August 19^th

Republic of Serbia Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic, Nis City Mayor, Darko Bulatovic, the director of the company “Cooperatif IMI Evropa” Erik de Candido, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the opening of a new production facility of the Dutch company, which would employ 1,250 people in Nis in the coming years.

On this occasion Ministar Knezevic said that he was glad that such a significant company was coming to Nis, and that this city would be one of the cities where the government would provide all assistance to bring them back to days of old glory. “I am convinced that new days are coming for Serbia. Next year we will break the ground for the new factory,” Knezevic said after the signing of the Memorandum at Nis City Hall. “All policies that we will implement through the Ministry of Economy are going to increase production and employment. This requires political stability, the continuation of financial reforms. City of Nis will be targeted to be one of the cities where the government will provide all assistance to restore the city on the paths of old glory. Nis deserves it, “added Minister Knezevic.

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic said that he was pleased with the Memorandum with clearly expressed willingness to implement an investment worth more than 30 million euros in Nis and employ 1,250 people, of which more than 30 percent will be highly educated experts and engineers. “As a local self-government, we give full contribution to the economic policy of the government, employment of citizens as a priority, and we are doing everything to fulfill our obligations on time, “said Mayor Bulatovic.

The General Director of IMI Europe Erik de Candido pointed out that they were welcomed by the local authorities in a great way, informed t adequately about laws, ways of doing business, introduced to the right people from all spheres of business, university life, presented to investors who were already doing business. “All of this, as well as the presence of qualified labor force, made us choose the Nis, to be the place of our new investment project. Our company has a great experience in the opening of its facilities abroad, our criteria have been met and this is very important to us, “said de Candido. He emphasized that his company’s project implies a “green” investment, the construction of a plant at 20,000 sqm, and that he expects to employ 1,250 workers over a period of 10 years.

August 19^th

The Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic and Nis City Member for Sports Branislav Kacar met today with Stasa Gejo, a member of the sport climbing club PAEK, which won the first place in the general position of the IFSC. A very successful Nis sportswoman, whose father is one of the pioneers of sport climbing Slobodan Gejo, has been awarded the City of Niš gratitude for her outstanding contribution to the promotion and improvement of Nis sport. Stasa won the European Youth Championship in Langenfeld Austria. This is the seventh consecutive win in competitions for young Europe and the world.
Stasa won this year in all four European Cup and Championship competitions so she won first place in the IFSC General Placement for 2016 with a total of four competitions with a maximum of 400 points.

August 17^th

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic awarded the free tickets for Nis Film festival to the Nis students and athletes who achieved outstanding results at international competitions.
“We decided to give free tickets for the upcoming Film Festival, which were distributed to city officials before, to young and talented fellow citizens who have made significant results in international competitions and sports events. With this symbolic gesture we want to show that we care about young and talented people who represent the future of this city and to present them in some way to the public at this important festival for our city”, said Mayor Bulatovic.

 August 10^th

International Jazz Festival is biggest in SouthEastern Europe, and for years festival is defending principles of Europian values and multiculturalism. The 22nd Nisville jazz festival that would be held August 11-14 was announced at the press conference today held at Nis City Hall. The festival will feature 110 performances by 660 artists on 11 stages.

On the behalf of the City of Nis, Deputy Mayor Prof. Milos Bandjur spoke at the press conference and said that Nisville was a prestigious musical event that gathered renowned musicians and admirers of this specific musical genre. Deputy Mayor Bandjur thanked numerous volunteers as Nis would be in the colors of jazz volunteers during this year’s Nisville Festival. Recognizable at every step, they will spread positive energy and give a great contribution to the successful organization of Nisville.

The influential British Guardian published on its site a list of the top 10 jazz festivals in Europe, sorted by the date of the festival, and the list included Nisville. “We are proud that a local music festival earned such a treatment in European music circles, “Deputy Mayor Bandjur said, adding that Nis citizens showed they liked to listen to jazz and that this was a festival of true lovers of the music.

August 2^nd

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic met with the Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Nis Edvin Sugarov at Nis City Hall. The two officials discussed the cooperation between the city and the consulate and the further improvement of cooperation.

“The City of Nis and the City of Sofia have excellent long-term cooperation, and the cross-border cooperation is also of interest for the two countries, which is reflected in joint projects funded by the European Union and which are very important for improving the co-existence of two peoples in the border areas, “said Mayor Bulatovic. He pointed out that it was agreed to form two teams that will work together to improve the cooperation and help realize all projects that are mutually important. Two companies owned by Bulgarian citizens – PZP Trace and Niska Brewery are successfully operating in the city, and in the economic sense, the improvement of relations between the two countries is very important.
The Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Nis Edvin Sugarov congratulated the Mayor on the election for the first man of the city and wished him a lot of success in further work expressing the belief that the cooperation will continue to be high in the future.

