"SPORTS ZONE" IN PALILULA I BERKOVICA WITH EU SUPPORT
8.09.2015


Thanks to a partnership on the project "Establishment of sports areas in the Municipalities of Palilula and Berkovica",  residents of the two cities received valuable sports centers  - "sports zones" for recreation and gathering of young people. Investments worth around 760,000 euros, were achieved with EU support. The stadium and sports center in Berkovica opened  presidents of partner municipalities in the presence of Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

On this occasion of the Day of Municipality Berkovica, in the presence of Prime Minister of Bulgaria Bojko Borisov, the presidents of the partner municipalities Boban Dzunic, president of Palilula Municipality and Dimitranka Zamfirova Kamenova  Mayor  of Berkovica, who worked on the project IPA of Crossborder cooperation  Serbia-Bulgaria "Establishment of sports areas in the municipalities Palilula and Berkovica, "opened the renovated stadium and sports complex, worth about 650 000 euros, was created with the financial support of the EU.

The investment "Sports Zone" was created in Serbia as part of this partnership project cross-border cooperation, took into account also the construction of a skate park, gym and outdoor artificial rock, in the elementary school "Branko Miljkovic" in the settlement "Delijski Vis", and is worth about 110 000 euros. It will be promoted and given to the use of the young people at the end of this month.

Delegation of Nis Palilula Municipality, led by Boban Džunić, attended the consecration ceremony and opening of the facility for treatment of the water supply network "Kostinbrod".

In addition to the construction of sports facilities in the two cities, the special value of the project makes and social inclusion. On this occasion, 30 young people from Palilula visited the municipality Berkovica. The return visit of the young from Berkovica to  Serbia-Palilula Municipality is expected in late September in time to promote the project in Nis Muncipality of Palilula. According to president Boban Džunić, Palilula recognized "Neighborhood Programme" of the European Union as an opportunity towards improving the link between local communities and the strengthening of cultural, social and economic cooperation and the promotion of their potential in the region, especially from Bulgaria. In the previous period, Palilula achieved successful partnerships and projects with Bulgarian cities Svoge, Kustendil, Bobov Dol, Ihtiman, Botevgrad, and with this new project it expanded with the Municipality Berkovica. 

Settlement Berkovica was mentioned as an old settlement back in seventh century. Today there are about eighteen thousand inhabitants. It is located at the foot of the mountain Kom (2016m) and stands for an attractive place for tourism and recreation, sports and entertainment.