The 27th Festival of Serbian Folklore of Germany was held in Berlin on 25 March this year. It was held in the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany for the first time in 20 years. About 300 participants from 13 cultural and artistic societies from German territory performed before numerous audience. The festival was opened by the president of the Alliance of Serb Associations in Germany, Saša Ivanović. Ambassador Dr Snežana Janković

An important meeting took place in Linz between representatives of the Serb communities of Upper Austria and representatives of the institutions of Serbia and Srpska and Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria. The meeting was attended by members of the Upper Austria Serb communities, representatives of the Serbian Ministry without portfolio in charge of the diaspora, Serbian Ambassador Nebojša Rodić and Honorary Consul of Serbia in Linz, and Mladen Filipović, the Head

The Serb member and Chairwoman of the BiH Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, visited the Church of St Sava in Manhattan, New York. – Wherever I find myself, it is always with special pleasure that I visit the places of our national and spiritual gathering. One such place in New York is the St Sava Church in Manhattan. This shrine has been owned by the Serbian Orthodox Church for 80

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, announced holding of the Open Balkan international conference on 5 April in Banja Luka, which should gather representatives of the economy and politics of the member countries of that initiative. – We are organizing it together with the Association of Young Economists, with whom we traditionally have good cooperation,

A delegation of the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska spoke in Belgrade with the Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, about the economic empowerment of local communities and cooperation potential on implementing joint projects in the Republic of Srpska. The discussion placed special emphasis on the empowerment of returnees, small farmers and herders. Gouillon said on this occasion that

The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria invites all interested companies in the metalworking and woodworking sectors to apply for the project of connecting Republic of Srpska companies with Austrian businessmen. Business connecting is intended for management and representatives of companies in the above sectors, who are interested in establishing business cooperation with companies from Austria, and who have an interest

The Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia with Rado Savić, the Mayor of the Republic of Srpska Municipality of Lopare. The Mayor informed the Director about the success of the existing cooperation between Lopare municipality and the diaspora. Considering the fact that a large portion of this municipality’s pre-war population is in the diaspora

The Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Stojičić, spoke in Vienna with representatives of the Serb diaspora in Austria about the importance of preserving the Serbian language and Cyrillic alphabet in that country, institutional cooperation in the field of education and culture, and the diaspora for improving Srpska’s international reputation in the world. With the president of the Serbian educational and cultural society Prosvjeta in

The Banja Luka Down Syndrome Center arrived in Thessaloniki, where they will be marking 21 March, the World Down Syndrome Day from 17 to 22 March, together with the Greek Down Syndrome Center of Greece. To mark this day, a festive lunch was held for the members of the Down Center, attended also by the Greek President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou,

In order to improve business activities, i.e. cooperation between Republic of Srpska and Greek businessmen, the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Greece, in cooperation with IDBRS and FoodExpo, ensured participation of the company Fructa Trade at the food and beverage fair in Athens through the Hosted Buyers program. This program will offer Fructa Trade company representatives the opportunity to meet with

On Saturday, 18 March, the Association of Serbs in Switzerland organized the 25th Serbian Folklore Festival of Switzerland. The organizer was the Association of Serbian Folklore of Switzerland, and the host was the Lucerne cultural and artistic society Ras. The festival was held at the traditional venue in the Dietikon City Hall (Stadthalle Dietikon) near Zurich. Twelve folklore ensembles performed in the competition part, while one

Last evening, the Assistant Minister for Cooperation with the Diaspora took part in the Teleton show, organized by BHRT and Pomozi.ba, dedicated to telephone fundraising for the victims of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria at the beginning of February. The show was created on the basis of an agreement on joint promotion of the Telephone for Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

The Serb member and chairwoman of the BiH Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, visited the Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Serbian Orthodox General Gymnasium in Zagreb. The school inherits the tradition of the Zagreb Serbian elementary school, whose origins date back to 1814 and which, over the course of more than 200 years, has undergone various transformations, and was even closed down for a time. Since 2005, the school

The Republic of Srpska Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora has been established officially in Bijeljina, to operate under the Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation of the RS Government. This Office is proof that republic institutions and competent ministries follow the needs of the citizens of Bijeljina. The Assistant Minister of European Integration and Cooperation Helena Krnetić told journalists that the focus

The Republic of Srpska Tourism Organization will participate in the International Tourism Fair in Vienna, to be held from 16 to 19 March. The Republic of Srpska Tourism Organization will present its offer and services at the exhibition area of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Vienna. ‘The promotion at this fair is a continuation of the activities and successful cooperation with the Representation, which included our intensive

On 11 March 2023, the Association of Serbian Societies of Slovenia organized and held the 21st festival of folk dance groups in the Ignacij Borštnik Temple of Culture in Cerklje na Gorenjskem, with the participation of ten members of the Serbian Societies Association of Slovenia. The festival was of competitive nature because folk dance groups applied for the 25th European Festival of Serbian Diaspora Folk Dance

The 2023 regular annual analysis to assess the attractiveness of European cities and regions for investment, conducted by the Financial Times and published in fDi Intelligence magazine, once again recognized the Republic of Srpska as one of the most favorable destinations for business investment in Europe. Srpska won this flattering title owing to its overall investment promotion strategy. The cities and

The Government of the Republic of Srpska adopted the Information on activities in the field of cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and the diaspora for 2022. The information includes the activities implemented in 2022 by the Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation and by other competent republic administration bodies in coordination with the Ministry, regarding improvement of cooperation and communication with the diaspora, and

At the conference of students of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia, Most (the bridge), organized by the Association of Students of the Republic of Srpska in Serbia, the Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region received a certificate of appreciation for the trust, contribution and support provided in the work of the Association and student organization. A Directorate team accepted the award on behalf of the Director. Gouillon said via social networks

The second seminar of the teaching staff of Prosvjeta’s Serbian supplementary schools in Austria was held on 4 March 2023 at the Liefering Cultural Pavilion in Salzburg. The founder and head of the Prosvjeta Schools, prof. Srđan Mijalković, prepared and conducted the seminar with a Prosvjeta team. In addition to Vienna and Salzburg, the teaching staff came from Linz, Graz, Wels, Gmunden, Braunau,

The Serbian cultural and educational society Saint Sava organized the St Sava International Folk Dance Festival with participating societies from Slovenia, Republic of Srpska and Austria. After a two-year break, on 4 February 2023, the St Sava society organized the St Sava International Folk Dance Festival in the Kokrica Cultural Center attended by a large number of visitors and program participants.

The Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, Mladen Filipović, and President of the Banja Luka Committee for Aid to Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, Milorad Arlov, signed a cooperation agreement in Vienna aimed at providing support to the Committee’s activities and improving cooperation with Serb clubs and associations in Austria. Filipović said that this sent a message that

The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria organized a reception in Vienna on the occasion of 28 February – the day of the promulgation of the first Constitution of the Republic of Srpska. The reception was organized in Albert Hall in Vienna and brought together representatives of Republic of Srpska institutions, the diplomatic corps, representatives of Serb clubs and associations in Austria, and other distinguished guests. Addressing the audience, the Head

Vienna is said to be the third largest Serbian city in the world after Belgrade and Novi Sad. About 250,000 Serbs live there, so the Serbian language is most frequently spoken in the Austrian capital, after German. The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria supports Serbs in Austria, and its Head, Mladen Filipović, noted the platform for export

The Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation carries out activities that improve the cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and the diaspora, with the aim of strengthening ties, preserving tradition and culture, but also strengthening relations in the areas of economic, scientific and other types of cooperation. The connection and cooperation with the institutions in the Republic of Srpska is a real indicator of the connection between the Republic of Srpska and the diaspora, and we hope

A ceremonial reception was held in the Home of the Serbian Army in Belgrade, on the occasion of 9 January – Republic of Srpska Day and 28 February – the day of promulgation of the first Constitution of the Republic of Srpska. The message was that Srpska and Serbia were moving forward together. The reception was organized by Srpska’s Representative Office in Serbia, which has been celebrating these important dates in Belgrade since 2015.

On the occasion of 9 January, the Day of the Republic of Srpska and 28 February, the day of promulgation of the first Constitution of the Republic of Srpska, the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Greece publishes the electronic edition of the book Srpska in the Heart. The book Srpska in the Heart is a collection of works by students from all parts of Srpska who submitted literary works to the Representation for the contest organized in honor of the celebration

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, Radovan Višković, said that in the coming period the Government would focus on defining strategic orientation and guidelines in actions aimed at our diaspora, being the best ambassador in the world. – To this end, by means of the representative offices of the Republic of Srpska, we will invite our people who live and have their own businesses abroad, as well as other

This school year, about 7,700 students in 16 countries are learning the Serbian language in the diaspora. They are supported by 97 teachers in nurturing their mother tongue and ties with their motherland. Supplementary schools are among the most widespread types of teaching organized by the Ministry of Education. Classes in Serbian are organized in Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Russia, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Norway,

The Regional Chamber of Commerce of Bijeljina presented a new digital platform and Viber community InfoBiz PK RS, aimed to improve business information and communication with the chamber system. The Director of the Bijeljina Regional Chamber of Commerce, Slavica Marković, said that the project was very important for this company, as it would enable businessmen an insight into the activities of the Chamber of Commerce

During his visit to Innsbruck, the Head of the Representation met with Franz Gruber, former deputy mayor of Innsbruck and currently a director at Sitour company, which is one of the global leaders in the development of ski and mountain tourism, and one of the pioneers in the development of ski facilities in Austria. The friendly conversation discussed the possibilities of knowledge transfer and experience exchange with the aim of supporting

About 600 Krajina Serbs from the USA and Canada gathered at the Krajišnici đe ćemo na prelo cultural and entertainment event in Chicago. This cultural and entertainment event was organized by the Prelo Association of Krajina Serbs. Svetozar Dančuo from the Prelo Association confirmed that a large number of Krajinians from America and Canada had gathered, thus sending a message of not

The Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, Mladen Filipović, met today in Innsbruck with Georg Dornauer, the deputy governor of the Austrian province of Tyrol. Together with Igor Miketić, president of the Austrian Boxing Association and secretary of the Austrian-Serbian Society, Filipović spoke with the deputy governor of the province of Tyrol about the potential for improving cooperation with Serbian associations and clubs operating in

The Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria met yesterday with the management and students of Banja Luka College (BLC), who were visiting the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt as part of interactive classes. Filipović presented the activities of the Representative Office to the students and emphasized that the Office would continue to support

Organized by the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Serbia, the Herzeg House project was presented yesterday in the Press Center of the Journalists’ Association of Serbia. The Mayor of Trebinje, Mirko Ćurić, and Director of the Trebinje Agrarian Fund, Veselin Dutina, spoke about the Herzeg House project and announced that the first Herzeg House in Serbia, with authentic Herzegovinian products, would open in Belgrade during March.

The Minister without portfolio in the Government of the Republic of Serbia in charge of coordinating activities and measures in the field of relations with the diaspora, Đorđe Milićević, presented his office’s programs aimed to support learning of the Serbian language in the diaspora. At the press conference held on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day, Milićević said that program activities were related primarily to

The Belgrade International Tourism Fair, presenting around 350 exhibitors from 33 countries, including exhibitors from the Republic of Srpska, was officially opened yesterday at the Belgrade Fair. The fair was opened by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, who pointed out that tourism had become one of the leading economic sectors and that in 2022

Republic of Srpska celebrated its 31st birthday. On the occasion of the Day of the Republic of Srpska and the 31st anniversary of its existence, Representation of Republic of Srpska in Brussels with cooperation with Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Rotterdam for the third time held a banquet on Sunday, February 19 in order to gather our people and celebrate this great event. After the holy liturgy followed by

Last evening, the Consulate General of BiH in Munich organized a promotion of services of the Banja Vrućica Health and Tourism Center from Teslić, which will participate in Munich tourism fair from 21 to 26 February. Consul General Vera Sajić said that she was satisfied with attendance and their interest in some of the presented services of Banja Vrućica. ‘I think this is

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

At the Conference of the Serbian Diaspora in Washington, BiH Ambassador to the USA Bojan Vujić said that leadership of the Republic of Srpska had been committed for years to strengthening the ties between the Serbian diaspora in America and their families and friends in Srpska. Conveying the greetings of the Chairwoman and Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, and President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, Vujić said that

The Mayor of Prijedor, Slobodan Javor, met in Vienna with the Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Vienna, Mladen Filipović. The topics of the meeting were this Representation’s projects concerning the city of Prijedor. Filipović said that networking, communication and information exchange were very important. – Today’s meeting showed how close the Austrian Serbian community stands with the Republic of Srpskа.

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

Last evening, the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, Nenad Stevandić, spoke in the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in Salzburg, Austria, with representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian diaspora about the potentials and ways for the diaspora to contribute to connecting businesses of the Republic of Srpska and Austria. – Our people in the diaspora are seen as the most educated, and therefore

Serbia’s Statehood Day, Sretenje (Candlemas), was celebrated yesterday also in Vienna, in the presence of a large number of dignitaries. The ceremony was attended by Nebojša Rodić, Ambassador of Serbia to Austria, Žarko Obradović, Ambassador to the OSCE and UN in Vienna, and Mladen Filipović, Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria. The celebration was also attended by Bishop Andrej of Austria-Switzerland, a large number of diplomats, military

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

The Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Russia, Duško Perović, said that this Representation was achieving the set goals successfully, especially regarding connecting the Republic of Srpska and Russia in the fields of economy, culture and sports, and announced that the Speaker of Srpska’s National Assembly, Nenad Stevandić, was expected to visit Moscow on 20 February. – The Speaker and a delegation of the National Assembly

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that St Sava Ball held in Vienna is a beautiful traditional event of the Serbian diaspora, which also has a humanitarian character this year. – St Sava Ball in Vienna is a beautiful traditional event of our diaspora, and this year it also has a humanitarian character of supporting children in need – said Dodik.

