SECOND MEETING OF THE MANAGING BOARD OF PROGRESS0

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• 28. October 2014.

Leskovac – The second meeting of the Managing Board of the European PROGRESS will be held in Aleksinac today.

IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE0

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• 27. October 2014.

A year and a half ago, the eight-member Neskovic family from the remote mountain village Crvenika in the municipality of Kursumlija, where there are neither roads nor school, in search of a better life, moved to Medvedja.  Rados, the father of six children, got a job at the “Lece” mine, while the municipality had promised to help in solving their housing problem.

BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH SERBIA0

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• 24. October 2014.

The British Ambassador to Serbia, Denis Keefe, met with representatives of the Albanian political parties in Bujanovac and Presevo and talked with them about the upcoming elections for the National Minority Councils. Also, Ambassador Keefe, along with the leadership of the city of Vranje, laid flowers at the memorial to Isabel Emily Hutton, a British doctor who, together with the foreign medical staff, provided medical assistance to the Serbian army and civilians in World War I. She also established the first hospital in Vranje in 1918, which was operational for exactly one year.

CORN HARVEST IN PCINJ DISTRICT ALMOST OVER0

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• 24. October 2014.

Vranje – In the territory of Pcinj District, the harvest of corn at about 10, 000 acres of land is almost completed, with the yields ranging from 5.5 to 9 tons per hectare, depending on the investments and the application of agro-technical measures. 

BLUE TONGUE CLOSED LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN SOUTH SERBIA0

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• 24. October 2014.

Beograd – The Republican Veterinary Inspection ordered the closure of livestock markets in Vranje, Bosilegrad, Trgoviste and Vladicin Han because of the emergence of the “blue tongue” viral infection of cattle. 

NEW AMBULANCES0

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• 24. October 2014.

Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar handed the keys of 30 vehicles for emergency medical care to the executives of the City Institute for Emergency Medical Assistance in Belgrade, as well as to the health centers of 20 towns in Serbia.  The value of the donation is over 1.5 million euros. 

WIDE-OPEN DOOR0

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• 23. October 2014.

Bujanovac is a multiethnic city that may be proud of its rich cultural tradition, while the center of entertainment and promotion of cultural events in the city is the “Vuk Karadzic” cultural center.  Bujanovac’s cultural center is a genuine hotbed of multi-ethnicity, multiculturalism and culture in the broadest sense of the word.

SEIZURE OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF TOBACCO0

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• 21. October 2014.

Members of the Police Department in Vranje found around 140 kilograms of cut tobacco in the “Golf” passenger vehicle with Bujanovac license plates. The impounded tobacco is suspected to have been intended for further sale, stated the Police Department in Vranje. 

PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE0

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• 21. October 2014.

The Centre for Development of Non-Formal Education, with the support of the European Union and the UN Population Fund, presented the websitewww.nasiljenemaopravdanja.org, which was created because of the need to reduce violence in the territory of Serbia, especially in multi-ethnic regions and in those with different cultures.

SPACE TRAVEL IN A CAPSULE – BEST STUDENTS’ IDEA0

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• 20. October 2014.

Leskovac – The idea of ​​making and renting a modern capsule, which simulates the experience of traveling to the Moon, won the first place in the regional competition of secondary school students in entrepreneurial skills the “Business Challenge”.  

The “Business Challenge” competition, which was held in Leskovac, was attended by 110 students from 21 secondary schools from Aleksinac Knjazevac, Kursumlija, Leskovac, Medvedja, Nis, Pirot, Vlasotnice, Vucje and Zajecar.  The winner was a team which consisted of students of grammar school in Kursumlija, the “S.K. Toza” secondary school in Vucje, the administration school in Nis and the tourism and catering school in Leskovac. They are the authors of the “Mother's Capsule” project.

PLAY 017 “CHECKED OUT” THE GERMANS0

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• 20. October 2014.

Bujanovac – Pioneers of the “Play 017” basketball club played in Bujanovac a friendly match  with the “Eisbären Bremerhaven” team from Germany and won with a 57:28 score.  

JAZZ CONCERT IN BUJANOVAC0

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• 20. October 2014.

Bujanovac – As part of the final activities for the project “Jazz – A Multicultural Expression”, the Youth Jazz Orchestra of South Serbia held a concert in the hall of the “Vuk Karadzic” cultural center in Bujanovac.