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
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