The Republic of Srpska stands fully with our diaspora in Austria, said Mladen Filipović, head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Vienna. St Sava Ball was held in Vienna. After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the ball was held for the 24th time after the revival of the tradition. With more than 1,500 guests, the ball was held for the first time in history in Vienna’s Hofburg Palace

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

The President and Secretary General of the Regional Chamber of Commerce of Banja Luka, Goran Račić and Aleksandar Ljuboja, attended the celebration of the Day of the Republic of Srpska, organized in the German province of Bavaria by Miroslav Kojadinović, Teslić businessman and humanist, and his business partner Robert Priller. Guests from the social and business life of Germany and Republic of Srpska attended the celebration,

The Serb member and Chairwoman of the BiH Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, visited Serbfest in the city of North Port in southwest Florida, organized by the Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church. It lasted three days, starting on Friday, 3 February. Cvijanović said that it was always nice to see Serbs who were far from their homeland, but with it in

Republic of Srpska homeland associations in Switzerland and Association of Serb Businessmen in Switzerland organized the celebration of the Day of the Republic of Srpska in Zurich. Slava bread was broken in the Serbian Orthodox Church temple in Zurich on the occasion of the feast of Saint Archdeacon Stephen. The Minister of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska, Petar Đokić, and Minister of European Integration and

The Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region has opened a competition for co-financing the projects whose quality contributes to preserving and strengthening ties between the homeland and Serbs in the region. Applications for the competition may be submitted from 1 February to 15 February 2023. The competition is open to the projects that aim to support organizing schools, events, improving communication

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, underscored the importance of the financial assistance for the underdeveloped municipalities of Srpska announced by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, as it would enable those local communities to solve some of their burning issues. – We assume that these are the municipalities that are underdeveloped and border municipalities between the Republic of Srpska and

The Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, Mlađen Cicović, said that Serbia and Srpska needed not always have identical views of events in the world, but that they should have the same views and the same solutions with regard to defending their identity and the entire Serbian people. At the panel discussion Serbs in

For the first time, children of Serbian origin from the Italian cities of Rome, Milan, Ferrara, Turin, Merano, Treviso, Ancona, Vipiteno and Ravenna have been included in classes in the Serbian language. With the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Rome, and at the request of the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Trieste, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia approved holding of online classes in Serbian in Italy. The teacher

The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Belgrade held a ceremony today to present formally the 2022 Izvor literary awards for the most beautiful poem and most beautiful story about the homeland to the recipients of the tenth jubilee competition organized by this office and Žrnov magazine. The Izvor award for the most beautiful story about homeland was presented to Marijana Jovanović from Serbia for her story Ognjište (the Hearth), and that

The Day of the Republic of Srpska was celebrated in Stuttgart, Germany. The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in this country was the first to celebrate 9 January outside the territory of the Republic of Srpska. The message from this year’s celebration reiterated that Srpska encouraged our people living abroad to maintain a permanent connection with their homeland, to invest and stay there whenever

Saint Sava celebration was held in the Serbian Saints Church in Stuttgart. The Minister of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska, Petar Đokić, who attended the St Sava celebration in Stuttgart, said that ‘the mission of educators is great for the future of the Serbian community that lives outside its motherland Serbia’. - I would like to thank all those gathered who strive together to educate Serbian children in the spirit of

The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Greece, in cooperation with the Corfu Greek-Serbian Friendship Association, organizes a free online program of learning Serbian language and culture for beginners (A1 level) from February to June 2023, of a total duration of 30 hours. The program is intended for persons older than eighteen (18) and residents of the island of Corfu. Registration for the course begins

The path of Saintsavaism must include awareness of Serbian culture that is a product of centuries of creation – from St. Sava until today, said academician Sreto Tanasić at St Sava celebration in Zvornik. ‘Central to our national identity is Serbian culture, which has kept us together throughout centuries, and central to Serbian culture is the Serbian language and Serbian

The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia organizes educational work in the Serbian language for students of Serbian origin abroad in order to develop awareness of their own national and cultural identity by learning Serbian and becoming acquainted with the most valuable works of Serbian cultural heritage, and to encourage maintenance of lasting ties with the fatherland. The supplementary schools are organized in 16 countries – Germany,

The Chairwoman and Serb member of the Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, is visiting Hungary, where she met with His Eminence Bishop Lukijan of Buda, in Szentendre. – I am glad that I had the opportunity to visit the Eparchy and to discuss important matters, as well as to see all the values and antiquities that illustrate the time. I am satisfied

The Department for Lifelong Learning of the municipal Education Directorate of the city of Thessaloniki, in cooperation with the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Greece, is organizing a free program of learning Serbian language and culture for beginners, A1 level, for the third consecutive year, from February to May 2023, for a total duration of forty-eight (48) hours. Registration for the course opens on 7

Until present, 9,000 people have contacted the office providing information and free legal aid to Serbs who own property in the Federation of BiH, and the same number of cases have been initiated for the exercise of property rights covering a total area of about 57,000 hectares, said the Director of the Diaspora Directorate, Arnaud Gouillon. Gouillon reminded that

The Head of the Representative Office, Mladen Filipović, visited the construction fair Häuslbauermesse held in Graz over the weekend. On this occasion, Filipović visited the stand of the company Eko Box from Srebrenica, whose successful project implementation includes also those on the Austrian market. During this year, the Representation will continue to support export-oriented companies from the Republic of Srpska, and focus its activities on

The Republic of Srpska Representation in Brussels had a great pleasure to welcome Mr. Čedomir Božić, Head of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (the AP Vojvodina), i.e. Vojvodina European Office in Brussels. During a friendly and very constructive conversation, our guest had the opportunity to observe the work of the Representation, as well as to discuss possible models of cooperation and other activities in the future. The AP Vojvodina has been recognized in Europe as a business environment offering a number

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, Radovan Višković, spoke yesterday in Banja Luka with Milan Gajić, regional director for Eastern Europe and the Balkans of the Austrian company SSB infrastructure. During the meeting, representatives of the Austrian company expressed interest in potential investments in the Republic of Srpska, with special focus on project development in the field of transport infrastructure and energy. Prime

Novi Sad hosted the 31st Herzegovina sijelo, organized by the Association of Herzegovina Serbs and Friends in Serbia. On this occasion, the Mayor of Novi Sad, Milan Đurić, wished those gathered a happy Orthodox New Year and much success in their work. – To those gathered at the 31st Herzegovina sijelo, organized by the Association of Herzegovina Serbs and Friends in Serbia, based

The 10th Prosvjeta Serbian New Year’s concert was held in Vienna and announced that holding of this event aimed to be a bridge between cultures, but also an important promotion of the Serbian community in Austria. The audience was addressed by the president of SECS Prosvjeta in Austria, Marko Sarić, and the vice-president Srđan Mijalković, as well as the minister without portfolio in the Government of Serbia

Prosvjeta’s Mala Pričaonica (little speaking room) for the youngest will open in Graz, Austria, on Sunday, 15 January 2023. The program is intended for children aged 4 to 7. In a creative way, by learning Serbian fairy tales, poems and stories, the children enter the world of (Cyrillic) letters and thus acquire a good foundation and prepare for Prosvjeta’s Serbian language school.

On 8 January, Yugorsk MBOU secondary school number 5 and Republic of Srpska Chess Association held the XVII Paths of Friendship Children’s International Online Christmas Chess Tournament. Participants included 173 chess players aged from 6 to 17, i.e. 30 teams from the cities of Trebinje, Banja Luka, Bijeljina, Foča (Republic of Srpska), Pančevo, Novi Sad (Serbia) and Podgorica (Montenegro). Russia

A significant number of representatives of the diaspora from Austria attended the celebration of 9 January, the Day of the Republic of Srpska. Representatives of Serb associations came to Banja Luka at the invitation of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, and stayed there on both days of the celebration of 9 January, the Day of the Republic of Srpska. ‘These are associations that bring together a large number of clubs. The contribution of our diaspora to the preservation

Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education and Rossotrudnichestvo announce a competition for the admission of citizens of the Republic of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Croatia and compatriots with permanent residence in the territory of the above countries, to studies in the 2023/2024 academic year at higher education institutions in the Russian Federation at the expense of the federal budget (quota).

The Union of Krajina Associations organized marking of the Day of the Republic of Srpska on 8 January 2023 in Novi Sad, and the ceremony pointed out that the unity of the Serbian people was important for preserving its survival. The Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska, Mlađen Cicović, greeted the gathering saying that the Republic Day was the day when its citizens reiterated a message of peace

A ceremonial reception on the occasion of the Day of the Republic was held in the Administrative Center of the Government of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka. The reception, hosted by the President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, was attended by the Serb member and chairperson of the BiH Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, Nenad Stevandić, Prime Minister Radovan Višković, ministers in the Government of Srpska, representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Russian Ambassador

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There were 97 works coming in from Serbia, Srpska, Montenegro and the diaspora for the tenth jubilee competition of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia and Žrnov magazine for the 2022 Izvor literary award for the most beautiful poem and most beautiful story about the homeland. Two authors from North Macedonia and Bulgaria also took part in the competition.

Upon the initiative and with the support of the St Petersburg Education Committee, from 16 January to 8 April 2023, the St Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education is holding the Remote Olympiad in History and Culture of St Petersburg with international participation. The language of the Olympiad is Russian. Participation in the Olympiad is free. Pupils and students

Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said yesterday that Serbia had become a country that truly, and not declaratively, strived for the return of youth from the diaspora to their homeland. While hosting the Talents Together 5.0 conference, Brnabić said that in 2018 they had launched the Returning Point program, in order to have a forum for

On 11 December 2022, the academic cultural and artistic society Kolo celebrated 15 years of existence and successful work with a Hajd’ u Kolo! (Join the kolo) festive program in the city theater in Koper. The program included traditional songs and dances from different parts of Serbia and Serbian population of Western Slavonia, performed by academic folk dance and singing female

The Republic of Srpska Representative Office in the Russian Federation invites you to take part in the Paths of Friendship international individual and team chess tournament. The tournament will take place on 8 January 2023 (Sunday) at 15:00 hrs. Moscow time. On the occasion of 9 January – the Day of the Republic of Srpska and Christmas, team chess tournaments between clubs from the Republic of Srpska,

The monastery in Žitomislić received students of the Prosvjeta Mostar school of Serbian language, history and culture, thus symbolically welcoming students and teaching new generations after a fifty-year break and closure of the school that had existed within the monastery. – Since this is the last day of classes in the first semester for the students of this supplementary school,

An investor from Germany will open a company in the Nova Topola industrial zone near Gradiška early next year and initially employ 40 staff, said the BiH Consul General in Munich, Vera Sajić. – An investor from Germany will soon employ 40 staff in the Nova Topola industrial zone, and then, according to them

The acting director of the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska, Dražen Vrhovac, said last night that the Serbian-Russian forum, to be held next year in the spring in Banja Luka, would be a great opportunity for domestic businessmen. – That forum is a very significant event because there is interest from Russian businessmen, and we notified our top management and competent ministries

Prosvjeta’s network of Serbian supplementary schools throughout Austria – in Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Enns, where this year’s classes are ending, celebrated Djetinjci, Saint Nicholas, and started preparations for the New Year and Christmas holidays. – The most active and cheerful were Prosvjeta’s youngest students, children attending preparatory classes – Mala pričaonica, intended specifically for preschoolers, where

From Crete to the Danube is an exhibition of icons from the Sekulić Legacy opened by the Belgrade City Museum in the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki. The Sekulić Legacy is the single largest collection of icons, numbering 48 items. The donors, Milan and Pava Sekulić, dedicated their lives to collecting valuable works of art from various eras, made in different styles and techniques.

The Minister of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska, Petar Đokić, spoke in Banja Luka with a delegation of the Nizhny Novgorod Chamber of Commerce led by the Director General, Ivan Razuvaev. The meeting discussed the prospects for further development of Republic of Srpska’s economic cooperation with the Nizhny Novgorod Region, which is the counterparty to an Agreement on Strengthening Partnership Relations with the Government of Srpska signed back in 2018.

This year’s show, which featured dances and songs from various regions currently or previously inhabited by Serbs, was held on 15 October 2022, in the hall of the Nova Gorica Arts Center. The program started with a performance by the Sloga SCA Nova Gorica singing group. Gordana Trivunović addressed the present members and friends of the association, and especially the guests, with the following

A delegation from the Republic of Srpska consisting of representatives of several development agencies, including the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska, is on a two-day visit to Brussels within a study visit on the subject of EU funds and other donors. The visit includes a series of meetings to present current programs and future activities of the European Union. ‘The visit was also

The agreement on the establishment of cooperation between Istočno Sarajevo and Niš should be a type of bequest to future generations to not forget the brothers on the other side of the Drina and to do everything to preserve the identity of the Serbian people, said the Mayor of Niš, Dragana Sotirovski. The agreement was signed yesterday (12 December 2022) by the Mayor of Istočno Sarajevo, Ljubiša Ćosić, and

On Sunday, 4 December, before the packed hall of the Akzent Theater in Vienna, the National Ensemble Kolo performed the dance show Sokolova pesma (Falcon’s Song) – a production newly added to the existing repertoire. The play presents the cultural creativity of Serbian dance and song in a completely new and modern way. The Sokolova pesma play is based on Serbian folk art and folklore, and with the artists of the ensemble

The integration association Semberija and Majevica from Pressbaum marked the ten years of existence and work jubilee with a cultural and artistic program under the slogan Dance, Sing, Preserve Tradition and Customs. The Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović, also attended the event. He pointed out that Serbian associations in the diaspora were links and places that brought together Serbs who preserved tradition

Works on the Let’s Read Together campaign are presented at the Plus Gallery of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Banja Luka. It is a campaign of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska aimed at promoting the Serbian language, literature and Cyrillic alphabet. The exhibition presents graphic solutions of the campaign, and the authors are students of the Banja Luka Academy of Arts and Trebinje Academy of Fine Arts. – I must

The native association Sava Mrkalj organized the eighth folklore festival of Serbs from the region, with participation of nine cultural and artistic societies from our country and the region. As true guardians of tradition, through dance and song, they presented their rich artistic program on the Jovan Đorđević big stage of the Serbian National Theatre. The audience could watch and

With another new school year successfully started in the second half of September in the Serbian supplementary school in Bavaria, which is organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia, the data shows a great interest in this form of education on the part of parents and their children. At the request for formation of new student groups addressed by parents from the cities of Regensburg, Augsburg and Fürstenfeldbruck to

The celebration of the great jubilee – 6 decades since the establishment of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Banja Luka was contributed to by the Students’ Union of this Faculty organizing the first international scientific student conference. At the opening, it was announced that the goal of the conference was to network students from the region and the world with the economy, and the intention was to make it traditional. The topic of the first conference is Smart City – Smart Life,

This year’s traditional 12th Vuk’s Days were held on 19 November in the Linhart Hall in Radovljica, which was packed with fans of the art of folk dance and Serbian culture. Opening the 2022 Vuk’s Days, program host Snežana Maksimović welcomed all visitors and participants and said, ‘A year has passed since we met here at the same place, at

Local communities from the Republic of Srpska have until 15 February to apply for participation in the 11th project Let’s Connect the Children of Kosovo and Metohija and Republic of Srpska, to take place in June next year, announced the Committee for Assistance to Serbs in Kosmet. The visit is planned from 17 to 25 June, after

On 20 November 2022, the large hall of the Verbrugghen Hall Conservatorium hosted a festive concert of the choir of the Sydney Lazarica, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The festive concert was attended by His Grace Siluan, the Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, Archimandrite Petar, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia Rade Stefanović, chargé d’affaires Ivana Ivančević, former conductors and members of the choir

