PRESS RELEASE - 20.11.2014

19. November 2014.

You are hereby invited to attend the awarding of contracts to representatives of the small and medium-sized enterprises from the municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, who received the funds through the call for applications for grants. The event will take place in the small hall of the Cultural Center in Bujanovac at 12 am on Thursday, November 20, 2014.

The planned budget was 60 million dinars, out of which 51 million dinars were allocated to 21 companies from the three municipalities.

“By this program, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, through the Coordination Body , strives to assist the economic development of the municipalities, so that entrepreneurship in that area could become more competitive”, said Zoran Stankovic , the President of the Coordination Body for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja. He also pointed out that the call for applications was aimed primarily at the instigation of employment.

The entrepreneurs who have head offices in those municipalities and at least two employees, whose accounts aren’t blocked, nor the bankruptcy proceedings instigated against them, and whose companies have been operating for at least two years, were entitled to apply for the grants.

In addition to the President of the Coordination Body and representatives of the small and medium-sized enterprises, the event will be attended by the presidents of the three municipalities.

The awarding of the contracts will be followed by making statements to the media.