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30. January 2012.

PROJECT LAUNCHED BY SOUTH SERBIA’S ALBANIANS, BULGARIANS AND ROMA

Representatives of the Romany, Albanian and Bulgarian ethnic minorities from South Serbia presented in Prokuplje the „Together Towards Inter-culturing“ project, which is aimed at making the cooperation among ethnic minorities closer and the connections among them stronger. The project, which the EU financially supported with 40,000 EUR, is aimed at developing trust among national minorities, regardless of the cultural, social and religious diversity.

25. January 2012.

RED CROSS OF SERBIA PROVIDED FIRST AID TO VULNERABLE POPULATION OF MEDVEDJA, SURDULICA, CRNA TRAVA AND IVANJICA

The Red Cross of Serbia’s aid in food, hygiene products, footwear and clothing, blankets and other necessary items arrived yesterday in Crna Trava, while it should be delivered today to the Red Cross organizations in Medvedja, Surdulica and Ivanjica. 

20. January 2012.

SOUTH SERBIA NEEDS DEVELOPMENT FUND

Leskovac – The hardest thing to do in South Serbia, particularly in the area around Leskovac, as well as in Vranje, Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, is to create new jobs. That is why the most important activity of the business entities from the Jablanica and Pcinj districts is going to be preservation of the current jobs and the ensuring of conditions for the new ones. Goran Jovic, the President of the Regional Chamber of Commerce, also said that 65,000 persons were currently looking for jobs, while 72, 000 persons were employed.

18. January 2012.

A SERB AND AN ALBANIAN BUILT A WATER PLANT

Bujanovac – Isuf Fetahu from Bujanovac and Momcilo Janjic from the nearby village of Ljiljance cemented their long friendship with a joint business. They jointly built the first multiethnic plant in Serbia “Herba buja” in the Serbian village of Ljiljance, which is well-known for its numerous springs of mineral water. The plant began working in March 2011. 

17. January 2012.

INTERNS VISITED THE PROTECTOR OR CITIZENS’ OFFICE

On January 12, 2012, ten male and female interns, who are part of the Internship Program that is implemented at the institutions of the Republic of Serbia, visited the Protector of Citizens’ Office, where they talked with Goran Basic, the Deputy Protector of Citizens. Given that the Protector of Citizens’ offices had been opened in Novi Pazar, Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, where the interns come from, it was particularly important for those young people to learn about the Protector of Citizen’s activities and the issues that he encounters while working in those municipalities.

16. January 2012.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL „DESANKA MAKSIMOVIC“ - THE ONLY MULTIETHNIC SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUJANOVAC

The “Desanka Maksimovic” elementary school is the only school in the municipality of Bujanovac where classes are held in both Serbian and Albanian.  The school was built in 1936, while the classes in Albanian began to be held in the 1970’s. The school had the greatest number of schoolchildren at the end of the 1970’s. It has an outpost in the village of Biljaca, and both the schoolchildren and teachers commend the excellent working conditions there. The school was fully renovated in 2003.

13. January 2012.

UNIVERSITY DIPLOMAS ARE ISSUES THAT MAY BE SOLVED

Belgrade – Oliver Ivanovic, State Secretary at the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, said that the Government of the Republic of Serbia was preparing a bylaw on recognition of university diplomas, which is based on the agreement reached in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

12. January 2012.

DONATION FOR COMMUNITY KITCHEN

Leskovac – The “Frikom” company said that it would donate today frozen vegetables to the community kitchen in Leskovac, and that it would, as part of the “One Dinar for Community Kitchens” activity, donate two tons of frozen string beans to community kitchens throughout Serbia. The above-mentioned vegetables are intended for Leskovac, Vladicin Han, Vranje, Bujanovac, Trgoviste and Medvedja.

8. January 2012.

BASE „JUG” TO BECOME TRAINING CENTER FOR PEACE-KEEPERS

Bujanovac – The “Jug” army base near Bujanovac, which is one of the most modern army bases in the region, should, this year, turn into a regional training center for participants in peace missions.