In the 2022/23 school year, educational work in the Serbian language abroad conducted under the Special Program of Primary Education, has been expanded to cover two more countries – the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Spain, in addition to the already covered fourteen countries: Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Malta, the Republic of South Africa, Slovenia, Switzerland and Great

The Director of the Serbian Government’s Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, said that it was good that the Republic of Srpska and Serbia had the same ideas and projects aimed at the diaspora – a great demographic potential. ‘It is important that we enable Serbs who were born elsewhere in the world not to forget their language, origin and roots

The shared goal of the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska and the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Brussels is a greater inflow of quality foreign direct investments to Srpska, this was stated during an IDB delegation’s discussion with the Head of the Representation, Mario Đuragić. The IDB Srpska announced that within their visit to Brussels and continued activities on promoting the potential

The Director of the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska, Dražen Vrhovac, said that the Serbian-Russian forum, to be held in Banja Luka in the spring, was a great opportunity for businessmen from the Republic of Srpska, which had identified Russia as a key market. – We are on the Russian Federation’s friendly countries list, we enjoy certain benefits on the Russian market, where

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, spoke in Banja Luka with the Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon. The meeting discussed the position of Serbs in the region, current situation in Kosovo and Metohija, and other current topics in BiH and the region. Dodik expressed his gratitude to Gouillon for the commitment and

Starting from next year, more than 1,500 beneficiaries of the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund /PIO/ of the Republic of Srpska living in Austria and about 7,500 beneficiaries of the Austrian Pension Fund living in Srpska will need not submit life certificates directly at the end of the year in order to continue receiving regular pension payments, foresees the agreement between these two funds

Assistant Minister for Cooperation with the Diaspora, Helena Krnetić, participated in the training of managers responsible for cooperation with the diaspora, which was organized by the Department for European Integration and International Cooperation of the Brčko District Government on 23 and 24 November 2022. In the introductory part, the assistant minister for cooperation with the diaspora presented previous experiences and activities of the institutions of the Republic

The President of the Banja Luka Regional Chamber of Commerce, Goran Račić, and his associates attended the 3rd Greek-Serbian tourism forum, which was held at the Ioannis Vellidis Congress Center in Thessaloniki. The Forum, which was organized as part of the Philoxenia fair by the Greek-Serbian Chamber of Commerce for Industry, Tourism and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Northern Greece and the Greek-Serbian Chamber, with the support of T.I.F. Helexpo, provided

Next year’s budget of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region intended for Serbs in the region has been tripled and amounts to EUR 1.5 million, says the director of the Directorate, Arnaud Gouillon, and adds that these larger funds will make it possible to better help our people in the region, who need it the most, because

The umbrella organization of independent Serbian associations from Lower Austria, KOSSA, marked its tenth anniversary. On this occasion, a cultural event was held in Leobersdorf, including performances by folklore ensembles from the KOSSA community, and a concert by the Banja Luka ethno group Trag. The program included workshops of the Duga (Rainbow) and Beli anđeo (White Angel) associations, and presentations of the famous Zmijanje

The Republic of Srpska Tourism Organization took part in the 37th Philoxenia International Tourism Fair, which took place from 18 to 20 November 2022 in Thessaloniki. The exhibition area included presentations of the Tourism Organization of Trebinje, the Tourism Organization of Zvornik and the city of Zvornik. The focus of this year’s presentation was on the promotion of active tourism – rafting, skiing and other adrenaline

Last night (17 November 2022), the organizers of the International Children’s Folklore Festival Licider Heart presented certificates of appreciation and plaques to those who had supported and enabled successful holding of this event. The recipients included the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska, which had been a co-organizer for many years. The Vice President of the Organizing Committee of the Licider Heart festival, Ivana Cvetković, said that the strong support of co-organizers and

The Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region within the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was allocated a three times larger budget for supporting the Serbs in the region and diaspora, said the director of the Directorate, Arnaud Gouillon. Gouillon said that the budget was increased at the proposal of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and that this showed the motherland’s great care for

Yesterday, the Agrarian Fund of the city of Trebinje concluded an agreement with the city of Belgrade on the lease of premises for the opening of Herzeg House in the capital of Serbia. The director of the Trebinje Agrarian Fund, Veselin Dutina, who had signed the agreement, said that it was the first Herzeg House facility to open in Serbia already at the beginning of next year. Dutina said

The conference on Serbia and Serbs in the Region was held on 25 October 2022 in Matica Srpska in Novi Sad, gathering over 30 representatives of organizations and institutions from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia and Montenegro. The goal of the conference was to strengthen mutual ties and improve cooperation between institutions from Serbia and Serbs

The multiple award-winning Accordion Orchestra from Ugljevik held a concert in Vienna, organized by the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria. The concert in Vienna is this office’s present to the diaspora, and similar are expected to be organized in other Austrian cities, said the Head of the Republic of Srpska Representation in Austria, Mladen Filipović. – The energy and emotion that these young

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, said that Serbs should be gathered and that integration of the Serbian national identity had to be strengthened. Dodik said that Serbia played the primary role in this, but also that the Republic of Srpska was not without potential. – Serbs should be gathered. We must be gathered around our states, Serbia and

The film Some New Broadway, directed by Denis Bojić and produced by the Radio Television of the Republic of Srpska in cooperation with the Down Syndrome Center Banja Luka, received an award at the 19th Radiant Angel International Film Festival, which was held in Moscow this year. Some New Broadway won the second best documentary award at the festival. This year’s festival received

The Head of the Representative Office, Jelena Jovanović, met with the acting consul of the Republic of Serbia in Greece, Ms Jasmina Milačić. The meeting took place at the Serbian Consulate in Thessaloniki, and on that occasion the head of the Representation informed the consul of Serbia about the activities of the Representation. In a cordial and friendly atmosphere, among other things, the meeting discussed joint projects

The fourth school of Serbian studies Dominants of Serbian Culture. Language, culture and history of Kosovo and Metohija was held in Moscow. This year, the school’s official theme was dedicated to the region of Kosovo and Metohija and its significance from a historical and cultural perspective. The school was attended by 35 students and postgraduates from Moscow, Minsk, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad and Banja

Organized by the Union of Serbs of Romania and the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Timisoara, the seventeenth Days of Serbian Culture started in Timisoara. The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Bucharest, Stefan Tomašević, opened the event noting the importance of holding the Days of Serbian Culture as one of the most significant activities of Serbs in Romania, with a traditionally rich cultural and artistic program that brings together Serbs, Romanians and

The Museum of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka houses books of exceptional importance for our culture. They deserve special attention because of their year of publication or because of the dedications by the extremely important people for the history of our culture, such as Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, archpriest Dušan Kecmanović, Dositej Obradović and many others. The stock of the museum library holds about 15,000 books, almost half of which belong to

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, spoke with a delegation of the Alexandrinsky National Drama Theater from Saint Petersburg, one of the oldest theaters in Russia. – I wished them welcome to the Republic of Srpska and to establish good cooperation with our theaters – Dodik said. The Alexandrinsky Theater is one of the symbols of St Petersburg. It was founded

Owing to the BFC business-friendly environment certificate, the city of Prijedor has been ranked among the local communities with easier access to donor and credit funds from domestic and international institutions. The head of the city’s Department of Economy and Entrepreneurship, Rade Rosić, said that this certificate confirmed Prijedor’s development of a business-friendly environment and a message to domestic and foreign investors

The cultural event Višnjić Days will be held from Friday to Tuesday, 4 to 8 November in Bijeljina to mark the jubilee of 120 years since the founding of the Serbian Educational and Cultural Society Prosvjeta and 130 years since the birth of Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić, said the president of Prosvjeta Bijeljina, Slaviša Mikić. Its central event, the ceremonial academy will be held on Monday, 7 November,

The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Russia invites writers from the Republic of Srpska to participate in the project Petersburg Reading: Choosing the Best Foreign Writer. The project was launched in 2009 by the Central City Public Library V. V. Mayakovsky in St. Petersburg in order to draw attention to the works of contemporary foreign writers. The project includes two nominations: – Best

The phototype edition of the Munich/Serbian Psalter was promoted in the Ivo Andrić Hall at the International Belgrade Book Fair. Serbian Patriarch Porfirije gave a welcome speech, while Bishop Grigorije of Düsseldorf and Germany, Zoran Rakić, Ph.D., art historian, Zoran Nedeljković, Ph.D., director of the Patriarchal Library, and Danijela Jelić, MA, philologist, spoke about the book. ‘The magnificent phototype edition of the Serbian Psalter, as thе

The Chairman of the Banja Luka City Assembly, Mladen Ilić, and head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović, attended the 18th European summit in Salzburg (Salzburg Europe Summit). The Summit, held in the Congress Hall in Salzburg, was attended by prominent representatives of Austrian and European science, politics and business, and topic of this year’s conference was Visions for Europe –

In the premises of the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska, IDB representatives held a meeting with the attaché of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in BiH, Sergey Panov. IDB representatives informed the attaché of the Russian embassy about the activities they have carried out so far in the field of promoting investment potentials, opportunities and projects of the Republic of Srpska and its local communities, that is, about the prepared investment profiles of all local communities and

The regular annual assembly of the Association of Serbian Folklore of the Diaspora was held last weekend in Belgrade, with one of the main points on the agenda being to decide the hosts of the 25th European Festival of Serbian Folklore of the Diaspora and the 1st European Festival of Children’s Folklore of the Diaspora. According to the unanimous decision of the members of the assembly, the next year’s 25th European Festival of Serbian Diaspora Folklore will be held on 27 and 28

On Sunday, 23 October 2022, at the Kussmaul club in the heart of Vienna, the Austrian Prosvjeta’s Young Artists Club organized the eleventh Young Writers’ Evening. This club, a part of the Serbian Educational and Cultural Society Prosvjeta, is celebrating five years of existence this year, and it has been successfully headed by professor Vesna Špirić, engineer Uroš Uljarević, and Anja Rudić, MA. The club organizes various projects in the field

Representative presence of the Republic of Srpska at the International Book Fair in Belgrade under the motto Let’s Read Together in Cyrillic was ceremonially opened yesterday. The Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Natalija Trivić, opened the presentation in the presence of the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation, Zlatan Klokić, and members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

The Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Srpska presented a unique digital platform Info Biz, which will provide additional support to domestic businessmen through timely information on relevant regulations, education opportunities, obtaining grants, and opportunities to connect with potential partners. In the first days of use, the platform received positive feedback from numerous businessmen and companies. The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Dragana Kokot, said

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, said that a particular pleasure for him was the fact that the Republic of Srpska was promoting the importance of the Cyrillic alphabet and the preservation of identity at this year’s 65th International Belgrade Book Fair. On the eve of the opening of the representative presence of the Republic of Srpska at the International Book Fair, he said that Srpska would continue to do so in

A concert by the children’s choir Vrapčići from Banja Luka was held in Vienna, organized by the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria. The concert was held in a packed hall of the Albert Hall in Vienna, with a string of hits of this famous choir, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year. Admittance to the concert was free, and it was a gift from the Republic of Srpska Representation

Nikola Lončar is an inventor, the founder and president of the Tesla Science Foundation based in Philadelphia, and one of the most agile guardians of the figure and work of Nikola Tesla in the USA and beyond. Linked to his namesake Tesla by origin and interests, already as a boy Lončar participated in exhibitions and fairs dedicated to inventions in the former Yugoslavia

The first channel of the Czech Television started broadcasting a series of eight episodes dedicated to Serbian culture and Serbian gastronomy. The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Prague is the sponsor of the series The smell of Serbian cuisine with Miroslav Donutil. The series covered a tour of historical buildings, museums, galleries, monasteries in more than 25 Serbian cities from Subotica to Pirot and Kuršumlija

The female chamber choir Banjalučanke from Banja Luka won a gold medal in the category of traditional music at the renowned World Choral Cup in Spain. Under the artistic direction of composer and conductor Mladen Matović, the Banjalučanke choir performed as the only representative of the Republic of Srpska and BiH at the significant licensed international competition, which brought together more

Sloga cultural and artistic society from Vukovar hosted and organized the event Vukovar Youth Festival – Regional Meetings of Serbian Folk Dance Societies, held on 8 October 2022 in Vukovar under the auspices of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. The first part of the festival included the photo exhibition Serbs through

Cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and Hungary, as well as between Serbia and Hungary, is good, said the Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, at a meeting with the president of the Serbian Self-Government in Hungary, Vera Pejić Sutor. Dodik also spoke about the need for cooperation in the energy field. – Srpska is the only one in the Balkans that produces excess energy, we are building new power plants and we will

The event Save from Oblivion was held in Trieste on the occasion of a wonderful jubilee, marking of ten years of existence and operation of the Serbian cultural association Sveti Sava from Valdagno. This association, in addition to the cultural and sports activities it organizes throughout the year, also runs a Serbian supplementary school point. It is best known for its gusle section and events organized in honor of this traditional

In the calendar of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, this year again October is dedicated to the Let’s Read Together campaign, which aims to popularize literature and publishing, language and alphabet, and young local artists, with a focus on the protection of the Cyrillic alphabet. The campaign started with an exhibition of posters showing illustrated representation of the Cyrillic alphabet. Third- and fourth-year graphic design students from the two public

Starting today, excerpts from the registers of births, marriages and deaths, as well as certificates of citizenship can be requested via Viber in Laktaši. Many citizens will now enjoy easier communication with the city administration and faster access to the requested documents. The new service will be provided by the virtual assistant MIA LAKTAŠI, which has been responding regularly to citizens’ inquiries

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, extended his congratulations to Bishop Justin on his enthronement as the bishop of Western Europe, as well as to His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, the clergy and the faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Church on this great event. – The importance of the SOC for our people in the diaspora is immeasurable and represents the greatest support for the people in preserving their faith, language and identity, and

The Investment and Business Conference for the Diaspora was held in Vienna on the last day of September, aiming to encourage investments in Serbia by Serb business diaspora from Austria. The conference presented new mechanisms of cooperation with the diaspora: Diaspora Business Hub and the online platform Business Atlas of Serbia and Diaspora (https://dijaspora.pks.rs), which will facilitate providing information and assistance to the diaspora both

On Tuesday, 11 October 2022, the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria organizes the Austrian premiere of the film Some New Broadway directed by Denis Bojić. The film was produced by the Radio Television of the Republic of Srpska and the Down Syndrome Center from Banja Luka, and subtitled in German for this occasion. The plot of the film follows six young people with Down’s syndrome who

The Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Srpska hosted a presentation of the digital platform InfoBiz PKRS, which should provide services in digital form, as faster and simpler information. The Secretary General of the Republic of Srpska Chamber of Commerce, Dragana Kokot, said that this platform contained the services and information necessary for company operation concerning relevant regulations, education opportunities, obtaining grants, i.e.

