STABLE AND EFFICIENT COALITION0

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• 16. October 2012.

Source: Jugpress / Bujanovac – Mayor of Bujanovac, Nagip Arifi, said that "the highest priority of the local self- government in Bujanovac was economic development," adding that "it is the only way to come up with political stability.”

BUILDING FOR DISPLACED PERSONS IN BUJANOVAC0

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• 15. October 2012.

Source: Jugpress / Bujanovac – Stojanca Arsic, Deputy Mayor of Bujanovac, said that a building for the accommodation of displaced persons from Kosovo, who are still residing in Bujanovac in four collective centers, would soon be constructed in that municipality.

SUPPORT PROVIDED TO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, AS WELL AS TO YOUTH0

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• 15. October 2012.

Source: Jugpress / Bujanovac – The USAID's Economic Security Program Manager, Michael Pillsbury, said that under that program 24 million dollars were invested in various projects over the past six years

PBILD HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND WORK0

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• 15. October 2012.

Source: Jugpress / Bujanovac – As part of the project supported by the PBILD program, eighty young people are currently  undergoing practice at the local companies, said the Program Manager Nicholas Hercules.

More than a game0

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• 11. October 2012.

Source: RTS / Sixty small football players received medals for fair play in a tournament in Bujanovac. They were assessing their football skills with their peers from other clubs, Serbian and Albanian ones. Football was being promoted there, as well as coexistence in a multiethnic environment. "I want to be as Deljban Tarifi, who left our club for “Skendi” in Tetovo" says Zijah Malići from FC “Trnovac".

A FREE COURSE IN SERBIAN0

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• 5. October 2012.

The Office of the Coordination Body of the Government of the Republic of Serbia for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, with the support of the British Embassy, ​​organizes a free course in Serbian. Young people from the municipalities of Bujanovac and Presevo, who are from 15 to 30 years old, may apply in person at the following Coordination Body’s offices:

The one in Bujanovac, located at 115, Karadjordja Petrovica St, on 017 654 601 or at office@kt.gov.rs

The one Presevo, located at 12, Save Kovacevica Street, on 017 660 843 or at office@kt.gov.rs

The deadline for applications is October 24, 2012.

Application can be downloaded here

TRAINING CENTER FOR YOUTH FROM BUJANOVAC, VRANJE AND PRESEVO0

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• 5. October 2012.

Source:  Jugpress / Vranjska banja – After a year of successful implementation, the “YouthBuild” program continues to be carried out in Presevo, Bujanovac and Vranje. Over the next six months, 40 new young people will attend training in the skills necessary for employment and activism in the community.

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FOR REGIONAL STABILITY0

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• 4. October 2012.

Source: Jugpress / Bujanovac – Nagip Arifi, Mayor of Bujanovac, said that the priority of the local self-government was to create new jobs and hire people, adding that that was a condition for stability of the region. “There are nearly sixty percent of unemployed people in Bujanovac, including eighty percent of the young under the age of 35, "Mr. Arifi said yesterday, adding that there were a total of 7, 000 employees among residents of the municipality. “Bujanovac is a very poor municipality, but it is also very young when it comes to the age of its residents, so that the young are the most the numerous among the employees”, Mr. Arifi said after signing a contract on the project entitled “The Young Think of Business”.

GOVERNMENT’S PRIORITY – DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH SERBIA0

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• 1. October 2012.

Source: Narodne novine – Nis / Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, said that a meeting with representatives of five districts (Nis, Pirot, Toplica, Jablanica and Pcinj) would take place in the coming weeks. He also added that over half of the least developed municipalities in Serbia were located in that part of the country.

ALBANIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL MOVED INTO NEW PREMISES IN BUJANOVAC0

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• 1. October 2012.

Source: Narodne novine – Nis / The new office of the Albanian National Council was officially opened in Bujanovac. This solved the problem of inadequate and temporary accommodation, which the National Council has used since its establishment, which was in June 2010, until now. The premises for the future work of the National Council were provided by the municipality of Bujanovac, while the renovation and refurbishment of the premises were carried out thanks to the National Council’s own funds. Fitting the premises out with office furniture, computers and other equipment, which amounted to nearly 10,000, was done by the European Union and the Government of Switzerland, through the European Partnership with Municipalities Program – EU PROGRES.

RURAL WATER SUPPLY0

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• 1. October 2012.

Source: Blic – Serbia’s edition  / Source: Blic – Serbia’s edition / Bujanovac – The government in Bujanovac approved 3.8 million dinars for the construction of water supply in the Serbian village of Brnjare. The Albanian-Serbian coalition decided to set aside 4.6 million dinars from its budget for constructing water-supply in Letovica.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES0

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• 1. October 2012.

Source: Danas – weekend edition / A draft regional plan for the solid waste management in the Pcinj District was presented recently in Vranje. The development of the plan was one of the priorities of inter-municipal partnerships between Vranje, Presevo, Bujanovac and Vladicin Han, which was established under the USAID’s Sustainable Local Development Program.