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СУБОТИЦА SZABADKA SUBOTICA

СУБОТИЦА SZABADKA SUBOTICA. EUROPEAN INTERCULTURAL CITIES PROGRAMME 2008. FACTS. Subotica - the second largest but the most beautiful city in Vojvodina – north of Serbia Known also as the Gateway of Serbia to EU

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СУБОТИЦА SZABADKA SUBOTICA

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  1. СУБОТИЦАSZABADKA SUBOTICA EUROPEAN INTERCULTURAL CITIES PROGRAMME 2008

  2. FACTS • Subotica - the second largest but the most beautiful city in Vojvodina – north of Serbia • Known also as the Gateway of Serbia to EU • Traditionally high level of intercultural understanding and tolerance, developed culture of political dialogue • Hungarians38,50% • Serbs 24,14% • Croats 11,24% • Bunjevac 10,95% • Other: • Yugoslavs 5,76% • Montenegrins • 1,25 % • Roma 1,17% • Albanians • Ruthenians

  3. FACTS • Most of the ethnic communities have a centuries’ long history of living together • but some are newcomers: refugees and displaced persons from war affected areas • Challenges of learning the skill of urban cultural interaction • Religious groups • Roman Catholics 63 % • Orthodox: 26% • Protestants: 1,90 • Others

  4. FACTS • During 90-ties: years of ethnic fragmentations • Politically instigated increased ethnic distance • Lack of opportunities for intercultural communication • After 2002: Process of institutionally supported confidence building at local level • In 2007: out of 674 marriages – 339 ethnically mixed

  5. Priorities • Local economic development strategy: • … Seeking development sources: Ethnic diversity and institutions supporting intercultural communication • … Advantages of bilingual + English/German speaking professionals • … cross-border region connecting Serbia, Hungary, Croatia seen as an asset, rather than a weakness

  6. GOALS • Bringing the diverse ethnic groups closer through: • improved local governance • intercultural mediation • promoting cultural identities

  7. GOALS Bring the diverse ethnic communities closer through: 4) events celebrating cultural heritage 5) Intercultural education 6) Media reporting

  8. CULTURE • Institutions/Events: • City Museum, Art Gallery • Religious heritage • Inter-ethno Festival • Duzijanca – harvest days

  9. INTERCULTURAL MEDIATION Roma Education Centre: Mediation programme in neighbourhood community centres, For improving the situation of Roma children in elementary schools

  10. MEDIA REPORTING • Awareness raising component • Promoting the ICC Programme and activities in Subotica and the region of Vojvodina • Training component for the journalists: visit to ICC cities, reporting on EU good local practice (YU eco tv) • Sensibilisation of the local media for intercultural governance related issues • Project approved – with the support of Vojvodina Fund for non-profit sector

  11. ICC exchange of good local practice • Cities selected and now participating in the pilot programme: • Berlin Neukölln (Germany) • Craiova (Romania) • Izhevsk (Russian Federation) • Lublin (Poland) • Lyon (France) • Melitopol (Ukraine) • Neuchâtel (Switzerland) • Oslo(Norway) • Patras (Greece) • Reggio Emilia (Italy) • Subotica (Serbia) • Greenwich (UK)

  12. LDA Projects promoting intercultural governance • Local Partnerships for tolerance • European and our affairs • Regional partnerships for intercultural exchange

  13. LDA in co-operation the host city of SUBOTICA THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Andrea Losonc, Mayor’s Office Stanka Parac , Local Democracy Agency

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