August 1^st

Almost thousands of passengers, relatives and friends, occupied Nis Airport today. The reason was very good news for all the people of Nis, as well as people from the surrounding area. Namely, from today, the Airline Wizzair will be flying to Memmingen, an airport near Munich and to the Dutch city of Eindhoven. Traditional water cannons and cakes with the sign of Wizzair and the City of Nis welcomed airplanes from Memmingen and Eindhoven that landed in Nis in the morning. The crews of the aircrafts were welcomed by Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic with associates as well as the Nis Airport General Manager Vladica Djurdanovic.

“This is a joyful day for all Nis citizens because, with the new destinations, this airport becomes a real airport that can compete with other airports in the region,” said Mayor Bulatovic, and thanked Wizzair, the previous city leadership and everyone who contributed so that Nis Airport Constantine the Great could be fully revived. This is important for other cities and municipalities in the surrounding area, so I expect that we will work together with the management of these municipalities on further development of the airport in Nis to the mutual satisfaction,” said the Mayor Bulatovic.

It is expected that by introducing these two new lines, the number of passengers will increase to 100,000 passengers by the end of the year, and when the airline Ryanair starts flying from Nis this number shoul reach 125 000 which Is of great importance for the development of the city.

Regulating Nisava riverbed stretching from the railway bridge to the bridge in the settlement of Medosevac will provide new quay in the city but also the protection from floods. The investment is worth 320 million dinars, and implementation is expected in the next 16 months Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic with his associates visited the works together with the representatives of the two city municipalities – Palilula and Crveni Krst, that are separated by Nisava River. The city officials could see the progress of this project which is realized by PE Srbijavode which will provide the safety of the citizens of Nis from big floods and also another quay for strolling and spending leisure time. The Nisava River on this section will be fully tamed according to experts since a very complex and extensive regulation of the riverbed in the length of two kilometers has been done. It will prevent any river over flooding, even in the so-called millennial floods.

Nis City Hall will be Open House every Monday evening for the citizens of Nis who will have the chance to talk directly to the Mayor and Nis City Council Members and present to them their problems.

“The problems that citizens presented are mainly social in nature, and we will do everything in our power to help these people in accordance with the financial capabilities of the city,” the Mayor said, adding that “what is most important is that in the future, after the citizen have submitted an appeal or request, the respective departmental councilors will have all the necessary documentation, which means that these talks will not be just formal. Efforts will be made to find a solution and inform the citizen about the status of her or his request, the modalities for solution and if necessary submit additional documentation. “

The reception was organized at Nis City Hall for athletes from Nis who won medals at the European University Games in Croatia. On this occasion Nis Mayor Darko Bulatovic thanked the athletes for a worthy representation of the city and the excellent results that have been achieved in a very strong competition. They won the total of eight medals – five gold medals, two bronze and one silver, and the medals were won in handball, volleyball, swimming and judo.

Handball players from Nis won the gold medal. The bronze medals were won by the volleyball team, while swimmer Nemanja Tadic won four gold medals and one silver medal. David Tekic won bronze medal in judo. As a token of gratitude the City of Nis gave to the  athletes the gold coin with the image of the Emperor Constantine, and the President of the University Sports Federation in Nis Nebojsa Jovanovic gave to Mayor Bulatovic official team uniform.

The working meeting was held with the Air Traffic Control of Serbia and Montenegro SMATSA at the Nis Airport on the occasion of the construction of the airport complex.
SMATSA presented the preliminary design of the tower based on which the urban project would be prepared for the construction of the Tower at the specified location of 2ha of land within Nis

Airport Complex. The meeting was attended by representatives of SMATSA, headed by the the director of air traffic Mr. Nenad Sakic, while the Nis City Delegation was led by Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic.

“The city will fulfill its obligations regarding the settlement of property relations and plans related to the construction of the tower, and respective departments will finish the work in about 40 days,” said Mayor Bulatovic. Nis Airport Director Vladica Djurdjanovic said by building the new tower Nis Airport will be technically equipped to receive planes that, due to weather conditions, cannot land in Belgrade. “The value of works is about 4 million euros, and the funds will be allocated for this purpose by SMATSA. The planned deadline for completion is two years, “said Djurdjanović.

As a reminder, in January 2016 at the premises of the airport was realized a meeting at which he presented the adopted the Plan of detailed regulation for the Nis Airport Complex was presented in January 2016 with future tower location defining the plans and requirements for the tower construction.