The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Vienna hosted a meeting between the head of the Representation, Mladen Filipović, and the management of the Guarantee Fund of the Republic of Srpska. On this occasion, Filipović presented the activities of the Representation and support programs intended for export-oriented companies from Srpska, and emphasized that the Office cooperated successfully with institutions and business organizations on promoting the investment potential of the Republic of Srpska.

The Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation produced the brochure titled The Republic of Srpska and the Diaspora. The purpose of this publication is to improve communication and further encourage the strengthening of cooperation with citizens living and working in the diaspora. Among other things, the brochure will provide information on how to join the Republic of Srpska Diaspora Register, along with detailed information on the benefits offered to all those wishing to invest in the Republic of Srpska.

The Third Education and Employment Fair of the city of Gradiška was held in the Arena Gradiška sports hall with participation of 21 exhibitors. The official fair opening by the Deputy Mayor of Gradiška, Dragana Ilić, was followed by short film presentations of secondary schools, which delighted the numerous visitors. ‘Gradiška is specific for the fair, and I can say freely that

In cooperation with educational and other public institutions, Gradiška city administration is organizing the Third Education and Employment Fair of the City of Gradiška, to be held on 30 September 2022 at Arena Gradiška. The goal of the fair is to promote, present and connect educational institutions, business entities, unemployed persons and students in the final grades of primary and secondary schools. To express interest

Bijeljina choir Srbadija under the baton of Jelena and Desanka Trakilović won a gold and silver medal at the 10th Isola del Sole International Choir Competition in the Italian city of Grado. Srbadija won a gold medal in the category of folklore and a silver medal in the category of sacred choral music. The jury consisting of eminent world experts and conductors – Katalin Kiss

The Serbian Orthodox parish and church in Saalfelden celebrated Slava – the Assembly of Serbian Saints, which was attended by His Eminence Bishop of Austria-Switzerland Mr. Andrej. It was a pleasure to see a large number of believers and members of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Austria send together a message of unity and support to the motherlands – the Republic of Serbia and Republic of Srpska.

he Serbian club Vuk Karadžić from Steyr celebrated its great jubilee, 30 years since its founding. Preserving Serbian culture and tradition primarily through work with children during the past three decades, the association from the city on the banks of the river Steyr and Enns has reasons to be proud. The ceremony on the occasion of its founding anniversary was graced by numerous public figures of Upper Austria and

The law on issuing identification cards for Serbs with foreign citizenship originating from this area should be adopted by the end of the year, and this will allow the people from the diaspora to enjoy equal treatment as RS citizens on many issues. The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, said that the identification cards would be issued

The Homemade Products Festival held in the Pielachtal Valley, Lower Austria, included participation of a delegation from the Republic of Srpska and presentation of products from Banja Luka and Drvar for the visitors. The Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, Mladen Filipović, also visited the Festival and said that one of the objectives of the Representation was to open a Krajina

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, said that by the New Year at the latest, a law would be passed on assigning identification cards for Serbs with foreign citizenship originating from this area.

From 15 to 18 September 2022, at the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of St. Petersburg and with the support of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in the Russian Federation, a delegation of the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska participated in the 30th Congress of the World Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons and at the 11th international congress Current trends of modern cardiothoracic surgery.

At the meeting held on 21 September 2022, the Rector of the University of Banja Luka (UNIBL), Professor Radoslav Gajanin, and the Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović, agreed to organize student visits to Vienna for 17 of the best students of our university. As agreed at the meeting in the rector’s office, which was also attended by the vice-rector for scientific research

The event was organized by the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in the Russian Federation together with the Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Republic of Srpska Chamber of Commerce and St. Petersburg Foreign Affairs Committee. The event was attended by 29 St. Petersburg companies engaged in various fields of activity. At the beginning, the Head of the Republic of Srpska Representation in the Russian Federation, Duško Perović, addressed the audience in a video message,

Traditionally, mid-September, the Serbian community and parishioners of the Old Holy Resurrection Church in Palmer Square in Chicago organize a festival that gathers many. This year, the Taste of Serbia festival again did not lack pleasant and hospitable atmosphere, good Serbian food, music and cultural program. According to the president of the church, Dejan Antić, each our festival is

Last weekend, the property of the Church of St. Nicholas in Lyons was a gathering place for Serbs from near and far around Chicago. The occasion for this was Serb Fest – Serbian Days, held in Brookfield in previous years, and now for the first time at the new property in Lyons. This culture and fun event aims to present in the best possible light

At the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord in Frankfurt, archpriest-stavrophore Simon Turkić ceremoniously received the books intended for the future library of the church in Gallus. The books are a gift from the Central Council of Serbs in Hessen (CcSH). ‘The charity campaign started already in early 2020, collecting more than 140 books despite the complex circumstances of the pandemic. Oro Serbian cultural and artistic society from

Assistant Minister for Cooperation with the Diaspora Helena Krnetić met with representatives of the diaspora at the Serbian Union of Sweden. On this occasion, they discussed cooperation strengthening with the motherland, and future models of connecting and activities implementation. Strategic documents adopted by the Republic of Srpska Government in this area were also presented, with particular focus on the existing

Organized by the Austrian Association of Serbian Folklore, a ceremonial academy was held in Feldkirch on 17 September 2022 on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and the National Flag. In addition to the Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, Mladen Filipović, the ceremony was attended by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Serbia to the OSCE and other international organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Žarko Obradović, Ambassador of the Republic

Serbian Cultural and Educational Society Prosvjeta was founded in 1902 with the main task of educating the Serbian people, fostering modern education and national culture. From this task arose Prosvjeta’s mission – to create a national intelligentsia, Serbian national consciousness and a social elite in BiH, in the final decades of Austro-Hungarian rule. This year, Prosvjeta is celebrating its 120th anniversary, and its mission has not

The central event on the occasion of the Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag was held today in Bijeljina. The ceremony was attended by His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, President of the Republic of Srpska Željka Cvijanović, Serb member of the BiH Presidency Milorad Dodik, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Nedeljko Čubrilović, President of the Assembly of Serbia Vladimir Orlić, prime ministers of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia

The Days of Srpska in Serbia is important for the unity and sobornost of the Serbian people on both sides of the Drina and a significant bridge of sincere cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and Serbia, said the special envoy of the President of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, at the closing of this event. Klokić, who is the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation, pointed out that the Republic of Srpska

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, continues with the presentation of economic and development potentials of the municipality of Novi Grad. After Trebinje, Sokolac, Gradiška, Petrovo, Milići, Zvornik, Laktaši, Jezero, Vlasenica, also Novi Grad has obtained a digital, business ID card which includes and presents

Within the Days of Srpska in Serbia, the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, spoke with the officials of the city of Subotica about strengthening the cooperation between Subotica and Srpska and its cities and municipalities, to which the Subotica Free Zone was presented. Klokić’s meeting with the Mayor of Subotica, Stevan Bakić, and his colleagues was also attended

On 13 September 2022, a delegation of the Republic of Srpska met with the mayor Dragana Sotirovski and her colleagues in the City Hall on the occasion of the tenth Days of Srpska in Serbia. ‘The meeting with the guests from the Republic of Srpska was an opportunity to exchange experiences, to hear their proposals, projects and examples of practice, and special emphasis was placed on economic

Within the Days of Srpska in Serbia, a delegation of the Republic of Srpska from the Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation spoke in Čačak with the Deputy Mayor, Vladan Milić, and the Assistant Mayor, Miroslav Petković, about strengthening the ties between the city of Čačak and the Republic of Srpska. Republic of Srpska delegation at the reception in the Čačak city administration consisted of Nemanja Kovačević, Assistant

A delegation of the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska is taking part in the prestigious 86th Thessaloniki International Fair, where it is presenting investment opportunities, potentials and projects of the Republic of Srpska and its local communities to institutions, businessmen and potential investors. During the Fair, a meeting was held with the Secretary General of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yannis Smirlis, who is also the president of the Greek Development Agency Enterprise Greece, whose

In Bijeljina, the Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, Mladen Filipović, presented to export-oriented businessmen from the region the way of establishing cooperation with the Austrian business, which has proven to be very successful in past years. ‘It turns out that the wood processing and metal sectors fare the best on the Austrian market’, Filipović told reporters ahead of the presentation held at the Culture Center

The Serbian language and Cyrillic alphabet are the foundation of cultural and national identity, and protecting them is key to Serbian cultural survival, said the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Natalija Trivić, in Belgrade, at the Days of Srpska in Serbia. The tenth Days of Srpska in Serbia was ceremoniously opened in Belgrade. Trivić, who is participating in the panel

The tenth Days of Srpska in Serbia were solemnly opened last night in Belgrade. The ceremony was attended by the highest representatives of Srpska and Serbia, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, ministers of the two governments, army and police generals, academicians, prominent artists and businessmen. The event was officially opened by an appropriate oration of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, Radovan Višković. Višković pointed out that

The Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, Srebrenka Golić, and the Mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, agreed to expand the cooperation between the Serbian capital and cities and municipalities in Srpska. – That cooperation would take place in business, culture, sports and health and other areas. I introduced Šapić to the forms and types of cooperation that could be achieved, and also

The goal of the event Days of Srpska in Serbia, which starts today in Belgrade, is to present all the potential of the Republic to the population across the Drina, said the RS Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation, Zlatan Klokić. The event, which is organized by the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Serbia, marks its jubilee this year. – This is the tenth Days of Srpska in Serbia event. As

The Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska, together with the Government of the Republic of Srpska and in partnership with Prointer ITSS, organized successfully the Second Investment Conference Invest Srpska 2022, held from 5 to 7 September 2022 in Prijedor under the slogan Invest in Srpska. In one place, the conference gathered a large number of relevant participants from the business and

The traditional event Days of Srpska in Serbia, organized by the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, will be held from 8 to 14 September in 10 cities and present Srpska’s culture, art, business, science, and education. – The event will begin traditionally on 8 September in Belgrade at the National Theatre, and end on 14 September in Novi Sad –

The Second Investment Conference Invest Srpska 2022, organized by the Investment Development Bank in cooperation with the Government, will continue in Prijedor today. Economists and officials pointed out that the Republic of Srpska had the most favorable investment environment in the region. It offers investors numerous benefits – the lowest rate of tax burden in the region, the lowest electricity prices, and a quality and qualified workforce

The founding assembly of the Serbian Institute in Switzerland was held last weekend in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zurich, Switzerland. ‘The newly founded Serbian Institute in Switzerland is the outcome of a previously conceived idea to establish a scientific institution to deal with the matters of science, culture, history and art in the context of improving Serbian-Swiss relations. The Serbian Institute is legally independent,

The second investment conference Invest Srpska 2022, organized by the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska in cooperation with the Government of Srpska, will be officially opened tomorrow in Prijedor. A welcome cocktail will be organized tonight at the Prijedor Hotel. This year’s conference will be dedicated to the promotion of the investment potential of the Republic of Srpska with the official theme Invest in Srpska. Following the successful first investment conference, the second will offer new

The creation of national identification cards, announced by the Serb presidency member, Milorad Dodik, should unite Serbs, regardless of where they live. According to Dodik, he will discuss this with the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. For the president of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, it is a project of national importance. This, she says, is an upgrade of a project that started a few years back,

This year’s traditional North American soccer clubs competition, Srbijada, will take place the coming weekend in Akron, Ohio. Srbijada is the largest gathering of North American Serbs, where, in addition to hundreds of players, thousands of Serbs from different cities, states and provinces of America and Canada gather to socialize and enjoy the competition and the local Serbian atmosphere

This year again, a large number of our children and youth in Austria are looking forward to the restart of operation of Prosvjeta’s Serbian language schools in this country, at the end of September. Many of our citizens, parents, grandparents, whole families are rejoicing with them, because it means that their children will not forget the Serbian language, that they will learn

Representatives of the Greek company Aktor, which is interested in investing in the Republic of Srpska, visited the Investment Development Bank of Srpska, where they discussed investment possibilities and forms. This visit is a result of the recent meeting of IDB representatives with the Ambassador of Greece to BiH, Dimitrios Papandreou, in Sarajevo, held as part of the intensive and strong promotion of the economic potential of the Republic of Srpska. The visit of the Greek company followed

BiH Consul General in Munich, Vera Sajić, believes that participation of companies from BiH at the textile fair Munich Fabric Start is an opportunity to promote their products on the foreign market, but also to make new business contacts and export contracts. – The products of these companies are already established as a good brand in our country and with their quality

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, said that the Republic of Srpska would launch initiative to issue a national identification card to all Serbs from Romania who identify with Srpska. – I will launch an initiative for the Republic of Srpska and Serbia to create a national identification card for all our people who identify with the Republic of Srpska in any

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, is in Romania, where he met with representatives of Serbs and the president of the Union of Serbs in Romania and member of the Romanian Parliament, Ognjen Krstić. Dodik donated EUR 100,000 to the local school, church and Serbs’ Union, said the president of the Union, Ognjen Krstić. – It is an honor and a pleasure to be visited by a great

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, is visiting Romania. In Timisoara, Dodik met with representatives of Serbs and the president of the Union of Serbs in Romania and member of the Romanian Parliament, Ognjen Krstić. The Serb member of the BiH Presidency will visit the Timisoara Eparchy and its Metropolitan Cathedral. Before leaving for Romania, Dodik said that this visit

The Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, announced that it would soon be possible to find the nearest Serbian school in the world with one click using an interactive map. ‘Many of you have asked me in the comments where you can find information about Serbian language schools abroad. We are currently working on

Man of God, the film directed by Yelena Popović is coming to cinemas all over Europe at the beginning of September. The biographical drama about Saint Nectarios of Aegina will be screened in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Great Britain from 3 September through the distributor Helse Kulturverein. The film that leaves no one indifferent is a story of charity, faith, true kindness and hope. In

The 8th Apricot Tree International Documentary Film Festival held in Udjan, Armenia, featured a special program dedicated to Serbian documentary film and culture. ‘On this occasion, a delegation from Serbia visited Armenia at the invitation of the festival organizer and the famous Armenian director Garegin Zakoyan, and with the significant support of the Ministry of Culture and Information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Yerevan’,

‘One of the prerequisites for starting a school year in the supplementary education system is to provide the premises for work in each new school year. The Serbian community and its prominent individuals in the region and the diaspora contribute greatly to the successful operation, development and stability of the supplementary education, thus making a selfless and noble contribution to the preservation of the Serbian identity’, read the page of Serbian schools

The Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, met at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development with Milan Pašić, Assistant Minister for Preschool and Primary Education. In a very meaningful conversation, important topics were raised about the intensification of cross-sectoral cooperation regarding improvement of educational programs abroad. ‘I have just concluded important

