THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL OF NEW LEADERS0

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• 11. November 2011.

Presevo – The „Youth Initiative for Human Rights“ NGO opened in Presevo a school where young leaders from South Serbia would be able to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for improving the life of the young in their environment.  At the „School of New Leaders“, which is intended for secondary school leavers from Presevo and Bujanovac, human and minority rights, the theory of state and democracy, the European integrations and the influence of the recent past on the political situation in the Balkans will be studied. Thirty young people from these two municipalities will learn at the school about the basics of public advocacy, analythical and academic writing and on the basics of politics in practice. Graduated students of the „School of New Leaders“ will get financial assistance for implementing  their ideas, which will contribute to improvment of the posaition of the young in their towns.

Ten selected students follow a six-month internship program at the governmental institutions0

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• 11. November 2011.

Belgrade – Milan Markovic, Minister of Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self-Government and President of the Coordination Body of the Government of the Republic of Serbia for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, received yesterday 10 young members of ethnic minorities at the Palace of Serbia and said that they would begin their six-month internship at four governmental institutions.

Information Sessions and Study Visit to the Basic Police Training Centre0

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• 10. November 2011.

During the latter part of 2011, it is anticipated that the Ministry of Interior will publish a call for applications for the enrolment of new candidates to the Basic Police Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica.

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Tobacco Industry of Bujanovac (TIB) Begins to Buy Up Tobacco0

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• 10. November 2011.

Bujanovac, Presevo – Tobacco- growers from the area of Presevo and Bujanovac will begin the handover of this year’s tobacco harvest in a few days’ time.

Cooperation Between Veterinary Station in Bujanovac and Italian Organization CRIC0

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• 9. November 2011.

Bujanovac – The veterinary station in Bujanovac, together with the Italian organization CRIC, provided 20 heifers to cattle – breeders in four Bujanovac villages.

JAPAN DONATED 200 BEE-HIVES TO VRANJE AND BUJANOVAC EACH0

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• 8. November 2011.

The Government of Japan, through the Skoplje-based office of Japan’s „JARC“ non-governmental organization, provided 200 fully equipped bee-hives to be-keepers from Vranje and Bujanovac each, said Srdjan Vasiljevic, Vranje’s Assistant Mayor for the field of agriculture.  

School0

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• 7. November 2011.

Bujanovac – The renovation of the “Muharem Kadriu” elementary school in Bujanovac’s village of Veliki Trnovac, whose classes are attended by 970 students, is underway.   The roof and wood joinery were replaced, the façade tidied up and the new lighting was installed. Persons responsible for this issue say that renovation of the school kitchen was planned, as well as construction of a gym.

Minister Oliver Dulic Said that Concrete Waste Recycling Projects Would be Implemented in Four South Serbia’s Municipalities0

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• 7. November 2011.

Vranje – In accordance with the systemic solution of the issue of collecting and recycling solid waste, a special facility will be built in Vranje, which a foreign donor will finance with 450,000 euros, said Oliver Dulic, Minister of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in Vranje.   Upon having talks with the Mayor of Vranje and Presidents of the municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac, Trgoviste and Vladicin Han, he underscored that the solution in the field of waste disposal in South Serbia lay in the cooperation among the municipalities and added that the agreement on the issue had already been  reached.

USAID HELPS MUNICIPALITIES IN SERBIA TO RESOLVE THEIR COMMON PROBLEMS BY ASSOCIATING WITH ONE ANOTHER0

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• 4. November 2011.

The city of Vranje, along with the municipalities of Bujanovac, Presevo and Vladicin Han, understood that the issues of unemployment, weak economy and a lack of the infrastructure  could be resolved only by pooling their efforts and resources, as well as by   working together on the accomplishemnt of their goals. They achieved this by means of the USAID’s new Sustainable Local Development Project.

600 THOUSAND EUROS FROM THE EU FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH SERBIA0

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• 4. November 2011.

Vranje  – As part of the European Partnership with Municipalities Program „Progress” , a non-refundable aid of 600 thousand euros was approved for the implementation of several new projects in South and Southwestern Serbia. The EU and the Swiss Government are going to finance five major infrastructural projects with the sum of around half a million euros.   The Medvedja-based “Termovent” plant is going to be reconstructed, so that it could be enabled to manufacture briquette. The city of Vranje, as well as the municipalities of Presevo, Crna Trava and Ivanjica, are also going to receive the funds, which will be used for improving the rural infrastructure, as well as for the renovation of schools and day – nurseries. 

PRESS RELEASE – Bilingual Faculty in Bujanovac0

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• 27. October 2011.

A department of the Subotica-based Faculty of Economics is going to be opened in Bujanovac on Friday, October 28, 2011. The first generation of 69 students were enrolled in the 2011/2012 academic year and they will attend the classes that shall be held in Serbian and Albanian. The classes for students from the Serbian and Roma community will be in Serbian, whereas students from the Albanian community will, during a four years’ long studying, attend the classes in 14 subjects in Albanian.