As part of implementation of the project “Development of Mechanisms for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption at the Local Level in South Serbia’s Municipalities”, which is funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Serbia, the Center for Democratic Activities undertook a series of street activities that were designed to encourage the citizens to talk about corruption at the local level and check the recent polls on the perception of corruption at the local level.
READ MOREDue to a great interest in the current call for supporting projects that will be implemented in cooperation between the local self- governments and civil society organizations, which is aimed at empowering vulnerable groups of population in the southeastern and southwestern Serbia, the European PROGRES extended the deadline for submission of project proposals until 4pm on Friday, November 14, 2014.
READ MOREAs part of the implementation of the second phase of the project aimed at reducing poverty and improving the position of collectors of secondary raw materials, a round table discussion under the title of the ”Regulation and Practice of Recycling the Municipal Waste, the Current Situation and Problems of Collectors of Secondary Raw Materials, the Possibilities of Cooperation Between the Public, Private and NGO Sectors in the Field of Sustainable Development” was held at the municipal building in Vladicin Han.
READ MOREThe new, sixth cycle of the call for applications of the national program “Start Your Business” began on October 15, 2014 and it will be open until January 31, 2015.
READ MOREBujanovac – The Police Department in Vranje stated that Vranje police had temporarily confiscated two tons of tobacco leaves and two machines for cutting tobacco in Veliki Trnovac, which is situated near Bujanovac. According to Dragan Stamenkovic, a spokesperson for the Vranje Police Department, the tobacco had been seized from three persons from Veliki Trnovac.
READ MOREPresevo – According to a statement made by the Customs Administration, the customs officers at Presevo border crossing prevented a Greek citizen from illegally entering into Serbia more than 5 kilograms of silver jewelry, the worth of which is over 16,000 euros.
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Pursuant to the Commission’s records 100 Number 670-00-00002-27/2014 of October 30, 2014, and the available financial resources, the Commission of the Office of the Coordination Body of the Government of the Republic of Serbia for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja for awarding scholarships to the secondary school students in the municipalities of Presevo , Bujanovac and Medvedja in the 2014/2015 school year, announces the preliminary ranking list of students for obtaining student scholarships.
READ MOREThe Italian organization Association of Trentino and the Balkans (Associazione Trentino con and Balcan) held an exhibition about the great actor Bekim Femijiu, his life and his professional ascent. Through the exposed personal belongings and items of the exceptional actor, pervades his private side, about which very little is known, as well as his public activities, which were unique on Yugoslavia's acting scene and recognizable on the world’s one.
READ MOREThe second regional workshop under the title of the “Introduction of Program Budgeting at the Local Level – Preparing the Budget for 2015” will be held today in Vranje.
READ MOREThe play “Violence Has No Justification” was performed yesterday at the “Vuk Karadzic” cultural center in Bujanovac.
READ MOREAleksinac – At yesterday's meeting of the Managing Board of the European PROGRESS, the criteria for providing support to clusters for innovations, totaling up to 200. 000 euros, were adopted. The Managing Board also approved the criteria for granting support to the local self-governments for the development of technical documentation for the social and economic infrastructure projects. A sum of 1.78 million euros was allocated for that purpose.
READ MOREUnder a decision of the Republican Inspection for State Roads, which was reached this February, vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes are forbidden from using the bridge in Medvedja, which connects Trstenik and Krusevac, due to the age of the bridge. The problem hasn’t been resolved to this very day, which particularly affects about twenty thousand inhabitants of the surrounding villages, who regularly use bus transportation.
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