May 18^th

This day has been marked since 1990, when homosexuality was expelled from the list of diseases.

27 years later, the members of the LGBT population continue to have problems with the exercise of fundamental human rights, such as those to health care and freedom of expression.

Statistics show that they are often victims of their opponents and those who react aggressively to diversity.

NGO representatives remind that discrimination and physical violence are the key issues that LGBT people are exposed to.

On the occasion of this date the discussion panel was held and Deputy Mayor Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Randjelovic took part on the behalf of the City of Nis.

Earlier this year the City of Nis signed the MoU with relevant institutions on cooperation within local network for the prevention of discrimination against LGBT people.

May 16^th

In the period from June 9^th to June 17^th, Nis will be the center of chess since European Amateur Chess Championship will be held in our city.

The Championship will be held at the Hotel Tami Congress Hall and the total prize fund of the tournament in Nis is 3,000 euros.

Besides this championship, the tournament Nis Open will be held at the Hotel Zeleni Vir from June 27^th to July 5^th.

Branislav Kacar, the member of Nis City Council, expressed, at the press conference held at Nis City Hall, his satisfaction with the fact that Nis will be the city of chess in the forthcoming months. Recently, the reception was organized at Nis City Hall for the young and successful chess players from Nis.

May 12^th

The Minister without portfolio in the Government of Serbia Milan Krkobabic said at a meeting at City Hall with representatives of the City of Nis, of the surrounding municipalities and cooperatives that Serbian villages should not remain empty, and that the Government of Serbia, at the proposal of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, adopted the decision on the establishment of new and revitalisation of existing agriculture cooperatives. Minister Krkobabic said that the existing and newly established cooperatives would get 12.5 and 6.2 million dinars. He explained that the money could be used for planting, enlarging the flock, and the purchase of machinery; however it could not be used to cover the financial debts. The aim for the next three years, starting from this one, to form 500 cooperatives in 500 large villages which will enable fruit growers, truck farmers, livestock breeders, easier access to markets.

According to Deputy Mayor Milos Bandjur Serbian government defined the program and the public call was to come next and the local government would provide all necessary support for strengthening the cooperatives in this part of our country. The goal, as it was said at the meeting that brought together a large number of people, to revive the Serbian village and to keep young people in the countryside to live and work.

May 12^th

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovićc and CEO of Ayala-led Integrated Micro-Electronics Incorporated (IMI) Eric de Candido signed the contract on alienation of land property of five hectares for development on the site known as Lozni Kalem. Thus the realization of investment project of building the factory in our city started.
According to Mayor Bulatovic the investor bought the land through the public auction at the market price of 236 451 008,00 dinars and with the help of the Serbian government and the City of Nis will start manufacturing plant and employ 1,250 workers. This factory will employ a large number of university graduates, mainly engineers. The mayor said on this occasion that the City of Nis and the Faculty of Electronic Engineering would provide all necessary support to the investor so that this investment project would be realized in accordance with the plans and the schedule that was previously agreed with the company. The Director of IMI Eric de Candido announced the ground breaking ceremony during this summer. Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Serbia and City of Nis was signed on August 19^th 2016. The total value of the investment in fixed assets for the period from 2016 to 2026 is 32 million euros.

IMI offers electronics manufacturing services and power semiconductor assembly and test services. Its market spans the automotive, industrial, medical, solar energy, telecommunications infrastructure, storage device, and consumer electronics industries. IMI currently has operations in the United States, Mexico, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, China, Singapore, and the Philippines.

May 10^th

The ceremonial session of the City Team for Emergency Situations was held at Nis City Hall to mark the week of Red Cross in Serbia.The guests from the city organization of the Red Cross in Nis presented to the members of the City Team for Emergency Situations the activities covered by this humanitarian organization. Mr. Dragoslav Pavlovic, Assistant Mayor for the Economy and Investments, welcomed the guests on the behalf of the City of Nis.

World Red Cross Day has become an important day in the history of world which is being celebrated annually to play big role in the life saving events as well as assisting the vulnerable social people all around the world. It is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Henri Dunant who had founded the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the year 1863 in the Geneva, Switzerland. It aimed to provide relief to the human beings in distress and desolation due to war, food shortage, epidemic diseases or natural calamities. Its celebration is highlighted through a special theme of the year to fulfill the aim of celebration as well as make people aware of its importance. It also aims to attract more private or governmental organizations to be active members and participate regionally to help needed people suffering from any kind of disaster. National Societies acts as auxiliaries of the Red Cross in the humanitarian field and assists with the range of services such as natural disaster relief, medical services and other health and social programmes.