Yesterday, in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije presented the Order of Saint Sava of the second degree to Borko Milošev from Allentown, Pennsylvania, as a recognition for his many years of selfless help in the construction of the Temple of Saint Nectarios of Aegina, in Subotica, and for the love he shows for the Church on all occasions. After the presentation of the Order, Patriarch Porfirije congratulated

Organized by Srpska’s Representative Office in Serbia and the Association of Writers of Serbia, the event Kočić’s Day in Belgrade brought together writers from the Republic of Srpska and Serbia who paid tribute to Petar Kočić at his grave at the New Cemetery and at the monument to the literary great in Čuburski Park. Writers Duško M. Petrović,

The folk dance ensemble of the Saint Pantaleon Cultural and Artistic Society from Han Pijesk won awards for most beautiful stage costume and best stage performance at the Black Sea Pearls 2022 International Folk Dance Festival in Bulgaria. The artistic director of this society, Nemanja Bakmaz, said that the 22 society members had returned from Bulgaria proud of having promoted their municipality and the Republic of Srpska in

Mladen Filipović, head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, points out that our business community in that country is successful and patriotically aware, and strongly committed to supporting the development and progress of the RS. ‘A large number of our people in Austria are highly qualified and well integrated. Those include both students who have completed their studies here and started

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, received about 180 young athletes from Kosovo and Metohija, the Republic of Srpska, and the diaspora, who are taking part in the Serbia is calling you 2022 camp, and said on that occasion that it was important to know which nation one belonged to, regardless of their country of residence. President Vučić said that this sports camp allowed young people

The diaspora is the main support for the survival of the municipality of Lopare, and more and more people are investing capital acquired abroad in their homeland. According to unofficial estimates, Zurich, Lucerne, Basel, and almost all other areas of Switzerland are home to around 3,000 Serbs who moved in the past decades from Majevica to this country in search of a better life

The fifth day of the Licider Heart festival, 19 August 2022, included a folk dance playroom on the main city square in Užice and a pottery workshop in Zlakusa, where young participants had the opportunity to learn about the traditional way of making dishes. The closing ceremony was held in Partizan Square with fireworks and dancing of a big ersko kolo dance on

The days of Serbian culture in Crete continue. The Days of Serbian Culture in Crete, organized by the Serbian Association in Crete, are in full swing. On Tuesday, 16 August, the Days of Serbian Culture in Crete began in Heraklion in the presence of many officials from the local municipality and the outskirts of Crete, as well as the honorary consul of the Republic of Serbia in Crete, and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Office for the Diaspora

The fourth day of the Licider Heart festival began on 18 August 2022 in Višegrad with a folk dance workshop held in Andrićgrad, followed by the Mayor of Višegrad Mladen Đurević’s traditional reception for the participants. The reception was attended by representatives of folk dance ensembles from Hungary, Turkey, Czech Republic, Greece, Serbia and Republic of Srpska, including also Srpska’s Representative Office in Serbia, organizers from the Era Association

Today, Višegrad will host the International Children’s Folk Dance Festival Licider Heart, which will gather 1,000 participants from 11 countries. The youth from Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Mexico, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia, Republic of Srpska and Serbia are taking part in the festival. The folklore workshop will be held at Byzantium Square in Andrićgrad at 13:00 hrs, and a reception for participants

This autumn, Serbian language classes will start also in Malta. The classes have been established with the assistance of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, and starting from this school year they will be part of the system of our Ministry of Education. ‘During the first day of the professional seminar organized by the Serbian Language and Literature Society of Serbia in

In cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Srpska, the Investment Development Bank of the Republic of Srpska is organizing the second consecutive investment conference – INVEST SRPSKA 2022 from 5 to 7 September 2022, at the Prijedor Business Hotel in Prijedor. This year’s conference will be dedicated entirely to promoting the investment potentials of the Republic of Srpska, with the official theme Invest in Srpska.

The project Serbian Language Creative Workshops for Children in Spain aims for the participants of the workshops, children up to the age of 18, to master as dynamically as possible the material provided by the curricula of the Ministry of Education for learning Serbian as a mother or native language. The planned workshops designed by professors and postgraduate students of the Faculty of Philology and Art Academies of the University of Belgrade follow the language

On 15 August 2022, the 14th International Children’s Folk Dance Festival Licider Heart was ceremoniously opened in Užice, and by Friday, 19 August, it will gather in Užice, Zlatibor and Višegrad around 1,000 participants from 11 countries, including three folk dance ensembles from the Republic of Srpska. During five days, children from Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine,

The head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Greece, Jelena Jovanović, said that cooperation between the two nations, that is, the two countries, was not only characterized by economic exchange, but also featured other forms of collaboration founded on long-standing shared history, tradition, religion, etc. – Although today we have good cooperation with some countries in terms of economic exchange, that cooperation stops when

Despite the new circumstances, economic exchange between Austria and Republic of Srpska is at a very high level, as supported by the data that last year’s foreign trade amounted to BAM 519 million or BAM 81.7 million more than in 2020, said the head of the Srpska’s Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović.

Today in Belgrade, the Tourist Organization of Serbia presented a promotional video and officially announced the 14th International Children’s Folk Dance Festival Licider Heart, which will gather around 1,000 participants from 12 countries, including three folk dance ensembles from the Republic of Srpska, from 15 to 19 August in Užice, Zlatibor and Višegrad.

The Serbian Cultural Center of San Diego in the United States of America has existed since June 2019 and it was created as an expression of the need and desire of our people for an institution to nurture our tradition, language and heritage. The Center includes a Serbian Language and Culture School, which started operating on 20 January 2020 and is attended by students

The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, presented the Carta Serbica program in Belgrade, on the basis of which foreign nationals of Serbian origin can obtain a one-year residence permit and apply for Serbian citizenship. Brnabić said that those included foreign nationals who had been born in the diaspora or left Serbia

Last weekend, the two-day 34th Serbian Folkloric Festival was held at the Bonnyrigg Serbian Center in Sydney, Australia. After a long break (of three years), the event gathered a large number of visitors from many places in Australia. Numerous events took place in the two days, and special attention was attracted by a concert of dancers from 17 cultural and artistic societies

The city of Stuttgart summer festival was recently held in the capital of the province of Baden-Württemberg, where Serbs were presented among the numerous stands by representatives of three associations from this city: Morava, Sloga, and Serbian Center. From the very beginning of participation in this festival, Morava society members were present for all six days

Representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Copenhagen inform all those wishing to learn about the teachings of our Orthodox faith that they can apply for online studies at the Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy. ‘The Stockholm Theological Academy of Sankt Ignatios has arranged the opportunity to study four theological subjects in the Serbian language.

The awards of the Cyrillic Days International Exhibition were ceremoniously presented to the students of the Serbian supplementary school in France ‘in the unique setting of the library in Bavanište, which, in addition to books, holds 60,000 children’s works from all over the world’, reads the page of the Serbian school in France, Italy and Slovenia. The first-prize winner Natalija Stojanović with her brother Matej and her friend Leontina Stević from Paris

The Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, visited today the Serbia Is Calling You camp in the Patriarch Pavle Students’ Home in Belgrade, which is currently accommodating over 200 young athletes from the region and the diaspora. On this occasion, Gouillon said on his social network accounts: ‘Today, same as last year

Austrian investors have expressed great interest in investments in metallurgy, construction and wood industry in the Republic of Srpska, and further contacts open the possibility for cooperation in other fields, said the head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović. Filipović expressed satisfaction over Austrian investors showing interest after visiting Prijedor and Banja Luka

Serbian language teachers of Serbian language supplementary schools in Moscow, Russian Federation, visited the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region. They were received by the director of this organization, Arnaud Gouillon, who boasted the visit and a splendid present. He received a matryoshka doll wearing Serbian folk costume and holding the alphabet.

The parish of St Elijah the Prophet celebrated its church slava and at the same time marked its thirty years of existence in Coober Pedy, Australia. The ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Australia, Rade Stefanović

In an interview with Srna, the head of the Republic of Srpska Representation in Germany, Mićo Ćetković, said that in the first half of the year, Srpska had generated a trade surplus with that country of BAM 22.1 million

A delegation of the Republic of Srpska Investment Development Bank left for Russia, where during the next few days they will have several meetings in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod with representatives of the Russian Chamber of Commerce, Nizhny Novgorod Chamber of Commerce, and many Russian businessmen. With these activities, the Srpska IDB delegation led by the acting director, Dražen Vrhovac

A monument dedicated to all generations of Serbs who have preserved Serbian heritage and tradition in Canada for more than a hundred years was unveiled in Toronto, Canada. The monument to Serbian immigrants is also a symbol of shared life and excellent cooperation between the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada, the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Toronto, as a state institution of the Republic of Serbia, and the Serbian community in Canada.

IN LOPARE There is no place like home is the motto under which the Municipality of Lopare and the Association of Majevicans in Switzerland are organizing this year’s Days of the Diaspora from 24 July to 31 in Lopare. The event, which is being organized for the eleventh time, included holding of a number of events, such as painting exhibitions, promotions, folk creativity assembly, sports competitions, and a cauldron festival.

After the Children to Serbia 1 project, the Association of Music Teachers of Serbia recently announced the follow-up – Children to Serbia 2. The new project recorded the song Learn from Ancestors. This project is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia

The state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nemanja Starović, and director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, participated in the World Conference of Overseas Cypriots held on 27 July 2022 in Limassol. State Secretary Starović reminded that closeness of the Serbian and Cypriot people was particularly founded on witnessing the violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty

The students of supplementary classes in the Serbian language from Nuremberg and Erlangen and teacher Gordana Budiša in the German province of Bavaria wished farewell to their most senior schoolmates who had completed the eighth grade. As teacher Budiša points out, the joint final event, where certificates were presented to the 8th grade students, was held at the Cyril and Methodius Serbian Orthodox Church in Nuremberg.

Summer holiday is underway for students of Serbian supplementary schools in France, and towards the end of the school year, the students who were attending online classes during the past school year had the opportunity to meet in person. ‘The occasion for this nice gathering was the presentation of report cards and commendation certificates. Although the students live in various parts of France, almost all of them

Mladen Filipović, the head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, points out that there is a great interest in organic products from the Republic of Srpska at the Austrian market. Furthermore, according to him, it means a lot to our citizens living in Austria, that they have access to domestic products in that country. As he explains, in addition to quality and consumer habits, an important segment is brand’s emotional

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, said that the idea to establish Srpska’s representative office in Hungary would have to wait a little longer because many things had changed at the geopolitical level due to the conflict in Ukraine. Klokić pointed out that Srpska was determined to strengthen its network of representative offices, and that it was possible that

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, invited those interested to apply as much as possible for the funding offered by EU funds, illustrating this with the data that in the past year applicants from Srpska had participated in the implementation of 182 such projects of a total value of about EUR 255 million. In an interview for Srna, Klokić

The Let Us Save Our Tradition folk dance festival was held in the Mladost sports hall on Saturday. This festival was organized by the Prijedor cultural and artistic society Šarenica, and included participation, in addition to the members of this society, of six other societies from the Republic of Srpska, Croatia and Austria. The vice-president of the Graz cultural and artistic society Kolo sreće, Ljiljana Aksentić, says that this is their first performance

Investors from Austria visited Banja Luka today and continued to discover the possibilities for investing in the Republic of Srpska, announced Srpska’s Investment Development Bank. Yesterday in Prijedor, these investors expressed great interest in investing in the Republic of Srpska. The press release states that the guests from Austria spoke yesterday in Prijedor with the acting director

At the times in which we live and see what and where from is looming over and threatening Srpska and Serbia, I believe that we must voice more often and louder the more than ever needed unity, because indeed only unanimity and a firm belief in the strength of Serbian unanimity and unity can preserve us, not to say save us.

The Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, visited the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Israel. – The operation of the Representation is important for making the position of Srpska heard and for monitoring the political situation in the country. The purpose is to support projects of importance for the Republic of Srpska – said Dodik during his visit to Srpska’s Representation in Israel. The head of the Representation

The Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Arnaud Gouillon, said that he was aware of the seizing of Serb property in the Federation of BiH, Croatia and Kosovo and Metohija, and that it was unconceivable and unacceptable that some Serb towns in the FBiH had no water. Gouillon noted that

Mladen Filipović, head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, says that the Representation adapted its operation to the new circumstances, and that most projects were implemented successfully. He notes that in a way one might say that the newly created situation related to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis has opened some new opportunities for our market. ‘For example, many

The Serbian language school, organized by the Serbian Educational and Cultural Center of St. Helen of Anjou in Malta, with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia – Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, has about 150 students at four locations: three in Malta and one in the island of Gozo. Certificates of successful attendance in the 2021/22 school year were recently awarded to

Nikola Tesla Day was celebrated throughout the territory of the Canadian province of Ontario (about 15 million inhabitants) for the first time, and in Niagara Falls for the 13th time. The first Tesla Square in North America was opened thanks to the hardworking and persistent representatives of the Serbian diaspora, who cherish the image and work of the great Nikola Tesla.

