Articles In This Issue
Interview
Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation
Europe Must Become the Global Innovation Powerhouse
Digital research, innovation and a good ecosystem are the key to developing tomorrow’s digital economy and society. The Horizon 2020 Programme, Europe’s main research...
Diplomacy
H.E. Marco Antonio García Blanco, Ambassador of Mexico
Support Based on Constitutional Principles
Mexico’s position over Kosovo will remain the same; that is, full adherence to the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), which opened a...
My Life
Dejan Ilić PhD, CEO of ARRI Group, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Innovation Fund of Serbia
Never Be a Copy of Your Role Models
Dejan Ilić PhD is an acknowledged scientist, entrepreneur, and manager of world repute. Hailing from the village of Selevac near Smederevo, in addition to...
Interview
Paco Borao, President of AIMS
Belgrade Marathon Thwarted by Unsportsmanlike Conduct
The Belgrade Marathon has for over 30 years represented one of the largest sporting, social and humanitarian gems of Belgrade and Serbia. Having joined...
World Entrepreneur
John Paul DeJoria
From Homeless to Billionaire
John Paul DeJoria is the founder of tequila maker Patron Spirits Co. and cofounder of hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems. He slept...
Conversations
Ivan Medenica, Bitef Artistic Director and Selector
Living in a Dangerous World
“The task of this year’s BITEF is to reconcile us with the fact that we are living in a troublingly dangerous world, to prompt us to ask whether and how theatre and art can counteract that, and to jolt us out of our aesthetic prejudices.”
Opinion
Evan J. Zimmerman and Ying Ying Li
US and Chinese Tech Must Thrive Together
For years, Chinese entrepreneurs would speak bashfully about the Chinese technology ecosystem, saying they just wanted to learn
Then, in 2014, Alibaba’s initial public offering...
Profile
Radoslav Zelenović, Director of the Audio-visual Archive and Sanu Digitisation Centre
Culture Is A Finite Resource
This year marks half a century since I came to Belgrade. My path took me to the Youth Centre and Cinema Club Belgrade, a...
Success Stories
Richard Bryce, Country Division Head, Bayer Crop Science Alpe Adria
Important Time to Be in Agriculture
It was two years ago that Bayer announced its intention to acquire Monsanto, and in order to do so it had to obtain more...
Success Stories
Mirko Butulija, President at Auto-moto Association of Serbia
Advancing Safety on the Roads of Serbia
Foreign clubs have recognised joint efforts and shown confidence in AMSS, advising their members at the beginning of the season a safe transit through...
Success Stories
Ahmed Al Awadi, GM at Masdar EE, CA & Russia
Largest Utility-Scale Wind Project
At 158 megawatts, Čibuk 1 will be the largest utility-scale wind project in Serbia and the Western Balkans, supplying an estimated 113,000 homes and...
Success Stories
Dragić Karaklić, Director of National Park Tara
Nature’s Treasure Trove
In addition to naturalists, Tara is also being explored increasingly by archaeologists
The basic phenomenon of our National Park is represented by forests that cover...
Business
Self-Made Women Billionaires: From Scratch to Business Empires
In today’s changing economy women are making a mark in fields as diverse as technology, research, investment and entrepreneurship. While many women have successfully...
Business News
Požarevac Today
The Spirit Of History & The Gallop Of Horses
With five per cent growth in the number of tourists and overnight stays compared to the same period last year, Požarevac is becoming an...
Fashion
Fashion
Fashion trends: Autumn Is Coming
Choosing what to wear between summer and autumn always creates a dilemma about how to dress adequately
Although we’re already slowly preparing for fresher days,...
Chill Out
75th Venice Film Festival kicks off
The 75th annual Venice Film Festival kicked off on August 29 on the lagoon with a presentation of the juries who will decide the destinies of this year’s crop of cinema contenders
Chill Out
Turkish Oil Wrestling
Efficient Use Of Power And Body Balance
As Turkey’s national sport, oil wrestling can be traced all the way back to Greco-Roman times. Those who wrestle are highly regarded in the community, and training is mostly done through more wrestling instead of going to the gym. Participants all wear the same leather trousers, and oil themselves prior to the match
Art
African Art Boom
Modest Yet Impressive
Africa has undergone what the global art world has described as an “art boom” over the last few years. This has led to international...
Health
Prof. Dr. Memet Özek, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Acibadem Healthcare Group
Babies With Cerebral Palsy Can Be Helped With Early Rehabilitation
More than 17 million people worldwide suffer from cerebral palsy (brain paralysis), a disorder of the musculoskeletal system
Cerebral palsy develops due to a brain...
Serbia and North Macedonia Strengthen Ties with New EU-Funded Cooperation Programme
Serbia and North Macedonia have launched a new cross-border cooperation initiative, focusing on employment and social inclusion.
The programme, backed...
French Companies EDF and Egis Industries to Conduct Study on Introducing Nuclear Energy in Serbia
The Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy has awarded a contract to the French state energy company EDF and...
Pedja Stojaković Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Serbian basketball player Predrag "Pedja" Stojaković, one of the greatest shooters in the game, has been inducted into...
Memorandum of Cooperation Signed Between NIS Serbia and Chinese Company SINOPEC
Serbian oil and gas company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), a subsidiary of Gazprom, along with its Scientific and Technological...
NALED Celebrates Its 18th Anniversary at the September Gathering of Members and Partners
Around 1,000 state and local leaders, business figures, representatives of the international community, and the diplomatic corps gathered at...