At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, the director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, Arnaud Gouillon, received representatives of the European Association of Serbian Folklore Ensembles who had arrived in Belgrade this weekend from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and Croatia. ‘Folklore ensembles functioning under the auspices of the European Association of Serbian Folklore Ensembles bring together over 80,000 children from our diaspora who are taught about the most beautiful traditions of the Serbian people and enabled to get to know each other and socialize in the Serbian language. We spoke about the possibility of organizing a central folklore festival of all folklore ensembles from Europe in Serbia in 2023. In realizing this great idea, we as the Directorate will provide maximum support and concrete help. Because Serbia should take care of those who represent it in the most beautiful way in the world!’ – said Director Gouillon. For years, the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region has been providing financial and institutional support to Serbian folklore ensembles in the region and the Diaspora.
The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, said today in Istočno Sarajevo that Serbia allocated EUR 484 million for projects in Srpska. – At this moment, through the projects of HPP Buk Bijela, Rača-Bijeljina motorway and Trebinje airport, Serbia is investing about EUR 500 million, specifically 484 million – said Brnabić after the joint session of the governments of the Republic of Srpska
At the ceremonial academy on the occasion of 9 January – the Day of the Republic, the President of the Republic of Srpska, Želјka Cvijanović, said that, 29 years after its founding, Srpska could be proudly described as a modern, democratic, politically and institutionally stable community with everyone living freely in it.
Serb identity in the territory of today’s Federation of BiH goes back a long way and that is why it is necessary to preserve its roots, said for Srna one of the lecturers within the Serb Identity in BiH project, Boško Branković. Branković pointed out the fact that today the number of Serbs in FBiH was low in terms of percentage and that for the sake of future generations, it was necessary to pay more attention to the preservation of the Serb cultural and historical heritage in the territory of FBiH.
Owing to the engagement of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office and with a generous donation of Draško Višić from Banja Luka, a uniform of a Serbian soldier from the First World War has been displayed in a Greek museum for the first time. A Serbian soldier’s uniform, a Serbian flag, and a water bottle from the First World War have been displayed for the first time in the exhibition space of the Military Museum in Thessaloniki, in the personal exhibition space of retired colonel pharmacist Vasilis Nikoltsios.
The homeland association Romanija was founded today in Belgrade, with the goal of preserving identity, maintaining closest possible ties with the homeland, and affirming economic, cultural and all other relations between the Republic of Srpska and Serbia. The association gathers the people originally from Sokolac, Han Pjesak, Rogatica and Pale, but it is also open to others of
Acting Director of the Directorate for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Arnaud Gouillon congratulated the Day of the Republic of Srpska. – Happy birthday, dear Republic of Srpska! I wish all Serbs west of the Drina a happy Day of the Republic of Srpska, and all of you celebrating the Holy Archdeacon Stephen today, a happy slava! – Gouillon wrote on Twitter.
Preparations for 15 September – the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and National Flag – are well underway! The central event will be held at the monument to Stefan Nemanja in Belgrade, and include addresses by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, the Serb member of BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, and Serbian Patriarch Porfirije. The shared holiday of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia will be the day of adoption of the law on protection, preservation and use of the language of the Serb people and Cyrillic script. Approval by the two parliaments has been preceded by that of the two governments.
Customs are being preserved in the Serb returnee village Smoljana near Bosanski Petrovac. The event The First Scythe of Grmeč was held there. About thirty scythemen of various generations from Srpska, Federation of BiH and Serbia competed in five categories. The first scythe of Grmeč for the eighth time is Mirko Kecman. – The secret of good success is hard work and that I inherited scything from childhood. As
Within the project Learning Serbian as a heritage language through an online group course, the Academic Serbian Association invites all the people from the Serbian diaspora, age 14 to 20, to apply (https://asasocijacija.com/prijava-ucenika-za-besplatan-grupni-kurs-srpskog-jezika-mesec-i-po-dana/) for a month and a half free group course of the Serbian language via Skype. The goal of the project sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Information is to popularize the Serbian language in
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