New projects in Podrinje - Cooperation between 25 municipalities from Serbia and Republic of Srpska

- Strengthening economic and business connections between the municipalities in broader area of Podrinje through promotion and establishment of more intensive cooperation and partnerships between small and mid-sized enterprises on both sides of the Drina river is the aim of the project implemented by the Branch Office of the Republic of Srpska in Serbia - it is announced by the people from the Ministry of Economic Relations of the Republic of Srpska.

Participants in the project will be 13 municipalities from Serbia (Sid, Sremska Mitrovica, Bogatic, Loznica, Sabac, Mali Zvornik, Ljubovija, Valjevo, Bajina Basta, Uzice, Cajetina, Priboj and Kosjerić) and 12 municipalities from the Republic of Srpska (Bijeljina, Lopare, Ugljevik, Zvornik, Bratunac, Vlasenica, Han Pijesak, Milici, Srebrenica, Visegrad, Rogatica, Rudo).

The Ministry of Economy and Regional Development of Serbia and the Ministry of Economic Relations and Regional Cooperation of the Republic of Srpska will back the project and participate in its realization.

With the aim of successful implementation of the project, equal participants in the project are also regional chambers of commerce from the Republic of Srpska (Bijeljina and East Sarajevo) and regional chambers of commerce from Serbia (Srem, Valjevo and Uzice).

Through promotion of intermunicipal and regional cooperation, as well as the cooperation between small and mid-sized enterprises, this project will contribute to the improvement of economic competitiveness of this region by creating new opportunities for employment and investments.

Realization of the project should put an end to the number of problems that the whole Podrinje region is facing, including large number of unemployed people, poor transportation and economic infrastructure.

The project will stimulate regional cooperation between the municipalities and small and mid-sized enterprises through joint resolving of concrete problems, and the plan also includes preparation of the Strategy for further development of Podrinje as a framework and a guideline for improvement of economic cooperation in the region.

Ustanova Republike Srpske

Ministarstvo za ekonomske odnose i regionalnu saradnju Banja Luka

Ministarstvo privrede Republike Srbije

Opština Šid

Grad Sremska Mitrovica

Opština Bogatić

Grad Loznica

Grad Šabac

Opština Mali Zvornik

Opština Ljubovija

Grad Valjevo

Skupština opština Bajina Bašta

Grad Užice

Opština Čajetina

Opština Priboj

Opština Kosjerić

Grad Bijeljina

Opština Lopare

Opština Ugljevik

Grad Zvornik

Opština Bratunac

Opština Vlasenica

Opština Han Pijesak

Opština Milići

Opština Srebrenica

Opština Višegrad

Opština Rogatica

Područna Privredna Komora regije Bijeljina

Regionalna privredna komora Sremska Mitrovica

Regionalna privredna komora Zlatiborskog upravnog okruga Užice

Regionalna privredna komora Valjevo

Podrinje

Branch Office of Republic of Srpska in Serbia

the Drina river

Ministry of Economic Relations of the Republic of Srpska

Ministry of Economy and Regional Development of Serbia

Town Hall of Sid

Sremska Mitrovica

Bogatić

City of Loznica

City of Sabac

Mali Zvornik

Ljubovija

City of Valjevo

Bajina Basta

City of Uzice

Cajetina

Priboj

Kosjeric

Bijeljina

Lopare

Ugljevik

Zvornik

Bratunac

Vlasenica

Han Pijesak

Milici

Srebrenica

Visegrad

Rogatica

Regional Chamber of Commerce Bijeljina

Regional Chamber of Commerce East Sarajevo

Regional Chamber of Commerce Valjevo

Regional Chamber of Commerce Uzice

Srem Chamber of Commerce