On behalf of the organizers, the assembly was opened by
the president of the European Movement Nish - Ms. Mila
Vujic expressing great pleasure that such great number
of esteemed participants and guests from foreign
countries, as well as stressing out regional cooperation
as one of the essential priorities in the process of EU
accession. The mayor of the city of Nish, Mr. Milos
Simonovic reflected on the previous achievements of the
city of Nish in the area of regional cooperation,
pointing out current projects and presenting future
plans for the advancement of regional cooperation, not
only for the city of Nish but for the entire region. In
his presentation, Mr. Milan Simurdic (Forum for
International Relations) reflected on the conditions,
obstacles and possibilities in the area of energy
efficiency. Representative of the Serbian Chamber of
Commerce stressed out the cooperation in the area of
trade related to the CEFTA, and the ways in which
carrying out of this agreement can influence the
regional cooperation.
An extremely fruitful discussion followed these
presentations.
The owner of Pakom Nish, Mr. Dejan Pavlovic,
accentuated the problems faced by Serbian businessmen in
the area of IT technologies; he also presented concrete
suggestions pointing out the importance of rapid
integrations. Mr. Mollov emphasized the positive
experiences in the area of trade from the period of
Bulgarian EU accession, after which the necessity of
improvement of technologies in the area of energy
conservation was stressed out.
In the second part of the assembly, our distinguished
guest from the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Belin Mollov,
advisor to the Minister of Regional Development of the
Republic of Bulgaria, introduced the attendants to the
experiences of the Republic of Bulgaria in the process
of accession to the European Union and after the EU
membership. Concrete possibilities for the local
municipalities to participate in the EU funded regional
programs. Mr. Peter Stoyanov, the president of The
Institute for Managing Programs and Projects from Sofia,
stressed out the necessity of presenting information and
being public with the endeavors, and he shared the
experiences that produced greatest results in Bulgaria.
In the discussion that ensued, relevant experiences were
exchanged, and those experiences contributed to the
advancement of knowledge in this area of great
importance for this region. After the discussion, in
which the members of the working group participated, as
well as over 20 guests summing up the results, thoughts
and suggestions brought forward at the assembly ratified
new conclusions ad recommendation. Internal expert of
the Working Group was Mrs. Jasminka Kronja. The assembly
was attended by the mayors of cities and municipalities
of Nisava, Pirot and Toplica District, representatives
of public, business and civil sector, as well as
institutions of the republic of Serbia. |
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