oncological children’s department in Nis.

The 2017 Radivoj Korać Cup season is the 15th season of the Serbian national basketball cup tournament. The final tournament will be held in Nis from February 16 to February 19.

On this occasion, the Letter of Intent on further cooperation was signed between the City of Nis and Serbian Basketball Federation at Nis City Hall. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic said that he hoped that the tournament, like in the previous years, would attract a large number of basketball fans, not only from our city, but from all over Serbia. He also pointed out that he expected the organization to be on the highest level and that Nis would be a good host this time.

Predrag Danilovic, the President of the Serbian Basketball Federation, emphasized that it was prestigious to play at Radivoj Korac Cup and that this has been a favorite basketball tournament for basketball players for many years. He expects the atmosphere in the Cair Sports Hall to be on an enviable level. “Nis is a basketball city and organizing such tournaments is a real opportunity for further development and affirmation of basketball,” he said.
For the first time, Mini Cup for pioneers will be held within the Cup of Radivoj Korac.

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic and associates visited Novi Sad where they met with Mayor Milos Vucevic to discuss important topics from the competencies of local self-governments and exchange experiences from the areas they deal with. Mayor Bulatovic thanked Mayor Vucevic for his hospitality, saying that he was pleased that the representatives of the two local governments had the opportunity to discuss the organization of work and important issues.

– It is important for us to hear how public utility companies are operating in Novi Sad, especially in the winter period, but priority is given to the topics related to working zones and the creation of conditions for the arrival of investors, i.e., employment of citizens – emphasized Mayor Bulatovic. Bulatovic invited representatives of Novi Sad to visit Nis, noting that the main goal of cooperation and discussion was to provide the best possible conditions for the life of citizens in order to employ and start families in our cities, and not somewhere in the world.

“We talked about our experience related to the construction land, property tax, problems in the utilities sector, and Mr. Bulatovic and his associates presented the positive aspects of the simplification of the city administration, i.e., the transition to a unified city administration. We concluded that the most important thing was to continue to support new investments, and creating new jobs, which directly affects the revenues of the local self-government. We also talked about a common problem related to lawsuits against the City and agreed that we must continue to insist before the republic authorities that inadequately well-defined legal solutions, referring to local level, are better regulated, because these problems affect the whole system – said Mayor Milos Vucevic.

Upon the invitation of the Company INSA the leadership of the City of Nis this renowned company in Zemun, founded in 1950 as a watch factory. Today this company is a significant manufacturer of watches and clocks, liquid and gas meters, components for the military industry, as well as many other products in the field of measuring technique and precision mechanics.

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic and Nis City Deputy Mayor Milos Bandjur could check on the spot that the expert and inventive staff of the Insa Company could at any moment meet the high demands of the market and produce a wide range of high quality products that are built to the highest standards.

For our city, it is especially important that the two companies from Nis already have established cooperation with the Company Insa manufacturing the product which is completely made on the market of our country, and placed as Serbia product at the foreign markets. City of Nis is proud that, in Nis, there are companies that operate in accordance with the highest standards and which make a significant contribution to the placement of Serbian products on markets across Europe and the world. This visit was of great importance for the further development and improvement of the economy in our city.

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic met today with Davorin Dinic, the author if the short film about Nis  “Nis Timelapse Video”, which would represent our city the following year at the the festival in Hollywood and at the festival in Tennessee. The Mayor greatly praised the work of our talented artist, the actor of the Nis Puppet Theater, who also was into composing, graphic design, photography, music and web administration. He emphasized that Nis was very proud that such young and talented people were creating in Nis, and their work was the best promotion of the city. The Mayor stressed that the City of Nis would support the work of our fellow citizen Davorin Dinic, but also the work of other talented people who may not be recognizable at this moment to the public in Nis.

The author of the film, Davorin Dinic, thanked the Mayor for the given opportunity to meet the Mayor and speak with him about his work. He emphasized that the City of Nis has always been the best inspiration for him and that the beauties of the city have always the source of ideas for his work. Dinic announced new projects he believed would be equally interesting to the Nis public.

January 11^th, 2017
139 years ago today, the City of Niš was liberated from the Turks.
On January 11^th, 1878, after almost five hundred years, the Serbian flag fluttered on the ramparts of the Fortress of Nis.
After centuries of slavery, freedom was reached. The Serbian flag on the Stambol gate of the Fortress of Nis was put by Todor Stankovic, a member of the secret Committee for liberation.  At that point, in the struggle for the City of Nis, 120 Serbian soldiers were killed and 791 of them wounded.

