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City of NišDevelopment Opportunities for Region of South and East Serbia

• The third largest city in Serbia, the biggest one in Central Serbia.

•Economic, administrative, health, educational and cultural center of the southeast Serbia.

• Logistics, excellent market accessibility, Corridors X and VII and International Airport Constantine the Great.

• Air traffic is carried out through the airport Constantine the Great, the second passenger and cargo airport in Serbia.


• Population:City of Niš - 300.000 inhabitants

• Future center of NUTS II Region of South and East Serbia covering nearly 30% of the territory with 2.000.000 inhabitants

• 52 municipalities in South and East region

• 16,5% average number in the republic of regional companies

PRESENT RESULTS 46 investment projectsOver 350 million Euros in investments About 9.000 new jobs

• YURA Corporation, Automotive Industry, South Korea

• SHINWON – YURA Eltech, Automotive Industry, South Korea

• DYTECH Dynamic Fluid Technologies, Automotive Industry, Italy

• BENETTON Group, Textile industry, Italy• Phillip Moris International, Tobacco Industry,

USA• SAGEMCOM, Electronics, France• HARDER DIGITAL, Electronics/Optical,

Germany


• Batiquoque, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, France• KOPEX MIN, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Poland• VOSSLOH COGIFER, Mechanical Engineering, France • HAJ ARARAT / Kozmetik plus, Food processing, Bulgaria• ERGO MADE, Furniture, Denmark• PCB Factory, Electronics, France• ENGEL, Electronics, Spain• MESSER TECHNOGAS, Industrial Gas, Germany• SEAVUS, IT, Sweden/Macedonia• ARCADIA, IT, USA• TROXO, IT, Sweden• IDEA, Trade, Croatia• Mr Bricolage, Trade, France/Bulgaria• METRO Cash and Carry, Trade, Germany• INTEREX, Trade, France/Bosnia • MERCATOR, Trade, Slovenia• OMV, Trade/Petrol station, Austria• LUKOIL, Trade/Petrol station, Russia• MOL, Trade/Petrol station, Hungaria• NIS Petrol, Trade/Petrol station, Russia



Local Economic Development Projects of Regional Importance:

• Scientific and Technological Park TEHNIS • Free Zone South• Business Incubator Center• Improving competitiveness for Airport Constantine the Great in Nis • Waste Water Treatment Plant Project• Regional Solid Waste Management and Treatment Project• Water Supply Projects• Nis Railway By-Pass Project • Corridor X • Expo Center Construction Project


• FLAVIUS VALERIUS CONSTANTINUS, later great Roman Emperor, the protector of Christianity, a great warrior and statesman, was born in Niš.

• Constantine the Great issued Milan Edict in 313 and gave to Christianity the equal status with the other Roman Empire religions.

• The intention of City authorities is to celebrate 1700 years of the proclamation of Christianity as a religion in 2013, together with City of Milano (ITA), City of Trier (GER) and City of York (GBR) and revive the first Christian Emperor, Constantine the Great.

ROAD TO BRUSSELS• In June 2011, Nis City Representative Office

was opened officially with the objective to enhance Nis City capacities for EU funds absorption, striving specifically to improve the image of the city in Brussels and in the institutions located in Brussels.

• Project is financed by City of Nis with logistic support of Association of Local Agency for Democracy – ALDA.

• We want to participate actively with our presence and our efforts in the process of bringing Serbia closer to EU and we want to raise total competitiveness of Serbia. Also, we want to follow European and regional trends.



THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Miloš Simonović, MScNis City Mayor

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