March 26, 20100

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• 26. March 2010.

Dimitrios Kypreos, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, stated that Serbia had made an “enormous progress in the course of 2009” and added that it achieved a “very important position in the region”.

March 25, 20100

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• 25. March 2010.

Yesterday, the Red Cross of Bujanovac began distributing humanitarian packages to around one thousand most threatened members of the communities in this municipality.

“Yesterday, the Red Cross commenced distributing in Bujanovac one thousand humanitarian packages to the neediest residents of the municipality,” said Bratislav Lazarevic, Secretary of the Red Cross of Bujanovac.

Presevo – March 24, 20100

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• 24. March 2010.

Presevo – As part of the project „Let’s Familiarize Ourselves with Our Rights“, which is funded by the Coordination Body for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja and is implemented by the „Center for Multicultural Education“ NGO, a second in a row roundtable on „International Conventions for Protection of Ethnic Minorities“ was organized . The attendees of the roundtable included Saip Kamberi, the Municipal President of Bujanovac, as well as around thirty or so secondary school students, who were mostly secondary school leavers.

March 24, 20100

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• 24. March 2010.

Hans Ulrich Sudbeck, German Deputy Ambassador to Serbia, said during his visit to Bujanovac that the issue of political stability was the most important one to all potential investors.

"During all talks with possible investors, a crucial question is always raised: Is the region politically stable? I could in all conscience provide an affirmative reply to the question only if all ethnic communities in Bujanovac cooperated with the governmental bodies of the country,” Mr. Sudbeck said.

March 23, 20100

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• 23. March 2010.

The Center for Mediation of Corporate Disputes, which was, last week, opened at the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Leskovac, should mediate in resolving the everyday issues among the economic entities in 13 municipalities of the Pcinj and Jablanica districts. Economic problems in South Serbia are pretty great, so that more persistence and patience is needed in order to solve them, whereas the Center for Mediation of Corporate Disputes should provide assistance with resolving them.

March 22, 20100

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• 22. March 2010.

As part of the “Delivery of Improved Local Services” (DILS) project, the Serbian Ministry of Health is organizing today in Nis a training course in the competencies of local self-governments in the fields of healthcare. The said training course is held for Presidents of the Municipal Assemblies, representatives of the local councils, heads and employees of municipal departments who are in charge of healthcare and financing from Nis, Medvedja, Lebane, Vranje, Bela Palanka, Dimitrovgrad, Vlasotince, Knjazevac, Zajecar, Kladovo, Doljevac and Blace. Participating in the work of this gathering will also be heads of health centers and institutes for public health from the aforementioned cities.

OPEN COMPETITION FOR GRANTING LICENCES TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS0

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• 16. March 2010.

Belgrade – The Republican Broadcasting Agency (RBA) announced an open competition for issuing broadcasting licenses to local radio and television stations in several regions and districts.

The said competition was announced for Presevo, Blace, Bosilegrad, Crna Trava, Dimitrovgrad, Lebane, Lerskovac, Nis, Bujanovac, Vranjska Banja, Niska Banja, Trgoviste, Sjenica, Boljevac, Bor, Negotin, Zagubica, Veliko Gradiste, Lazarevac, Kragujevac and Pozarevac.

March 16, 20100

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• 16. March 2010.

„Even though elections for the National Council are scheduled for the period when a great many Albanians from Presevo and Bujanovac are abroad, I expect that the response of voters to elections for the National Council should be at least identical to the response of  voters to the local elections“, said Riza Halimi, Leader of the Movement for Democratic Action.

March 8, 20100

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• 8. March 2010.

Two projects amounting to 27 million dinars are going to be implemented in Medvedja thanks to the funds provided by the National Investment Plan (NIP). The more important of the two projects is the construction (first phase) of the sewage sytem from the center of Medvedja to Sijarinska Spa, into which 20 million dinars will be invested.  Also provided by the NIP are the funds necessary for renovating the main srteet in Medvedja, while the estimated value of the project is 6.7 million dinars. In addition, the local self-government of  Medvedja submitted to the NIP four projects, the overall value of which is 200 million dinars.

MINISTER MILAN MARKOVIC’S LETTER TO THE CITIZENS OF PRESEVO, BUJANOVAC AND MEDVEDJA0

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• 8. March 2010.

At the end of February 2010, Minister Milan Markovic, President of the Coordination Body of the Government of the Republic of Serbia for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, submitted to all citizens of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja a report on the Coordination Body’s activities in the previous year.  The report, which was in the form of a letter in Serbian, Albanian and Romany, was sent to the addresses of all citizens of these three municipalities.