The liberator of our city, the Prince Milan Obrenovic proudly said in front of the fortress – “This flag is a sign for us that every citizen, regardless of his religion, can count on the benevolent protection of the Prince. I welcome you as the representative of justice, as the defender of freedom equal for all citizens, of all religions.”
Serbia thus indicated that it would be the pioneer of Balkan democracy and that it would follow the principles of modern European societies, which was later done with the adoption of the ″Candlemas constitution″ (Sretenjski ustav).

Today, the main city street and square rightly bear the name of the famous Serbian Prince, our liberator. Moreover, beyond the main city zone, at almost every corner of our city, a sign of struggle and desire for freedom has remained.
On the occasion of this important historical event for the City of Nis, a ceremonial session of the City Assembly was held, where the highest award of the City of Nis, “11^th January Award” was delivered.
The Mayor of the City of Niš, Mr. Darko Bulatovic and the Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rade Rajkovic delivered the awards to this year’s laureates. The National Library “Stevan Sremac“, the Faculty of Electronic Engineering in Nis, the  Prizren Seminary “St. Cyril and Methodius”, the anthropologist Bojan Jovanovic and the Head of the Penal and Correctional institution in Niš, Mr. Aleksandar Grbović were awarded.

Previously, the highest city officials laid wreaths at the Monument to Liberators of Niš at the central location of the city. The wreaths were also laid by the representatives of the district, the army, the police and associations that cultivate the tradition of Serbian liberation wars.

To the Bishop of Raska-Prizren Theodosius, the clergy and all believers who celebrate the birth of Christ according to the Julian calendar, I extend my most sincere congratulations with the wish for them to spend the most rational Christian holiday with the closest family, in peace and prosperity. Christmas is a symbol of joy and life and it remind us once again about the importance of mutual respect, tolerance and trust. I wish that this celebration of the birth of Christ would bring joy, love and peace into your homes for the holiday of Christ, and that New Year would bring personal and family happiness, health and success.
The Peace of God, Christ is Born.

On a New Year’s Eve, just one minute after the midnight, in 2017, Nis became richer for another inhabitant. Girl named Julia came to the world. During the night the happy mother was visited by Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic, the Deputy Mayor Milos Bandjur, Assistant Mayor Dragoslav Pavlović and Nis City Council Member Sasa Zivic. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic presented the gift to the proud mother of the first born baby in 2017 city watch and 50 000 dinars.

December 30^th

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic met today with the best employees of the city emergency services who were recognized for their devotion and selfless dedication to their everyday work and responding to the emergency situations. “The City of Nis traditionally rewards the best individuals of the Police Department, Fire Department, the Special Police Department and the Health Care Emergency Service. These institutions are an important part of the system of our city, without which none of us could feel safe or sleep peacefully. I would like to use this opportunity to thank you for showing courage and professionalism in the performance of your duties, in saving human lives, fighting crime and preserving law and order. With these symbolic gifts, we want to give recognition to your selfless dedication and express our special respect for your work. The City of Nis, as before, will be a reliable partner in all your future efforts for the benefit of our city and our fellow citizens. Better security for our citizens is our common task and a common obligation”, said Mayor Bulatovic on this occasion.

December 30^th

Dear fellow citizens,

We are together on the same task. We create a better future. The opportunities for our city that will be created in the year ahead depend on our efforts and dedication. I am positive that Nis is moving forward. We will continue to improve o0ur community with all available capacities because our priority is better quality of life for all citizens of Nis. The regulation of our city in the communal and urban sector is a constant challenge for us and we are ready to enrich our city’s offer with new projects. We are working, but we will work even more intensively to revive the economy and create the conditions for new investments. At the same time, we take into account the fact that we are working according to the city budget, to which we contribute together, not forgetting those who need help most, since Nis and Nis citizens have always shown solidarity. All my life I have always been an optimist, so I look in the same way at the years ahead. There is a lot of work ahead of us, but I firmly believe in our mutual success. The city is managed by the preservation of its traditions and cultural heritage, knowledge, nobility, sports success, community, but also the love and courage to change. The future that is before us will show the strength and beauty of this city in the smile of our children, in the success of the young, in new jobs, in the tranquility of parents and the elders, in the care of every man and member of our community. Let us be unique. Let the wish for peace and better tomorrow unite us. May the New Year bring peace, health and joy to all of you and may your New Year’s and Christmas holidays be filled with joy, warmth and hope for a better tomorrow, I wish to you all a successful and happy New Year 2017.