ENCOURAGING CITIZENS
PARTICIPATION ON THE LOCAL LEVEL
19.10.2009.
`European week of
local democracy` was celebrated in Palilula Municipality from
October 12 to 18. More than 350 pupils with their teachers and
professors from Palilula together with the citizens visited Palilula
Municipality and in the discussion with the employed Municipal workers
and Municipal authorities introduced themselves with Municipal work and
possibilities of this organization. Palilula Municipality is one of four
Serbian municipalities and the first of Nis municipalities with ISO
9001:2008 high quality standard applied.
PhD Igor Novakovic,
president of Palilula Municipality, Milan Djurdjevic, president of
Palilula Assembly, Vesna Jovanovic Jankovic, general secretary of
Palilula Assembly and members of Palilula Council: Zorica Stojiljkovic,
Boban Mikic, Milan Stevanovic and Milos Stojkovic, as well as Bojan Ilic,
head of Municipal administration, spoke with the pupils from: `Bubanjski
Heroji`, `Kole Rasic`, `Branko Radicevic`, `Desanka Maksimovic`
elementary schools.
Within `European
week of local democracy` call for papers for essays and drawings on the
theme `IF I WERE THE PRESIDENT OF MUNICIPALITY` was launched for
Palilula schools. All drawings and paintings on this theme were
exhibited in Municipal hall and the best were awarded.
`European week of
local democracy` is annual European event on national and local level,
organized by local authorities and in the same time in all
member-countries. Programme of these activities in Palilula Municipality
was realized after the call of `Steady Conference of cities and
municipalities` of Serbia. These activities are implemented with the
purpose of work promotion of locally elected representatives on one side
and knowledge improvement about local level on the other side.
With this activity,
Palilula Municipality proved one more time that it stands for one local
government responsible organization of the City of Nis, that daily
realizes its vision of development along the way to European
integration.
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