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Frank Baumann, Director, Goethe-Institut Belgrade

Bridge Between Serbia and Germany

1st February 2019

The Goethe-Institut is a cultural institution from Germany that has been promoting and advancing German language learning for nearly 50 years and that fosters international cultural cooperation

EUNIC Serbia General Assembly

12th December 2017

The General Assembly of EUNIC Serbia (European National Institutes of Culture in Serbia) convened on 12th December on the premises of Goethe-Institut Belgrade to...

6th GoetheFEST Opens

6th October 2017

The GeotheFEST festival of contemporary German film opened this year, under the slogan “Reality in Fiction”, with a screening of the film “Western” at...

Frank Baumann, Director Of The Goethe-Institut In Serbia (Goethe-Institut Serbien)

Although he has only been the director of the Goethe-Institut in Belgrade since March, Frank Baumann notes that the Serbian language, Serbia and our culture have been close to him for 12 years, because his wife is a Serb and their three children know our language

European Day OfLanguages Marked

26th September 2017

The European Union National Institutes for Culture in Serbia (EUNIC Serbia) organised the European Day of Languages in Belgrade

Formal Breakfast At The Goethe-Institut

26th April 2017

Formal breakfast for media representatives attended by Ambassador Dittmann

54th Anniversary of The Élysée Treaty

23rd January 2017

Commemoration of the signing of the Élysée Treaty

EUNIC Serbia Week in Belgrade

13th October 2016

Five European culture centres in Serbia, which are all members of the EUNIC Serbia network, joined forces to discuss new approaches to writing, publishing and reading, in the era of digitisation

EUNIC Serbia Members

1st September 2016

EUNIC platform for creative exchange and encounter

Opening Ceremony for Renovated Goethe-Institut

1st February 2016

15.01.2016 After months of renovation, the Goethe-Institut in Belgrade has reopened to the public. Serbian Minister of Culture and Information, Ivan Tasovac, German Ambassador to Serbia, H.E. Axel Dittmann, Bruno Gross, member of the management board of the Goethe-Institut, and Matthias Müller-Wieferig,

April 2019, no 174 issue

April 2019 issue, no 174

CorD 1st April 2019

Sebastian Kurz, Chancellor of Austria

The Balkans Impact Austria Directly

Interviews 1st April 2019

Any solution (for Kosovo) needs to have the support of the major powers, particularly the permanent members of the Security Council. We have an interest in being in close partnership with the United States regarding the Western Balkans and to have their support in encouraging progress on this important issue – Sebastian Kurz

Matthew Palmer, U.S. Department of State

United States Does Not Offer Ready-Made Solutions

Interviews 1st April 2019

The [normalisation] process and the agreement itself should be locally-owned; only in this way can it be durably implemented in both Kosovo and Serbia. United States encourages the parties to demonstrate their full ownership of the process, reduce negative rhetoric, and work together constructively toward an agreement – Matthew Palmer

Choe Hyoung-chan, Korean Ambassador to Serbia

Complete Denuclearisation for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Interviews 1st April 2019

No more provocative testing of missiles or nuclear weapons by North Korea and a level of continued cooperation between the South and North are the top outcomes evolving ever since last year’s inter-Korean summits – Ambassador Choe Hyoung Chan

Focus: HEALTH INSURANCE

Do We Have the Right Medicines?

Focus 1st April 2019

Every time we hear that patients in the region have access to much more advanced medicines than us in Serbia, despite paying the same or less than us for healthcare, we wonder what’s wrong with our system. The answer is a complex one

Dejan Nikolić, Belgrade Marathon Director

Year of Recognition and Obligation

Interviews 1st April 2019

As in each of the previous 31 years, the build up to this year’s 32nd Belgrade Marathon again sees its director, Dejan Nikolić, and all of his colleagues overwhelmed by obligations that they overcome one after another, but this time they’re also receiving invaluable international acknowledgements one after another

Giuseppe Conte, Italian Prime Minister

Sincere Friendship Binds Our Peoples

Comment 1st April 2019

With this mission I wanted to confirm the priority attention that Italy reserves to Serbia and also the importance of the stability of the European perspective for the entire Balkan region: the sincere friendship that binds our peoples and our countries even during the most difficult stages between Serbia and the West

