A traditional New Year’s Concert will be held in Nis on Sunday, which, this year, will be dedicated to Pavaroti. On this occasion the soloists from Italy and Mexico, Mark Frusoni, Alessandro Fantoni, Federica Leprea and Neivi Martinez, were welcomed by the Member of Nis City Council for Culture Jelena Mitrovski. Ms. Mitrovski talked with the artists about the significance of this event not only for the City of Nis but for the whole region. The concert is organized by the Nis Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Zoran Andrić as the conductor.

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.

December 27^th

Creative students of Nis primary and secondary schools, who had the best ideas at the competition for the best conceptual solution within the campaign Drugs Yuck, were awarded today. The aim of this activity was the promotion of healthy lifestyles and the presentation of life values ​​such as friendship, love, and so forth. Nis City Council Member for Sports and Youth Branislav Kacar, who presented the awards, stated on this occasion that the health of young people was one of the strategic components in the national and local youth strategy and that addiction diseases posed a serious problem. He emphasized that local self-government was making efforts to enable young people to grow up in a healthy environment in which they could create a better world. He announced that the training for young people and their parents and teachers would be organized next year so that we could preventably, together, act against the addiction diseases.

December 27^th, 2016

The Award Committee of the City of Nis adopted the following decision at the session held on December 26^th, 2016:

The Decision to deliver the highest award of the City of Niš, “11^th January Award”

December 27^th

The adaptation of the Nis Airport Constantine the Great Building, which was built 30 years ago, started today. Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic and the Members of the Nis City Council Milos Milosevic and Igor Vojinovic visited the works. On this occasion, Mayor Bulatovic said that, for the first time after three decades, some investment were made into adaptation of the airport building financed from the city budget. “The adaptation of the roof and the roof structure will be done, the isolation of the building itself, the light domes, in one word the airport building will get a completely new look and I am sure that, after the completion of the works, the arrival in Nis and the first encounter with the city will be better for everyone.” He emphasized that the value of the total works that would be carried out during this and next year on the adaptation of the airport building, the renovation of the counters and the technical equipment of the airport will be 37 million dinars. City of Nis allocated 35 million dinars, while the rest of the funds were provided by Nis Airport itself. “Next week, there will be 2 more passenger and baggage check-in counters installed and  in this way, theairport staff will be able to serve a larger number of passengers in less time, because now, when we have 9 regular lines, we need to reduce crowds and waiting in lines. We will continue to invest next year. A new power supply unit will be purchased for the supply of airplanes, as well as X-rays to check luggage, which will also ensure safety at the airport at a much higher level. The airport is important not only for Nis but for the development of the entire southeastern Serbia and our strategic commitment is further development of air transport and investment in modernization of the airport, “the Mayor concluded.