Pirot gets EUR 12 million for infrastructural projects from cross-border cooperation funds

Representatives of ten countries took part in the first International Conference on Regional Development and Cross-border Cooperation, held on Saturday, December 2, 2017, in Pirot, and organized by the Contracting Chamber of Economy Pirot District, the City of Pirot, the Metropolitan University and the Faculty of Management in Zajecar.

As Pirotske Vesti reports, the event was held in the City Assembly hall, and the president of the City Assembly of Pirot, Milan Popovic, pointed out on this occasion that the city in eastern Serbia has received over EUR 12 million for important infrastructural projects from the cross-border cooperation funds in the past ten years.

– Cooperation with all states is very important, especially with Bulgaria, our neighbor and an EU member. We have realized projects worth over EUR 12 million so far and this fact has contributed a lot to the development of the region – Popovic said.

He expects Pirot to remain the leader of cross-border cooperation and that all the projects currently being realized will be completed successfully.

– We are currently working on reconstructing the medieval fortress of Kale, developing the Sports and Recreation Center Dojkinci, the Adrenaline Park at the indoors pool and several other projects – Popovic said.

Grad Pirot

Privredna komora Pirotskog okruga

Univerzitet Metropolitan Beograd

FAKULTET ZA MENADŽMENT ZAJEČAR

City of Pirot

Contracting Chamber of Economy Pirot District

Metropolitan University

Faculty of Management in Zajecar

International Conference on Regional Development and Cross border Cooperation

Milan Popovic

cross border cooperation between Serbia and Bulgaria

cross border cooperation Serbia Bulgaria

medieval fortress Kale Pirot

Sports and Recreation Center Dojkinci

Adrenaline Park Pirot