Vojkan Krstić, Chief of the Serbian Rescue Centre

Humanitarian Who United All Nations of the Region

Business Dialogue 1st April 2019

Vojkan Krstić had a series of sporting successes at an early age, then his entrepreneurial spirit led him into the sphere of private business, while he today owns a successful construction company and is a great humanitarian. He is well known across the entire for caring about the poor and helpless, including animals

Nebojša Janićijević, President of the Intesa Leasing Executive Board

We’re a Reliable Partner

Business Dialogue 1st April 2019

The leasing industry has experienced double-digit growth in Serbia in recent years, both in terms of demand and sales, and distinguishing itself in this domain is company Intesa Leasing, which is achieving stable, controlled and diversified growth at a tempo faster than that of the market

Renata Matusinović, Business Executive Officer for Food Category, Member of the Managing Board - Nestlé South East Market

Personal Contribution and Visibility of Each Team Member Are Keys to Success

Business Dialogue 1st April 2019

Nestlé has around 328,000 employees worldwide, with 700 in the Adriatic region that covers seven markets: Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Slovenia

Kruna Gavović, CEO, The Lean Six Sigma Company CEE

Investing in Personnel Strengthens Companies

Business Dialogue 1st April 2019

The Lean Six Sigma Company has multiple offices in Europe, and the one for CEE region is located in Serbia

Economy

What’s Wrong With Contemporary Capitalism?

Comment 1st April 2019

Behind today’s populist upheavals is a widespread recognition that the economy no longer serves the public good, or even the interests of most of its participants. To understand why, one must identify what has been lost amid so much material technological gain

Martin Varsavsky

Founder Of Eight Successful Businesses

Entrepreneurship 1st April 2019

Serial entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky has founded eight businesses, including two that garner valuations exceeding $1 billion, while many have been funded by big-name firms, such as Google Ventures, Microsoft and Sequoia Capital

Neda Todorović PhD, University Professor, Journalist, Writer, Editor

Professionalism, First And Foremost

Profile 1st April 2019

At the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade, I took the path from a student of journalism to a fully tenured professor. I founded journalism departments at the Faculty of Philosophy in Banja Luka, the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and at ALU. I furthered my studies at London City University

Contemporary Art: Mexico

Innovative, Vibrant & Thriving Artism

Art 1st April 2019

Innovative, vibrant and thriving are the words that could describe Mexican art. From pre-Columbian times through today, the art of Mexico makes quite an...

Nena Stoiljković, IFC Vice President for Asia and the Pacific

Give Your Best in Whatever You Do

My Life 1st April 2019

Never cut corners or say that you’ll do something halfway or half-heartedly – this is the philosophy of Nena Stoiljković. It has brought her through many challenges and led her to rewarding positions within the IFC. However, in contrast to the stories of many successful women, she wasn’t forced to sacrifice a family for a stellar career. Still, nobody would say that it was easy for her to strike the right balance: her recent jobs have all been global, requiring lots of travel to Asia and Africa

Fashion

The Sneakers Revolution

Fashion 1st April 2019

The mainstream footwear of the fashion world today has shifted to sneakers matched with dresses, Vintage gym shoes with formal business suits, and the wedding guest look made of mesh and rubber, not genuine leather

Comment by Pavle Petrović, President of the Fiscal Council of Serbia

Why is Serbia’s economy growing slower than CEE economies?

Comment 27th March 2019

The Serbian economy has been a growth underachiever for almost a decade, and that is the major structural issue at present. As a result,...

Twenty Years Since the Bombing of Serbia

News 20th March 2019

The 20th anniversary of the launch of the one-sided U.S. and NATO war against Yugoslavia on 24th March, which saw bombing nationwide across Serbia...

#1 Of 5 Million

Protests Radicalised

News 20th March 2019

Protests that began in December last year, among citizens and part of the political opposition against President Aleksandar Vučić and the Serbian government were...

March 2019 issue, no 173

CorD 1st March 2019

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