Exhibition of paintings by Slovak naive painters from Serbia, under the auspices of the Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič and the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Maja Gojković, is held, for the third time, at the headquarters of the European Commission, from 1 to 15 October 2021.

The presentation of the exhibition was held on October 12, and the introductory words were given by the Vice President of the EC M. Šefčovič and the Minister of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue of the Republic of Serbia, Mrs. Gordana Čomić.

The reception, which was held on that occasion, was also attended by the EU Special Envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkans issues, Miroslav Lajcak, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the EU Ana Hrustanovic.

M. Šefčovič pointed out that the development of the specific art of Slovak naïve painters is proof that the Slovak minority in Serbia, where they are living for more than 200 years, "feels at home". He underscored that he would be happy to support the idea of proclaiming this art an intangible heritage of UNESCO.

Gordana Čomić emphasized the importance of culture and diversity in building the European community of peoples and underlined that the images of Slovak naive people represent the beauty of the world, which belongs to everyone, not only the Slovak community, Serbia in which they live or the European Union.

12.10.2021.