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Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis to travel to Hungary and the Western Balkans

21.05.2024 — Press releases EDA
On Wednesday, 22 May, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will travel to Budapest to meet with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó and Minister for European Union Affairs Janos Bóka. He will also pay a courtesy visit to President Tamás Sulyok. Hungary will hold the presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024. Following his visit to Hungary, Mr Cassis will travel to Montenegro on 23 May at the invitation of Foreign Minister Filip Ivanovic, before meeting Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Siniša Mali in Belgrade on Friday, 24 May.The meetings will focus on Switzerland's bilateral relations with the three countries, European policy and the European security situation.

Prima Facie – A success story of the Culture for Democracy project

04.04.2024 — Local news Serbia
The theatre performance "Prima Facie", a groundbreaking theatrical production that premiered in Serbia, at Belgrade’s Bitef Theatre in early 2024 has been a remarkable success. The production of the performance is supported through the Culture for Democracy Project, the inaugural and foundational bilateral initiative of the Swiss Government in Serbia's cultural and artistic landscape. This endeavor, aligned with the Swiss objective to provide support to independent cultural scene while fostering social cohesion and tolerance at the local level, has yielded outstanding results that resonate regionally.

Swiss support to domestic businesses continues

04.04.2024 — Local news Serbia
Within the Swiss-supported SME HUB project, another Serbian company has initiated the process of business transformation. MPK Trade, a company from Valjevo employing 165 people, is on its way to further develop cooperation with an Austrian multi-national company operating in Serbia, ZG Lighting SRB LLC (part of the Zumtobel Group).

An honour to the 4th cycle of a successful Swiss-Serbian Migration Partnership celebrated at the Palace of Serbia

22.03.2024 — Local news Serbia
On the occasion of the successful implementation of a three-year project within the Swiss-Serbian Migration Partnership entitled "Strengthening capacities and partnerships for migration management in Serbia", a formal event was organized at the Palace of Serbia. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the main partners in the project were the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs.

New job shadowing call open

20.03.2024 — Local news Serbia
Within Culture for Democracy, a new call for proposal submission is open for supporting cultural and artistic organisations project in their programatic and organizational activities.

Three more projects supported under the Art Boost Support scheme

08.03.2024 — Local news Serbia
As part of the Culture for Democracy project, the Heartefact Foundation has supported new organizations through the Art Boost Support scheme, with a total value of EUR 70’000.

Support for 12 Local Governments to Enhance the Application of Good Governance Principles

29.02.2024 — Local news Serbia
Specialised municipal support packages to enhance the application of good governance principles at the local level will be implemented in the area of administrative efficiency and effectiveness, citizen participation and transparency, as well as accountability and prevention of corruption. This was announced at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) and 12 local governments, which was organised on February 29, 2024 in Belgrade, with the support of the Swiss Government through the joint UN Programme "PRO - Local Governance for People and Nature".

SME HUB Caravan continues its journey across Serbia

28.02.2024 — Local news Serbia
The Swiss-supported SME HUB project, foresees four more SME HUB Caravans in the upcoming period. Following the first Caravan held in Valjevo, SME HUB continues onto the next stop – Sabac.

New projects supported under the art boost support scheme

31.01.2024 — Local news Serbia
As part of the Culture for Democracy project, the Heartefact Foundation has supported five new organizations through the Art Boost Support scheme, with a total value of EUR 116’000.

ACT-2 Support program for civil society partner organizations

26.01.2024 — Local news Serbia
The process of selecting partner organizations within ACT-2 support program is open and it will last until 13^th of February at 4pm.

Culture for Democracy project: Within fourth open call 19 new initiatives supported

15.01.2024 — Local news Serbia
Within the Swiss project new grant winners were selected under the open call for cultural and artistic projects.

The first SME HUB Caravan gathered business leaders in Valjevo

19.12.2023 — Local news Serbia
Within the Swiss-supported SME HUB project, the inaugural SME HUB Caravan was organized in Valjevo, bringing together over 20 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Kolubara district.

