REPRESENTATIVES OF MODENA AND NOVI SAD MEET IN THE NOVI SAD CITY HALL

Member of the City Council in charge of social and children's welfare, Mr. Nikola Ćirović, and Head of Novi Sad Mayor’s Office, Mr. Aleksandar Petrović, welcomed representatives of the Italian City of Modena in the Novi Sad City Hall. Mr. Giovanni Franco Orlando from the Bureau for European Policies and International Relations and Mr. Luca De Pietri, official of the Emilia-Romagna region, came on behalf of Modena, Novi Sad’s twin city.

The objective of the visit was to further strengthen cooperation and good relations of the cities, as well as to discuss concrete steps for the improvement of cooperation and new initiatives of joint interest.
The officials talked about the continuation of the long-term cooperation between Novi Sad and Modena and the further reinforcement of collaboration between these two local self-governments in all departments. Joint projects in the fields of sports, culture and economy were given special mentions.

Representatives of the City of Novi Sad acquainted the Modena officials with natural and social capacities and potentials of Novi Sad, while they also asked for support in the implementation of two important candidacies of Novi Sad – for the 2018 Youth Capital of Culture and the 2021 European Capital of Culture.

They also discussed the intensification of future cooperation regarding fairs, important sports events and investments in economic operations, as well as about the adoption of best practices regarding environmental protection.

Novi Sad, 17th September 2015