The series of events will be held all over Serbia to mark World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and Week

May 9^th

By laying wreaths at the Monument to the Liberators of Nis the Victory Day over Fascism in the Second World War was celebrated in Nis.

Wreaths were laid by the delegations of the City of Nis, the Serbian Armed Forces, Police, Nisava Administrative District, Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center and many others. “This is a great day”, as it was emphasized by the representatives of the City of Nis, “a day when we honor the ancestors who have given their lives for our freedom. Serbian nation had the important role in the victory over fascism with thousands of fighters who gave their lives for freedom and respect for human dignity. The Republic of Serbia now firmly stands for the principles of peaceful cooperation and advocates for tolerance and cooperation with other Balkan countries, but it also contributes to the overall efforts to achieve stability in the region.”

As part of celebrating the Day of Victory over Fascism, wreaths were laid at the monument dedicated to fallen Russian soldiers.

May 9^th

The reception was organized at Nis City Hall for young chess players from Nis who won several medals at the state championship.  The young chess players were received by Nis City Council Member Branislav Kacar, who, on this occasion gave City of Nis Sports Association plaques of honors as the tribute to the medal winners. They won medals at the recent national championship for the blitz, rapid, problem and standard chess. Jovan Stevanovic was the best in standard and rapid chess, while Pavle Ciric triumphed in problem chess and Anja Simic won second place in this category. Ilija Stanojevic and Filip Zdravkovic won the first and third place in the standard chess category.

May 8^th

Nis citizen Ninoslav Milenkovic landed this morning, as 100 000^th passenger, at the Nis Airport Constantine the Great. He was greeted at the airport by the City of Nis delegation led by Mayor Darko Bulatovic and the director of Nis Airport Vladica Djurdjanovic. “This is an important day for Nis and for the development of Nis airport, because, after just four months, Nis Airport has 100 000 passengers, which is a record compared to last year when 100 000^th passenger landed at the end of 2016,” as Mayor Bulatovi said. He pointed out that the reconstruction of the airport building is nearing its completion. “If everything goes according to plan, next year we are expecting a number of innovations at the Constantine the Great Airport. We, together with the Government of the Republic of Serbia, have showed that we are very keen on developing air traffic in this part of Serbia. This much interest of passengers, both from Nis, and from the region, confirms that there are good prospects in the future”, added Mayor Bulatovic. Ninoslav Milenkovic, who is also flew from Dortmund, said that he was a regular traveler from Nis airport because his family lived in Germany and he flew every week. He stressed that the establishment of regular line between Nis and this German city meant a lot because he could see his family more often.

May 4^th

State Secretary at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Vladimir Ilic opened Fair of Social Care Services in Nis. The aim of the fair is to point out how many people and organizations are involved in the process which is very important for each local community, and that is the proper functioning of the system of social care that cannot be viewed only as providing basic services to persons who are without basic living conditions.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic. Rade Rajkovic, the President of Nis City Assembly addressed the audience on this occasion. City of Nis, within its jurisdictions, is trying to devote great attention to the social care system, and allocate significant funds from the budget for social care, and this is one of the indicators that for this city  the solidarity and the support to those who are in need is a very important element in functioning of the local community.

The fair will present social welfare institutions that accommodate a large number of users as well as the NGOs which are providing social services to different user groups (children, youth, victims of violence, victims of trafficking, the elderly, etc.).

April 26^th, 2016

The Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Niš, Mr. Rade Rajkovic attended today’s celebration of the fifth anniversary of the foundation and work of the Serbian-Russian Humanitarian Center (SRHC) in the City of Nis, and on this occasion the international forum, with guests from the Russian Federation, Armenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hungary, was organized.

The Serbian-Russian Humanitarian Center is an intergovernmental humanitarian non-profit organization situated in the City of Nis, established on the basis of the Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Russian Federation on April 25^th, 2012 in order to provide humanitarian emergency response in Serbia and other Balkan states. The following tasks are lying upon this unique Center: – participation in activities for the prevention and elimination of emergency situations, including firefighting; – humanitarian assistance to people affected by emergencies; – implementation of joint projects and programs in the Republic of Serbia and other Balkan states, including projects and programs for humanitarian demining; – training and skills development activities in the field of prevention and elimination of emergency situations; – testing and demonstration of firefighting and rescue technologies.

So far, the Center has participated in providing assistance and in the elimination of emergency situations on the territories of the Republic of Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia.

Today’s meeting was attended by the Russian and Serbian government officials, by the Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation – Mr. Oleg Bazhenov, by the Serbian Minister- Mr. Aleksandar Vulin, and by the Head of the Sector for Emergency Situations – Mr. Predrag Maric.