Printer Friendly Version Celebration of Vojvodina Day in Brussels “Vojvodina Great for Business, Great for Life” Reception @ 14 December 2018 02:09 PM


Celebration of  Vojvodina Day in Brussels under the title  “Vojvodina Great for Business, Great for Life” Reception was held at the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union on 8 October 2018, when the capacities of Vojvodina were presented to the representatives of European institutions of different fields of competences, diplomatic corps, other regions and cities, partners of AP Vojvodina, businessmen and representatives of economic organizations from Belgium, Italy, Poland, Austria and other countries. The event was jointly organised by the Provincial Government, Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina – Vojvodina European Office in Brussels and Vojvodina Development Agency, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia.

The hosts of the event were Ana Hrustanović, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union, István Pásztor, President of the AP Vojvodina Assembly, Đorđe Milićević, Vice-president of the Provincial Government, and Ognjen Bjelić, Provincial Secretary for Regional Development, Interregional Cooperation and Local Self-Government. In the introductory part of the programme, the guests were addressed by the hosts, after which a promotional film about AP Vojvodina, its potentials, providing the most important information on economic development, tourism, culture, technological and scientific achievements in the province in an interactive manner was shown. The programme also involved the performance by the "Lazar Novkov & Frame Orchestra" band.

Among the more prominent participants were David McAllister, EP Rapporteur for the Republic of Serbia and Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Franz Schausberger, Chair of the Institute of the Regions of Europe (IRE) and Member of the Committee of the Regions, Andor Deli, MEP, Emir Đikić, CEFTA Secretariat Director, and Philippe Suinen, Walloon Union of Companies.


Signing of the agreement on understanding between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
of Vojvodina and the Walloon Union of Companies

The Agreement on Understanding was signed by Boško Vučurević, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vojvodina, and President of Philippe Suinen, Walloon Union of Companies, at the premises of the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the EU on 8 October 2018.