In 1999, the UNESCO General Assembly proclaimed 21 February the International Mother Language Day. The Serbian language and Cyrillic alphabet are the most significant issues of Serbian identity. That is why their nurturing is a foundation of the cultural, national and spiritual being of Serbs. The Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Stojičić, pointed out the importance of nurturing the Serbian language. ‘Everyone whose mother language is Serbian

Famous volleyball player Vladimir Vanja Grbić opened Kestenburg, the International Festival of Student Theater, in Belgrade, which is organized for the fifth time by the Banja Luka Student Theater, with the media and technical support of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia. The festival will last until 19 June and include participation of actors and drama students from six continents. Opening the festival in the Academic Theater of the Branko Krsmanović Academic Cultural and Artistic Society

The minister without portfolio in charge of relations with the diaspora, Đorđe Milićević, said that there was no more mistrust of the diaspora towards Serbia which, according to him, had existed 11 years ago, adding that Serbs, wherever they lived, were ready to talk today. Milićević said that goals of the ministry had been defined, including preservation of the identity, cultural and historical heritage

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that the Statehood Day of Serbia was also a holiday for Serbs in the Republic of Srpska, and that Srpska, formed on 9 January 1992, and Serbia were two organized states of the Serbian people. Dodik told journalists in Belgrade that when Serbia celebrated Statehood Day, it was celebrated by all Serbs in the world, because it was

The Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, Mlađen Cicović, said that he considered the Gold Medal of Merit presented to him today by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on the occasion of Serbia’s Statehood Day, a recognition for the good relations between Srpska and Serbia, which had never been better. ‘This decoration is primarily a decoration for those who have worked together

The traditional event Homeland Fair was held on Sunday, 12 February in Novi Sad. The event was organized for the fourth time by the Fund for Refugees, Displaced Persons and Cooperation with Serbs in the Region, and saw participation of about 120 exhibitors and more than 25 cultural and artistic societies from Serbia and countries of the region. Numerous homeland associations, institutions and different organizations from Vojvodina

On the occasion of the 825th anniversary of the founding of Hilandar monastery, one of the most important spiritual and cultural centers of the Serbian people, the Matica Srpska Library prepared an electronic exhibition based on material from its collections. ‘The Holy Mount or Athos is one of the most important centers of Orthodox Christianity with 20 monasteries, including Hilandar, a gem of Serbian spirituality and culture. The Treasury

We continue the project of RS Municipalities and Cities Scanning, implemented by the eKapija business portal in cooperation with the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia for two and a half years, by presenting economic and development potentials of Prijedor. After Trebinje, Sokolac, Gradiška, Petrovo, Milići, Zvornik, Laktaši, Jezero, Vlasenica, Novi Grad, also Prijedor has obtained a digital business ID card, which includes