The Serbian Folklore Youth Festival of the Diaspora and the Region was held in Slovenia in the first days of June, the first festival of its kind that demonstrated the skills, among other things, of young dancers from the Cultural and Artistic Society Branko Radičević from Vienna, the Cultural and Sports Community of Serbs from Salzburg, and Cultural and Artistic Society Nikola Tesla from Linz. The folklore ensemble Branko Radičević took to the festival

This year again, the Union of Serbs of Slovenia donated books to the graduates of the Serbian Supplementary School in Slovenia. ‘The Union of Serbs of Slovenia strives to provide as much support as possible to the Serbian Supplementary School in Slovenia, both to its teachers and students. We consider the Supplementary School project in Slovenia to be quite important, I would say a strategic project. That is why we will try to

On the occasion of the jubilee, 10 years of existence and operation of the literary association Zdravko Đekić from Waiblingen, German province of Baden-Württemberg, November will see a presentation of a jubilee book, which will include the works of 10 association members as well as those by the late Zdravko Đekić, and poems by 22 poets from other associations, who applied to the competition announced by this association. The management

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, hosted Serb children from Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary in Belgrade, telling them that they had something to be proud of and that they should protect Serbian language, especially the Cyrillic script. – Regardless of some in the region seeing the Cyrillic script as hieroglyphics, we know how perfect it is and how much

For the first time, Serbs in Nice, Serbs gathered around the Serbian-French Association from that city, organized a big Vidovdan celebration on the Côte d'Azur. The celebration was open to all – Serbs, the hosts, as well as all those living in this area. The event titled Vidovdan Bells aimed not only to mark this great holiday,

In the presence of the Mayor of Niagara, Jim Diodati, City Council representative Wayne Thompson, priest Milorad Delić, and representatives of the Nikola Tesla Serbian School, the Nikola Tesla Day flag was ceremoniously raised in front of the Niagara Falls City Hall. The flag raising heralds the 13th consecutive Nikola Tesla Day in Niagara Falls on 10 July 2022 (Sunday) at 5 p.m. Source: RASEJANJE.INFO Photo:

On the second day of her visit to Slovenia, the President of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, attended the ceremonial opening of the Serbian-Slovenian Economic Fair in Ljubljana and said that dynamic economic cooperation was key to the economic development of all countries in the region. Cvijanović noted that Republic of Srpska’s economic cooperation with Serbia, as well as with Slovenia, had been increasingly successful and meaningful year after year, as evidenced by

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, is visiting Slovenia. Cvijanović attended the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Serbian educational society Nikola Tesla Postojna. – It is always nice to see our compatriots in the diaspora, gathered around common values, tradition and culture. This is one of our most active societies in Slovenia, which has been contributing to the preservation

One of the oldest Serb clubs in Austria, Vidovdan from Linz, celebrated the eponymous Slava. After a long interruption mainly due to the pandemic, the members and friends of this club gathered in the premises of the association to celebrate the important day. Representatives of the associations Nikola Tesla and Gornjak also attended. Protoiereus Stavrophore Dragan consecrated the Slava cake together with deacon Đorđije Mićić

Last weekend, the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Parish Rotterdam organized a solemn celebration of the great Serbian holiday, Vidovdan in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ‘In the presence of numerous invitees and guests, with an appropriate cultural and artistic program, the Serbian community of the Netherlands paid tribute to the Great Martyr Tsar Lazar and all Serbs who had sacrificed their lives throughout history for the freedom of their people’, said

Academician Matija Bećković was presented a Charter for exceptional assistance and support in promoting the Serbian educational and cultural society Prosvjeta in Kozarska Dubica. Bećković said that Prosvjeta membership had included all the most notable people of Serbian education and culture, and that Kozarska Dubica was the hometown of the archpriest Slavko Vujasinović, the first secretary of Prosvjeta in 1902.

The institutions of the Republic of Srpska have undertaken activities to create a database of emigrants and their associations, taking into account the significant number of citizens of the Republic of Srpska in the diaspora, as well as the great potential for cooperation. The Diaspora Register gathers data on natural persons and legal entities and associations in the diaspora, with the aim of establishing and developing cooperation between the institutions of the Republic of Srpska and the diaspora, as well as

Although the students of supplementary classes in the Serbian language in the province of Baden-Württemberg were diligently celebrating the greatest Serbian holiday – Vidovdan also in the years of the pandemic, the Vidovdan academies were lacking for justified reasons. To the joy of all students, their parents, teachers and all Serbs in Baden-Württemberg, this great date will be celebrated once again in the most solemn way. The Vidovdan Academy will be

The Serbian Days of Culture opened in Vienna on 27 July 2022, organized by the Integration and Cultural Association Fokus from Vienna. The participants include the Crvena ruža (red rose) women’s association from Gradiška. The event will last until 2 July and include a diverse cultural program held at various locations in Vienna. Source and photo: Republic of Srpska Representative Office in

The Palace of Serbia hosted a ceremony on the occasion of Vidovdan decorations awarding and inauguration of President Aleksandar Vučić in his second term. The ceremony was attended, among others, by the highest officials of Srpska: President Želјka Cvijanović, Serb member of BiH Presidency Milorad Dodik, and Prime Minister of Srpska Radovan Višković. Vučić told Serbs in the Republic of Srpska, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Croatia, and everywhere

The Homeland Assembly, organized by the Manjača Homeland Association from Bukovac and the Union of Krajina Associations from Novi Sad, was held on 25 June 2022 in Selište, Bukovac near Novi Sad. The event was attended by Aleksandar Vulin, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Miloš Vučević, Mayor of Novi Sad, and Mlađen Cicović, Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia. The Homeland Assembly

New premises have been opened in Linz, to be used by the Association of Serb Clubs in Upper Austria for its activities, announced Srpska’s Representative Office in Vienna noting that they will continue to support Serb clubs and associations throughout Austria in implementing their programs and contacts with local communities and institutions in this country. The common

On Saturday, 25 June, Bijeljina will welcome 461 Serb pupils from Kosovo and Metohija, chaperoned by 46 teachers, who will stay with their peers for seven days in 13 cities and municipalities of the Republic of Srpska, said the president of the Committee for Assistance to Serbs in Kosmet, Milorad Arlov, for Srna. The guests from Kosmet should

Portion of project filming for the Serbian Kolo documentary film and series directed by Željko Mirković was completed last week in Washington, says the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. The filming was organized with the support and organization of the Opančići Serbian Cultural Center from Washington and the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the United States. The project was filmed in front of the White House,

A presentation of an extensive five thousand pages long investment cadaster of data from all cities and municipalities of the Republic of Srpska to Austrian businessmen and business diaspora, and a visit by bankers and investors from Tyrol to the Republic of Srpska in the coming ten days are only some of the outcomes of the two-day visit by representatives of the Srpska Investment Development Bank to Vienna.

A delegation of the Republic of Srpska Investment Development Bank and head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Vienna, Mladen Filipović, exchanged opinions on the possibilities and forms of future enhanced cooperation to attract foreign investors, given the mutual goal to strengthen business environment in Srpska. IDB representatives informed Filipović about the investment profiles of Srpska and its municipalities and cities

Students from Serbia and Republic of Srpska will mark jointly 15 September – the Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag in Pale, announced the Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia, Branko Ružić. ‘It is a good way to nurture the relations we have and to develop cooperation in the right way’, said Ružić,

From 16 to 19 June 2022, the students of the Prosvjeta’s Serbian Language School from Vienna visited Banja Luka. The students are delighted with the hospitality of the people of Banja Luka, and grateful to the Prosvjeta school’s teachers for making this unforgettable experience possible. After the two-year interruption due to the pandemic, an excursion to Banja Luka was finally planned and held. This fun and educational excursion aimed to

With a two-day visit to Vienna starting today, the Republic of Srpska Investment Development Bank will continue its activities of intensive promotion of investment profiles of the municipalities, cities and overall Republic of Srpska. Today and on Wednesday, 22 June, the IDB delegation headed by the acting director, Dražen Vrhovac, will have several meetings with representatives of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, business diaspora, and about 40 Austrian businessmen. The meetings were organized with

The Director of the Serbian Government’s Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, met with Serb representatives in North Macedonia and expressed the Directorate’s readiness to support their efforts to preserve their identity in that country by project co-financing. Gouillon also met with the mayor of Kumanovo, Maksim Dimitrijevski, and discussed support to the Serbian

Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, Ivana Živančević Sekeruš, and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Ljubljana, Mojca Schlamberger Brezer, signed a cooperation agreement establishing the Serbian Language Lectorate in Ljubljana, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the first time such a lectorate opens in Slovenia. The signing of the agreement was preceded by lengthy negotiations.

During a several-day visit to Greece, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, Radovan Višković, spoke yesterday in the city of Corfu with its Mayor, Meropi Ydraiou. The meeting discussed further strengthening and deepening of friendly and cultural and historical ties between the Serbian and Greek people, and expressed mutual interest in cooperation in various fields, with an emphasis on education and tourism.

It is evident that people in the Republic of Srpska and FBiH notice and feel Serbia’s constant care for the position of the Serbian people because investments cannot be denied, nor can the efforts to protect Serb property. We also listen to representatives of associations, all with the sole purpose of helping our compatriots while in no way harming others. This is a statement for Glas by the chairman of

On 9 June 2022, Bishop Andrej of Austria-Switzerland hosted a reception in Vienna for the producers of the documentary Jeni – a Little Light from the West: Nataša Kulašinac, director of the Istočno Sarajevo Main Library, Snježan Lalović, director of the Republic of Srpska Cinematheque, and academician Mirko Šošić, editor of the book Pale War Diary 1993-1995, which was made into the film. The reception was also attended by

The institutions of the Republic of Srpska have undertaken activities to create a database of emigrants and their associations, taking into account the significant number of citizens of the Republic of Srpska in the diaspora, as well as the great potential for cooperation. The Diaspora Register gathers data on natural persons and legal entities and associations in the diaspora, with the aim of establishing and developing cooperation between the institutions of the Republic of Srpska and

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, Radovan Višković, visited the Serbian House in Corfu today. Višković visited the museum exhibition Serbs in Corfu 1916-1918. On that occasion, he pointed out that his visit to the island of Corfu was an opportunity to see what our ancestors had survived and what they had had to go through so that we could enjoy

An agreement on cooperation between the Istočno Sarajevo Main Library and Serbian Cultural and Educational Society Prosvjeta Austria was signed yesterday in the premises of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Vienna. The agreement signed by Nataša Kulašinac, the director of the Istočno Sarajevo Main Library, and Marko Sarić, the president of the Austrian Prosvjeta, was implemented with the support of the Republic of Srpska Representation in Austria, and

Last night, Vienna hosted the Austrian premiere of the documentary film Jeni – a Little Light from the West, directed by Slobodan Simojlović. Numerous prominent representatives of the Serbian community in Vienna attended the screening of the film dedicated to the Dutchwoman Jeni Ligtenberg, who was on a humanitarian mission in Pale during the last war in BiH. The film is based on the book Pale War Diary 1993-1995

The director of the Serbian Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, pointed out the importance of Serbs who had fled the Federation of BiH /FBiH/ checking the condition of their property in FBiH because the right to private property is a basic human right. ‘It is important that Serbs who had fled the FBiH check whether their property is registered in their

The meeting between the director general of the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska (UCC RS), Vlado Đajić, and doctor of the AKH clinic in Vienna, Peter Frigo, agreed on continuing the cooperation between the two health institutions, and education of doctors from Banja Luka in Austria to continue in September. The meeting was attended by the head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović, and Banja Luka doctor

In cooperation with the City of Thessaloniki, the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Greece organized free classes of Serbian language and culture, which have been successfully completed after three months. A small celebration was organized on that occasion, where the head of the Representation, Jelena Jovanović, handed symbolic letters of appreciation to all attendees. The celebration included a music program where all attendees

The traditional meeting of the people of Kozara in Belgrade held last night in the House of the Serbian Army gathered numerous admirers of the Kozara epic, representatives of the cities of Banja Luka, Novi Sad, the diaspora, the municipalities of Kozarska Dubica and Novi Grad. – The Association of Kozarans gathers people who affirm and preserve their tradition and culture and who work to strengthen the unity of the Serbian people together with the Republic of Srpska and the diaspora

The Director General of the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Vlado Đajić, received a gold plaque in Austria for successful cooperation and special contribution and affirmation of the Serb community in Vienna, awarded by the Association of Serbian Clubs in Vienna. Together with the head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović, Serbian ambassador to Austria, Nebojša Rodić, president of the Association of Serbian

The Serb village of Đevrske, municipality of Kistanje, Dalmatia, started a Serbian language school, which is attended by about thirty children. Thirty-two-year-old Sava Vojnović, president of the Association Naša kuća (our house) from Đevrske is the most deserving for affording the opportunity to Serb children to study their mother tongue outside school activities. – We recognized the need of our children. Most of them come from Đevrske, but there are also

The Days of Serbian Culture – Desanka’s Days were held in Lugano, Switzerland, organized by the Serbian Cultural Association Desanka Maksimović from Lugano. Among others, the third secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Bern, Stefan Zlatanov, greeted the present guests. He emphasized the importance of Serbian-Swiss friendship and spoke about the position of the Serbian diaspora in Switzerland. He also devoted special

The Serb member of the Presidency of BiH, Milorad Dodik, spoke in Istočno Sarajevo with the Ambassador of BiH to Canada, Marko Milisav, about political situation in BiH and position of the Serb diaspora in Canada. – In the face of great pressures, Marko proved to be a great champion of the positions of Srpska, on behalf of which he was proposed as an ambassador – Dodik announced on his Twitter

His Eminence Bishop Vasilije of Srem received the Serb member of the Presidency of BiH Milorad Dodik in the Krušedol Monastery, where the 16th Krajina Church-People’s Pan-Serbian Gathering Bells of Krušedol was held. The bishop expressed his gratitude to Dodik for all the support he had been providing selflessly to that gathering throughout the years. ‘The Krušedol Gathering is a get-together around the church, which is the strongest element

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The first Serbian school for primary school children in Croatia outside Vukovar was opened in Đevrske near Knin, the humanitarian organization 28 June announced. The school will be attended by 30 pupils. Children from Đevrske will learn Serbian language and history at the school, as well as Cyrillic script and everything related to the culture and tradition of the Serbian people, 28 ...

Serbian national taekwondo team member, Stefan Takov, won a gold medal at the European Championships in Manchester. Takov won the gold medal in the under-74 kg category on the fourth day of the European Senior Championships in Manchester. He defeated Mehdi Jermami of France in the first round. In the following match, his opponent was top-seed Daniel Barrera Quesada of Spain, whom...

For the second consecutive year, the head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Greece, Jelena Jovanović, and representative of City College Nikos Zacharis, the head of the Career Employability & Enterprise Centre, signed a Cooperation Protocol providing for 15 scholarships to students from the Republic of Srpska at the University of York & City College which cover 50 percent of tuition fees, more specifically five scholarships for undergraduate studies...

On Saturday, 14 May 2022, in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Vienna, the Serb Educational and Cultural Association Prosvjeta Austria and the Association for Culture Word – Color – Tone organized a Poetry afternoon for children and adults, with a guest from Serbia, the poet Svetlana Spajić. The event, which gathered a large number of children and their families, was organized with the great

SUMMIT 2022, the summit of business diaspora, was officially opened on 13 May 2022, with the participation of the top leadership of the Government of the Republic of Srpska, including the Prime Minister Radovan Višković and Minister Zlatan Klokić. Within the summit, at the meeting with the Ambassadors of BiH and Serbia to Switzerland, Boro Bronza and Goran Bradić, the ministers of the Government of the Republic of Srpska Zlatan Klokić

The Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Zoran Tegeltija, visited St. Luke’s Church in Washington yesterday. Tegeltija attended the liturgy and met with the clergy and the diaspora. BiH Ambassador to the United States Bojan Vujić also attended the liturgy. Source and photo: RTRS

The Government of the Republic of Srpska will continue to support and help development projects of importance for the population in all local communities in Srpska, and will provide all necessary support to future investors through the Investment Directorate, announced Prime Minister Radovan Višković. Within the Fourth International Diaspora Fair, currently held in Zurich, Višković spoke in separate meetings with diaspora businessmen

The Republic of Srpska has comparative advantages and can offer our people in the diaspora to make profit by investing in Srpska, said Radovan Višković, the Prime Minister of Srpska, opening the Fourth International Diaspora Fair in Zurich today. – We have stimulating tax rates, energy sources, and the Government stands ready to offer the investors, subject to their investment,

The Fourth Serbian Diaspora Business Forum was open in Zurich. This two-day gathering is an opportunity for cooperation between Swiss and Serbian businessmen and exchange of experiences in the field of information technology, energy, real estate, and medicine. A fair will also be held, presenting entrepreneurs from Switzerland, Republic of Srpska and Serbia, and seven local communities from Srpska. The summit will be attended by

The Fourth Serbian Diaspora Business Forum will open in Zurich today. This two-day gathering is an opportunity for cooperation between Swiss and Serbian businessmen and exchange of experiences in the field of information technology, energy, real estate, and medicine. A fair will also be held, presenting entrepreneurs from Switzerland, Republic of Srpska and Serbia, and seven local communities from Srpska.

