Medvedja – Prior to the forthcoming extraordinary local elections in Medvedja, the local authorities put up the unique voters' list and urged all citizens to submit any amendments to and remarks on it.

Following twenty days of work, the reconstruction of the children's nursery "Our Joy" and the music school in Bujanovac is completed.  The contractors, who are members of the Army of Serbia, forty of them, along with the same number of their colleagues from the Ohio National Guard, concluded the "humanitarian assistance".

Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and the US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby visited the Reception Center in Presevo in which, 1,200 refugees arrive per day on average.  Regarding the refugee crisis, Ambassador Kirby said that we should think in more lasting terms, since colder days and winter were coming.

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer expressed his understanding and respect for everything the Serbian government was doing when it comes to migrants, said Minister for Labor, Employment, Veterans’ and Social Issues Aleksandar Vulin. 

It was decided in Brussels today that the European Union should urgently send to Serbia 150,000 euros of aid for the reception of migrants. That was stated today in Presevo by Oskar Benedikt, the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia. Mr. Benedikt also announced that the aid amounting to 3 million and 200 thousand euros would be provided in the coming six months.  

The German Ambassador to Serbia Axel Dittmann visited the Reception Center for Migrants in Presevo and the German police officers who, together with their Serbian colleagues, are engaged in the border area.

“In addition to individual fates of these people, a large number of refugees puts our countries, Serbia, as a country that is on their route, and Germany, as their destination country, before great challenges", said Ambassador Dittmann.   

He emphasized that it was, therefore, "essential that each of the two countries accepts its share of responsibility and cooperates closely”. "Reform of the legislation on asylum in Serbia, which is also part of the process of getting closer to the European Union, due to the given situation, is becoming an urgent issue," said Ambassador Dittmann.   He added that an analysis, which was currently being prepared by the Government of Serbia, was very important and announced that Germany and the EU would consider it in detail, once it was presented.

In connection with the issue of asylum, the German Ambassador noted that there were still many people from the Western Balkans and Serbia itself seeking asylum in Germany. According to him, over 10, 000 people from Serbia requested asylum in Germany in the first half of 2015.  

"It is important that Serbian nationals don’t have false hopes. They have almost no chance of obtaining asylum in Germany.  More than 99 cases are rejected and people need to return to Serbia in a very short time", said Ambassador Dittmann.  

Source: “Politika” daily and Coordination Body

The Minister for Labor, Employment, Veterans’ and Social Issues Aleksandar Vulin and the Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandar Vasiljevic Cepurin visited the Reception Center for Migrants in Presevo, which received a donation from the Serbian - Russian Humanitarian Center in Nis. Devices for electricity, water tanks, stoves and reflectors were delivered to the Reception Center for Migrants.  Ambassador Cepurin said that Serbia was in a difficult situation due to the influx of migrants, although it didn’t cause it and that's why it needed help, while the only dilemma was whether the influx of migrants would increase and what should be done in that case.

The Regional Centre issued a call for applications for the recruitment of six teachers of the Serbian language and literature in primary schools...

The reconstruction of “Our Joy” preschool institution and music school in Bujanovac has begun. That is part of the humanitarian aid provided by the Serbian Army and the Ohio National Guard...