With its policy of good neighborly relations and openness towards equal cooperation with all countries in the region, the Republic of Serbia is permanently interested in the free development of the Serbian national community in neighboring countries.

Pursuant to the Law on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, the phrase ‘Serbs from the region’ means members of the Serbian people living in the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, the Republic of Albania and Hungary. With its active and responsible national policy towards members of the Serbian people in the countries of the region, the Republic of Serbia preserves their identity – language, culture, religion, tradition and customs.

Within its competencies and pursuant to the Strategy of maintaining and strengthening the relationship of the mother country and the diaspora, and the homeland and Serbs in the region (Official Gazette of RS 4/11 and 14/11), the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia developed the project Serbia for Serbs from the Region which provides for the award of scholarships for young members of the Serbian national community from countries in the region.

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Source and photo: Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region