The Institute of the Regions of Europe (IRE) organized the third expert conference on Digitalization: New Power for the Regions, in Linz. The introductory panel was attended by the Minister of Scientific and Technological Development, Higher Education and Information Society in the Government of the Republic of Srpska, Srđan Rajčević, who spoke about the prospects of digitalization in the Republic of Srpska and BiH

In the past year, the city of Gradiška has made great efforts to establish two-way communication and strengthen ties with all citizens of Gradiška who live and work around the world. Danijela Miletić Ljoljić, head of the Department for Development and International Projects in Gradiška city administration, said that Gradiška, like other cities in BiH, had a large

From 6 to 8 May, Thessaloniki hosted the World King of Taekwon-Do international taekwon-do tournament, which is considered the strongest club tournament in the world in the version of the ITF – International Taekwon-Do Federation. Over 1,000 competitors from 100 clubs from all over the world took part in the tournament. This year,

The institutions of the Federation of BiH are unwilling to help solve the problems faced by Serbs in this Entity, including those related to property protection, mother tongue studies, and social protection, said today’s meeting of the Committee for Protection of the Rights of Serbs in the FBiH, held at the National Assembly. It is a process of which many Serb refugees

The first contest organized by the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Greece on the occasion of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Srpska, on the theme Srpska in the Heart, received 99 papers from all over our country. Students of secondary schools and final years of elementary schools demonstrated enviable knowledge of the history and culture of their homeland, which, along with the necessary writing talent,

The Assistant Minister for Cooperation with the Diaspora in the Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation, Helena Krnetić, attended the reception organized by the Mayor, Zoran Adžić, on the occasion of marking the Day of the City of Gradiška. The reception was also attended by representatives of several prominent associations of citizens operating in the diaspora. Discussions on that occasion covered cooperation between the city of Gradiška and the diaspora in

The research team of the Institute for the Serbian Language of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts /SASA/ is launching a large-scale research on the use of the Serbian language in public speech in the media, politics and on social networks. A three-year scientific project Public Discourse in Serbia is being launched and it will examine, for the first time, in a scientific manner, the language used in public address from

There is another way to bring the Republic of Srpska closer to the diaspora! We have created an official Facebook page for the diaspora, for all those who want to keep up to date with everything that is happening in the fatherland, and concerns the people in the diaspora. For all those who know where their home is, regardless of their place of residence. Follow the

Connecting businessmen in the diaspora and the motherland – opportunities and challenges is the business forum held in Banja Luka last weekend. The organizer is the Association of the Motherland, Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Koreni (Roots) of Banja Luka, in cooperation with the Srpska Chamber of Commerce, and the Association of Serbian Businessmen of Switzerland. The forum said that businessmen from the diaspora and

How to motivate the diaspora to invest in the Republic of Srpska? Favorable business environment with low tax rates, among other things, is one of the reasons why businessmen from developed European Union countries would decide to invest here. The task of the authorities and business community in Srpska is to retain quality workforce in order to have as many such investments as possible. This is

The business forum Connecting Businessmen in the Diaspora and the Motherland – Opportunities and Challenges, which opened in Banja Luka, gathered more than 100 participants with the goal to attract as many businessmen from the diaspora as possible to invest in the motherland. The president of the Banja Luka Regional Chamber of Commerce, Goran Račić, said that the forum was a good opportunity

There are people in the diaspora who really want to invest in the Republic of Srpska, said the president of the Association of Serbian Businessmen of Switzerland, Stojan Stevanović, as a guest on the RTRS morning program. On the eve of the three-day gathering Meeting Friends from the Diaspora, starting in Banja Luka, Stevanović noted that this forum was one of the points for investors. – 150 people will participate in this economic forum

The Third International Competition Nemanjići ended in Kruševac team winning and elementary school pupils from Dvorovi near Bijeljina taking second place. The elementary school teams from Banja Luka and Bijeljina ranked among the top eight. Vukovar schoolchildren were best ranked competitors from the diaspora. Today, they attended the liturgy in the Temple of Saint Sava, served by Patriarch Porfirije.

Schoolchildren from Dvorovi near Bijeljina demonstrated enviable knowledge of history in Čačak, at the final competition of the Nemanjići International Trivia Quiz on the topic Famous Serbs, where they took second place. Among the contestants from Serbia and Republic of Srpska in this group, the Kruševac team Nemanjina družina (Nemanja’s fellowship) took first place, while the knowledge of pupils of the Radojka Lakić Elementary School from Belgrade ranked them third.

After holding a competition with great success for the first time last year, the teaching staff of the Serbian Supplementary School in Slovenia announced a new, Easter art competition 2022. This year’s competition is titled The Most Beautiful Easter Tradition. ‘This year, we will select the most beautiful illustration of an Easter tradition in the Easter Competition Facebook group (ВАСКРШЊИ КОНКУРС), where works will be posted and available for voting from 21 to 25

Banja Luka will host a forum on Meeting Friends from the Diaspora this weekend. The organizer is the Association of the Motherland, Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Koreni (Roots) Banja Luka, in cooperation with the Srpska Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Serbian Businessmen from Switzerland. It is a three-day event, which will gather Serb businessmen from several European countries, Serbia and Republic of Srpska. Representatives

The 37th Austrian Festival of Serbian Folklore was held in Schwechat near Vienna. The organizer was the Austrian Association of Serbian Folklore, whose representatives were overjoyed for being able to hold the festival after a two-year interruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 700 participants and about 3,000 visitors.

99 works from all over our republic were sent in for literary contest on the topic Srpska in the Heart organized on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Srpska. Eligible participants were students of secondary schools and 8th and 9th grades of elementary schools from the Republic of Srpska. Best works will be selected by Serbian language professor Biljana

The largest Serb club in Upper Austria, the Serbian sport and culture club Nikola Tesla from Linz, held a regular assembly and elected a new board of directors, headed by the president. After more than three hours of debate, Radenko Drinić, who had headed this association twice already, was unanimously elected president. Decision was made also about the

The celebrated director Emir Kusturica was presented the Saint Sava Charter of the Serbian Educational and Cultural Society Prosvjeta Belgrade in the crypt of the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade. This recognition was awarded to Kusturica for his exceptional contribution to the development of Serbian culture and art. Prosvjeta was founded 120 years ago by Serbs in BiH, with the objective to preserve the Saint Sava tradition – language, script, church, culture and customs

In a poll on the Ranker website which covered more than a million people, the Serbian flag was voted the prettiest in the world. On the ranking list of the fifty prettiest, the Serbian flag came first. Deacon Hajji Nenad Jovanović, one of our best heraldists, pointed out that the first flag noted in a historical source related to

The Serbian language abounds in beautiful words and should be nurtured, said Duško Pevulja, a Serbian literature professor at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Banja Luka, as a guest on the RTRS morning program. He also spoke about the most beautiful Serbian word praskozorje (daybreak), as well as about other things related to language and script. – Praskozorje is not the most beautiful Serbian word, only

The head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, Mlađen Cicović, said that tourism economy needed to catch up with global trends, which is why everyone in Srpska had to make full contribution in order to achieve that goal. After visiting the Republic of Srpska exhibitors at the 43rd International Tourism Fair in Belgrade, Cicović pointed out that he

The most frequent question I hear about EU projects is – how do I know which call is open!? It is precisely by feeling the pulse of the population that we have designed and created the interactive web platform EU Projects. Zlatan Klokić, the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, said that in an interview for Srpskainfo, talking about the new site launched by

The eleventh media conference of the diaspora and Serbs in the region was dedicated to the topic ‘Our role in preserving the Serbian linguistic and cultural identity’. The conference was organized by the Journalists’ Association of Serbia with the support of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a combined online and live format, at the premises of UNS Press Center in Belgrade.

On Saturday, 19 March, the ceremonial hall of the St. Sava Church in Vienna accommodated the Fifth regular electoral assembly of the Board of the Serbian Educational and Cultural Society Prosvjeta in Austria. The hall was full, all reports and plans were published and approved, work results were summarized, awards were presented, and the Management was reinvigorated. At this assembly, after more than ten years since its founding,

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The interest of RS citizens to join the Diaspora Register is growing on a daily basis, confirmed the RS Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation for the InfoBijeljina portal. ‘Since January 2022, when the Register was established, until today, we have been receiving more and more queries and entries. Entry in the Register is a long-term activity, which will achieve its full results

Cooperation with the diaspora is of great importance for the institutions of the Republic of Srpska, said the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, as a guest on the show Zajednički Talas (joint wave), on the Radio of the Republic of Srpska. The intent of the line ministry is to raise the cooperation to a higher level, regulate it with appropriate documents, and create conditions for achieving the goals and priorities set by the strategic documents,

The city of Trebinje’s Herzegovina House won the election for the world’s best story about sustainable tourism. The competition was part of the Berlin International Tourism Fair. A Peruvian and Canadian story took the second and the third place respectively. Another recognition for Trebinje, of global level, in the field of tourism. Trebinje’s headman says that this is a great success of the city,

The Republic of Srpska has a fairly large emigration. Our people have been leaving for the West and the East for decades. Srpska maintains institutional cooperation with them through visiting officials, by organizing forums and in other ways. The register of emigrants has also been completed. The Assistant Minister for Cooperation with the Diaspora, Helena Krnetić, pointed out that the register was a necessary step for diaspora mapping. – The register will

During the meeting with the Serb member of the Presidency of BiH, Milorad Dodik, the Ambassador of Egypt to BiH, Yasser Sorour, announced that a Banja Luka-Hurghada direct flight would start operating at the end of April. Ambassador Sorour said that this would improve significantly the cooperation in the field of tourism between BiH and Egypt. Dodik received Sorour in Sarajevo for an inaugural visit, during

Students of the Faculty of Political Science (FPS) and the Faculty of Law of the University of Banja Luka (UNIBL) took part in the 14th regional seminar for political science students, held on Zlatibor from 5 to 8 March. According to Ljubiša Aćimović, president of the FPS Student Club, during these four days they had the opportunity to participate in workshops in the field of digital communications,

The second handball camp Mladen Bojinović Dugi – Trebinje 2022 will be held from 30 June to 7 July 2022 in the City of the Sun tourist and sports complex in the city of Trebinje. The handball camp is led by Mladen Bojinović, former captain of the national handball team of the Republic of Serbia, and Živojin Maksić. The handball camp includes theoretical and practical

Today is 8 March – International Women’s Day! It commemorates the first public protest of women employed in the garment and textile industry in 1857 in New York. The textile workers protested against poor working conditions and low wages. The 8 March protests became a tradition in the following years, and those most massive took place in 1908, when 15,000 women

President Aleksandar Vučić received children of Serb nationality from the region today, and told them that Serbia was their country, their own territory where they would always be welcomed by love, wherever they came from. Vučić received the children who came to the capital of Serbia from Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Bosnia

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,

On 26 February 2022, a video meeting with contemporary writers from the Republic of Srpska – Sanja Savić Milosavljević and Vesna Kapor – was held at the Mayakovsky library in St. Petersburg. The event was organized by the Republic of Srpska Representation in the Russian Federation. The meeting took place in a friendly atmosphere, the writers talked about their lives, creative path and plans for the future, answered

The Republic of Srpska celebrated its 30th birthday. On the occasion of the Day of the Republic of Srpska, the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Brussels in cooperation with the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Rotterdam held the celebration for the second time on Sunday, 20 February, to gather our people and celebrate this great event. The celebration was attended by the Republic of Srpska representative from Brussels

A REGISTER OF DIASPORA has been established in the Republic of Srpska, and entries in the Register are already being made. The Diaspora Register is one of the activities carried out by the Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Government of the Republic of Srpska, with the aim to strengthen cooperation with the diaspora. The Ministry invites citizens, organizations and associations in the diaspora to visit the diaspora website https://dijasporars.com/registar-dijaspore/, fill

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, said that it was of great significance that the jubilee – 30th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Srpska – was solemnly marked in Belgrade, thus continuing the tradition that was briefly interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. – This is a date that is very significant for

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Srpska, a public discussion on ‘30 years since the adoption of the first Constitution of the Republic of Srpska: fighting the evil spirit of the abolition of the Republic of Srpska with the letter of the Constitution’ was held in the Belgrade City Assembly. The invitees and guests were addressed by the Presidents of the Parliaments of Srpska and Serbia, Nedeljko Čubrilović and Ivica Dačić, and Head of the Representation, Mlađan Cicović. Professors and analysts from Srpska and Serbia participated in the discussion.

On 28 February at 17.00, in the Old Palace, Belgrade City Assembly, main entrance, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Srpska, the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Serbia organizes a thematic public discussion on ‘30 years since the adoption of the first Constitution of the Republic of Srpska: fighting the evil spirit of the abolition of the Republic of Srpska with the letter of the Constitution’. This year’s jubilee celebration of 28 February – the day of the proclamation

The student conference Most on Zlatibor is another step towards raising awareness of the unity of the Serb people, said tonight Rado Bjelica, a former Republic of Srpska student in Serbia, addressing the conference participants on behalf of the Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik. Bjelica noted that young people were the backbone of the vitality of every nation, a generator of ideas, and energy

The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, Nedeljko Čubrilović, currently in Kikinda, attending the Days of the Republic of Srpska in Banat, said that marking the 30th birthday of the Republic of Srpska was very significant, especially there, where a large number of Serbs who had fled Krajina lived. He thanked the homeland associations in Banat for the invitation to attend the Days of the Republic of Srpska in

Neither institutions, nor society, nor individuals are taking sufficient care of the beautiful Serbian language, and the irresponsible attitude towards such beauty and wealth is inexplicable, said Duško Pevulja, a professor at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Banja Luka, in Mrkonjić Grad on the occasion of Mother Language Day. – I have no answer to the question why we do not. The vital and true care

This year, the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Austria will continue to develop the strategy for promoting Srpska’s tourism potential, as well as domestic, organic products, which enjoy great interest on the Austrian market, notes the Head of this Representation, Mladen Filipović. Filipović says that there are plans to present a concept of promoting domestic, organic products in Vienna, on the model of Krajina House and Herzeg

The Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs students from the Republic of Srpska who are acquiring their academic titles in the motherland Serbia. – I enjoyed talking to them, I listened to their ideas, and confirmed the support of the Directorate for their future projects. The first project to follow will take place this weekend

On the occasion of the International Mother Language Day, celebrated today, the Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, invites the Serbs scattered around the world to preserve their identity by speaking Serbian with their children and enrolling them in supplementary Serbian language schools. During the past year, the Administration was particularly involved in their opening and operation.

The Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Zoran Tegeltija, said today in Munich that he was satisfied with the great interest of the diaspora to be actively involved in the economic and business development and life of the Republic of Srpska. – It was an honor for me to visit the Serbian church community in Munich today, to meet with the faithful and priests, and to speak about all their

On the occasion of the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, in the evening of that very day, the colors of the Serbian tricolor illuminated the landmarks of Mexico City, one of the largest metropolises in the world. ‘This wonderful gesture once again confirmed the decades-long strong friendship and closeness that exists between Serbia and Mexico,’ announced the Serbian Embassy in Mexico. The event was organized in

With 12,600 led light bulbs and 1,400 modulators, Niagara Falls were illuminated in the colors of the Serbian flag again this year. Owing to the successful cooperation between the two countries, Serbia and Canada, on the occasion of the Serbian Statehood Day, at 10.45 pm Canadian time, the Serbian flag illuminated the place where the first Tesla’s power plant was built. The most deserving for the realization is master of light Slobodan Marin

The Serb member of the Presidency of BiH, Milorad Dodik, said today in Orašac that the Day of the Statehood of Serbia was seen as a joint holiday in the Republic of Srpska. – In the Republic of Srpska, we celebrate this day as our own. We look at Serbia as the motherland. Serbia gives us guarantees and refuge, Serbia is here to offer us comfort, help, encouragement, incentive, and

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Želјka Cvijanović, was awarded the Order of Serbia on the ribbon today on the occasion of Sretenje – the Day of the Statehood of Serbia. The Order was presented to the President of Srpska in Belgrade by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, at the ceremony of awarding Sretenje decorations. The President thanked Vučić for this high decoration, saying that she would wear the Order with great pride starting today. – For

The thirteenth Conference of Serbian National Organizations from the Countries of the Region was held at the Matica Srpska in Novi Sad. The Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, said that during the preceding year the Directorate had supported numerous projects in the fields of economy, culture and language with 44 million dinars, which were implemented by organizations of Serbs from

Members of the cultural and artistic society Biseri from the town of Drancy near Paris have been demonstrating for years how to preserve our tradition and folk dances far from the homeland, and love for dancing and Serbia has triumphed over the coronavirus pandemic that was preventing their gathering. The president of the Society, Goran Jablanović, told Tanjug that the cultural and artistic society

The feature-length documentary Tesla Nation directed by Željko Mirković will premiere on the US public broadcasting service PBS, on Cleveland’s WVIZ World channel, on 16 February at 7 pm, to honor the Serbian Statehood Day, the producers announced. The narrator of the work and playing the role of Nikola Tesla in the feature segment is our actor who has lived in the USA for two decades –

More and more returnees to Serbia from Canada, America and Australia In October 2021, the number of Serbs in the diaspora recorded a decrease by 92,000 citizens compared to the same period preceding year, and the positive trend of return of our people from abroad is especially evident in the young and highly educated, whose return was accelerated by good business opportunities in Serbia, in addition to the epidemic.

Also this year, the Lifelong Learning Department of the Municipal Directorate of Education of the City of Thessaloniki, in cooperation with the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Greece, is organizing a free Serbian language learning program for beginners (level A1) from March to June 2022, lasting a total of forty-eight (48) hours. Registration for the course starts on 14 February at 09:00

Srpska is going to have a Diaspora Register. This very Register might be a useful move that opens the possibility of additional investments by emigrants in their homeland. The registration has already started. Citizens in the diaspora can visit the diaspora webpage and fill out the form to register. Once the security of their investment is provided,

The State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nemanja Starović, co-chaired today a session of the Intergovernmental Mixed Commission for National Minorities with North Macedonia. Held for the first time after 17 years, the session was dedicated to discussing the position of the Serb community in North Macedonia and the Macedonian national minority in Serbia, and ways for their improvement. The Secretary of State assessed

The Day of the Republic of Srpska was celebrated in Stuttgart, organized by the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in the capital of Baden-Württemberg. ‘I feel great satisfaction and pride when I see that our diaspora is also celebrating the Day of the Republic of Srpska with great love, even though they are so far from the motherland,’ said the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation, Zlatan Klokić. The birthday of the Republic of Srpska

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, and representatives of Srpska’s diaspora associations in Switzerland stated at today’s meeting in Zurich that the diaspora was an important resource and a great development opportunity for the Republic of Srpska and that there was huge room for further institutional connections, and for development of economic and business ties. The President of Srpska informed her interlocutors about the current

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, is currently in Switzerland, where she met with the associations bringing together the Serb diaspora in this country. – Gratitude to the diaspora representatives for the constructive conversation and commitment to the Republic of Srpska. The diaspora is an important resource and a great development opportunity for the Republic of Srpska, and we stated at the meeting that there was mutual commitment to additional institutional connections and

During her visit to Zurich, the President of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, met today with children in the Church of the Holy Trinity. – A very dear meeting in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Zurich, with children who have nurtured our tradition and identity in this area since they were little – the President of Srpska wrote on Instagram. Cvijanović is in Zurich to celebrate the Day

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, is currently in Switzerland, attending the celebration of the Day of the Republic of Srpska, organized by the Serb community in this country. The celebration started with the liturgy and breaking of the slava bread in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Zurich. – I am happy to be here today and to have the opportunity to participate with our people in the celebration

On 2 February 2022, the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Natalija Trivić, had a working meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Culture and Information, Maja Gojković, where readiness was expressed to further strengthen endeavors to expand cooperation, joint program activities and events in order to preserve Serbian culture, tradition and language. Gojković and Trivić

We invite all citizens in the diaspora to fill in the relevant form and thus join the Register of the Diaspora of the Republic of Srpska. The goal of the Diaspora Register is to create an active network that will encourage communication, economic investments, exchange of knowledge and experiences between the diaspora and the institutions of the Republic of Srpska. Establishing diaspora records by geographical representation, as well as by qualification structure and occupation

Serbian community of Milwaukee, United States of America, celebrated the thirtieth birthday of the Republic of Srpska. About 500 guests attended the central ceremony, including special guests: Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Washington Obrad Kesić, Serbian Consul in Chicago Milan Varadinović, and first counselor of the Serbian Embassy in Washington Jovana Nedić, as well as

The Republic of Srpska Representative Office in the Russian Federation invites pupils and students from the Republic of Srpska aged 14-18 who are studying Russian to participate in the Olympiad in History and Culture of St. Petersburg. The Olympiad will be held remotely from 7 February to 24 April 2022. Participation is free. The language of the Olympiad is Russian. The organizer is the Petrograd

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Želјka Cvijanović, pointed out that Srpska wanted to strengthen institutional cooperation with North Macedonia, and expressed confidence that Serbian community in this country could be a strong link for further connecting the institutions, as well as businessmen, artists, academic communities, athletes and many others. Addressing tonight’s St. Sava Academy at the Macedonian National Theater

The Committee for Protection of the Rights of Serbs in the Federation of BiH /FBiH/ invites Serbs from the Bihać settlement of Lohovo to contact legal aid offices in order to protect their land rights. The Committee informs Serbs from this Bihać settlement that the Municipal Court in Bihać, the Land Register Office, announced establishment and replacement of land registers for the cadastral municipality of Lohovo under

After the meeting with the Mayor of Kumanovo, Maksim Dimitrievski, the President of the Republic of Srpska, Želјka Cvijanović, spent time socializing with the members of the Cultural and Artistic Society Srpski Vez. A pleasant cultural and artistic program was prepared for the delegation from the Republic of Srpska led by the President. As a reminder, the President of the Republic of Srpska, Želјka Cvijanović, is on a two-day official visit to North Macedonia. In Skopje, she will meet with the President

Belgrade hosted a presentation of the activities of the Office for Legal Assistance to Serbs Claiming the Right to Real Estate in the Federation of BiH, and the Srpska zemlja portal. Serbs from the Federation can now obtain information about their rights more easily and take active involvement in order to prevent the cantonal and federal authorities from permanently seizing their property, without their knowledge, in a non-transparent process of establishing new land

At its latest session, the Government of the Republic of Srpska passed the Decree on the establishment and keeping of the Diaspora Register. The registration has already started, and passing of the Decree was a necessary step to register our diaspora and plan adequate cooperation accordingly, notes the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation in the Government of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić.

The President of the Assembly of the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Dragan Stanojević, said that everything coming from the Republic of Srpska to the diaspora was positive and that moves of the institutions of Srpska indicated a strong will and desire to strengthen all ties with people in the diaspora. Stanojević said that the Republic of Srpska had to specify strategic goals

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Srpska, the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Greece is organizing a contest for best literary work on the topic Srpska in the Heart, announced the Republic of Srpska Representation in Greece. Eligible participants are students of secondary schools and 8th and 9th grades of elementary schools from the Republic of Srpska. The award for the best work is a five-day

The Republic of Srpska continues to strengthen ties with the diaspora, and a new step towards that goal is a specific register whose establishment and keeping was supported yesterday by the Republic Government. Connecting Srpska, which, along with Serbia, is seen by many as the motherland of the Serbian people and people in the diaspora originating from this area, has been set as one of the priorities for

The Government of the Republic of Srpska passed the Decree on establishing and keeping the diaspora register. This Decree lays down the establishment and keeping of the diaspora register of natural and legal persons and associations abroad, the manner of applying for entry in the register, and other issues related to the register. The register is established for systematic collecting, keeping and

The director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region attended the celebration of St. Stephen, the Slava of the Republic of Srpska, in Chicago together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Selaković, and other members of Serbian delegation. The Association of Serbs from the Republic of Srpska in that American city organized the celebration of St. Stephen in the church hall of the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Chicago.

The Minister for European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, told RTRS that role of Republic of Srpska representative offices in the world was significant, because it was important to hear the voice of Srpska about political events in BiH. Klokić said that the representations were endeavoring to make the voice of the Republic of Srpska heard, and were actively working on promoting

The freedom of Serbs is not to the detriment of others, the gathering around the Republic of Srpska is not spite, but realization of a dream, and most importantly, behind it all is the people who will never give up the Republic of Srpska. Among other things, this was highlighted at the ceremonial parade on the occasion of the Day of the Republic and its first 30 years of existence, which was attended by a large number of citizens.

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation, Zlatan Klokić, told Srna that the Government had been submitted for adoption the Decree for the establishment and keeping of the diaspora register, a step required to enable Srpska to register the diaspora and plan adequate cooperation accordingly. - This will specify our data about the number of emigrants, the structure and ...

Although the pandemic has slowed down various processes everywhere, we have not stopped working and finding new ways to connect with the diaspora, Europe and the whole world. The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, said this summarizing the past year. The Minister singled out four projects that are his special pride. The first is

Winter OSSIlation, the General Assembly of the Organisation of Serbian Students Abroad, opened last night in Novi Sad, where member of the City Council for Education Dina Vučinić greeted the present students currently studying in Italy, Germany, Hungary, Great Britain, Slovenia, Russia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Turkey, France, the Netherlands, Norway, US, Austria, Belgium and China. ‘Novi Sad is a university

Learning Cyrillic, the first supplementary school of the Serbian language in Benkovac, Croatia, which was financially supported by the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, is now open in the church hall and attended by 21 students. The teachers at the school are priests’ wives Jelena Božić and Momira Savić. Within a competition for co-financing projects in the region, the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region approved

The summit entitled Meeting of the Motherland and the Diaspora, Serbs in the Region and Friends of Serbia was held at the Novi Sad Fair and Vojvodina Chamber of Commerce. The summit aims to build a modern, organized, developed and patriotic state, said the provincial government. The recipient of the charter and letter of appreciation, and one of the patrons of the event, the Provincial Secretary for Economy and Tourism, Nenad Ivanišević

Today, at the end of a two-day official visit to France, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selaković met in Paris with representatives of the Serbian diaspora and discussed the position of Serbs in that country and the need for associations to work together to nurture their identity while promoting Serbia and Serbian culture. At the meeting, Minister Selaković

In order to improve the quality of research and innovation in the Republic of Srpska, the Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development, Higher Education and Information Society of the Republic of Srpska issues a public invitation to scientists and innovators in all fields, born in the Republic of Srpska and working abroad, to apply to the Diaspora Register available on the Republic of Srpska and the Diaspora portal at https://dijasporars.com/registar-dijaspore/, to

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokić, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, signed a Memorandum on Cooperation between the governments of Serbia and Srpska in the field of diplomatic education in Belgrade today. After signing the Memorandum, Klokić and Selaković explained that this document set the legal framework for the education and training of young and talented people from the Republic of Srpska at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. Klokić thanked Selaković, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the Government for supporting Srpska in all fields, as confirmed by the cooperation document signed today.

The first forum of young talents from the motherland and the diaspora was held in Banja Luka on 6 and 7 December, in a hybrid format, with the participation of young people from the Republic of Srpska, Serbia and abroad who are studying at prestigious world universities and faculties.

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Želјka Cvijanović, assessed that the process of connecting the motherland and the diaspora through exchange of ideas, proposals and initiatives of young talents, as a strong link, was a very useful and huge potential.

The Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation, Zlatan Klokić, opened the 1st forum of young talents from the homeland and the diaspora, which is being held in Banja Luka on 6 and 7 December, in a hybrid format due to the coronavirus pandemic. The participants are young people from the Republic of Srpska, Serbia and abroad who study at prestigious world universities and faculties. The forum

Cultural heritage is the spiritual and moral backbone of a nation, and preservation of cultural heritage is a question of identity, especially of the Serbian people, said the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Natalija Trivić. – The historical framework in which we live imposes a special responsibility on us, so as not to break this vertical connecting the ancestors with new generations – said Trivić

The most important of the less important things in the world – football, took Branislav Krunić from his native Herzegovina to Russia and other countries where he was achieving notable results. The world of football enables athletes to learn about other cultures, but just like with Branislav, the heart is where the home is and a few years ago, he returned to the Republic of Srpska and has been passing on and revealing football

Vienna has always been a cosmopolitan city, and the presence of Serbs there dates back to before the 17th century. Many famous Serbs have lived and worked here, using the advantages and position of the Austrian capital. Even today, Vienna is a unique cultural center of Serbdom. A large number of Serbs living and working there endeavor to preserve their culture, gathered in unions and associations.