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The Embassy of Switzerland officially marked the beginning of the new Cooperation Programme for Serbia 2022 – 25

11.05.2022 — Press releases Serbia
"Lasting partnership. Support on time" was the message that marked Wednesday's ceremony of the official launch of the new Swiss Cooperation Programme for Serbia 2022-25. Within the new Programme, Switzerland will focus its support on topics of economic development and employment, democratic governance and civil society as well as climate change and sustainable urban development.

Kopaonik Business Forum 2022: Switzerland representing and fostering innovation and sustainable development

09.03.2022 — Press releases Serbia
The Swiss Ambassador, Mr. Urs Schmid, seized the opportunity of the Kopaonik Business Forum (06.-09.03.2022), assembling more than 1000 representatives of economy, finance and development, to highlight Swiss strengths in innovation and its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030.

Successful visit of the Swiss delegation to Novi Pazar

01.03.2022 — Press releases Serbia
Novi Pazar, 01.03.2022: A Swiss Delegation, led by the Swiss Ambassador, H. E. Urs Schmid, met today with the Mayor of Novi Pazar, Mr. Nihat Bisevac, and with Ms. Jasmina Curic, President of the Bosniak National Minority Council. Both meetings offered an opportunity to assess the political and economic situation and to discuss Swiss supported initiatives in South-West Serbia as well as to acknowledge the important role that National Minority Councils are playing.

Switzerland's support to Serbia in the fight agains the Covid-19

09.04.2020 — Press releases Serbia
Referring to the Serbian government’s enquiries asking for support in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Embassy of Switzerland would like to inform about the measures which have been undertaken or will be carried out in favor of Serbia and its citizens while reminding that Switzerland is itself one of the hardest affected countries in Europe.

Visit of the Swiss delegation to South-West Serbia

05.12.2019 — Press releases Serbia
On 3 and 4 December 2019, a Swiss delegation visited the region of South-West Serbia and met with the Mayors of Novi Pazar and Tutin, the President of the Bosniak Minority Council as well as with the elected representative from the National Parliament Muamer Zukorlic. A meeting also took place with representatives from the OSCE Mission in Serbia.

No Cherry Picking In Reform Process

19.09.2019 — Press releases Serbia
Politicians and the media too often entertain the notion that the European Union is imposing reforms on Serbia. Nothing could be more mistaken: reforms are necessary for the sake of Serbia and its people. Beyond enabling sustainable prosperity, reforms aim at preventing Serbia from backsliding towards autocracy and nationalism – two plagues that the Serbian people suffered from too much in the recent past – Philippe Guex.

OECD’s Positive Review of Swiss International Cooperation

10.04.2019 — Press releases Serbia
The Development Assistance Committee presented the results of its review of Switzerland's international cooperation in Bern on 5 April 2019. Its findings are mainly positive: Switzerland is a strong and reliable development partner. The Committee has also made new recommendations to Switzerland to enable it to meet the challenges ahead.

Serbian brands presented at Berlin fashion fair

20.08.2018 — Press releases Serbia
Serbian fashion brands presented their collection for the first time in Berlin in July. This was the opportunity for Serbian brands to get familiar with the German market, establish new contacts and promising business relationships. Switzerland is supporting Business Support Organizations, export promotion services and market access for textile companies from Serbia.

Switzerland supports the public accounting reform in Serbia

02.07.2018 — Press releases Serbia
Through the recently launched Public Sector Accounting Reform project, Switzerland continues to support the Serbian Government in the realization of its public finance management reform. In cooperation with the Treasury Administration and the World Bank, Switzerland will stay dedicated until 2020 to support the improvement of the public accounting system in Serbia.

Introducing the European Energy Award in Serbia

28.06.2018 — Press releases Serbia
The new Swiss supported project will be implemented in Paracin, Krusevac, Vrbas and Uzice. The European Energy Award (EEA) Approach is a comprehensive energy management system that enables translation of national goals related to energy into local policy recommendations. In addition, the project involves the rehabilitation of 20 public buildings, which will increase energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emission.

Royal wine experience in the heart of Serbia

25.06.2018 — Press releases Serbia
The renovated degustation hall in the Royal Winery will strengthen further activities of the Association of Sumadija’s winemakers. Switzerland participates in the development of the Serbian wine industry by supporting local wine producers and the development of regional brand.

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