Faces & Places

NBA Summer Vibes Event

28/6/2023

Nordic Business Alliance (NBA), headed by its executive director Iva Petrovic, held an event at Legat Petra Lubarde. Members and partners of the NBA had an opportunity to network, catch up, relax before the summer break, and learn about the works of renowned artist Petar Lubards by taking a guided tour of his collection. In attendance were also members of the Embassies of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

U.S. Independence Day Marked

30/6/2023

With a traditional reception at the residence of Ambassador H.E. Christopher Hill, the Embassy of the United States marked Independence Day, the national holiday of the USA. Ambassador Hill and Deputy Ambassador John Ginkel and their wives received guests and the reception was attended by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, ministers in the Government of Serbia, representatives of religious communities and the diplomatic corps. At the beginning of the ceremony, US Marines ceremoniously handed over the US flag to Ambassador Hill, followed by the US and Serbian national anthems, which marked 142 years of diplomatic relations at the beginning of February.

Prime Ministers of Netherlands and Luxembourg Visit Serbia

3/7/2023

Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic welcomed Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte and Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. Rutte and Bettel meet with the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, at the Palace of Serbia. “We are concerned about the growing tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, as well as the violence against civilians, journalists, and the EU and NATO missions in Kosovo,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said, stressing that both sides must take steps towards de-escalation and then normalisation in the dialogue under the auspices of the EU. “I wish that in the coming days and weeks, thanks to this visit, we will see some progress in de-escalation, and I hope we will not talk about pressures,” PM Bettel pointed out.

Opening of Exhibition Dedicated to Rossi and Mihajlovic

6/7/2023

At the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade, the Ambassador of Italy in Serbia, H.E. Luca Gori, opened the exhibition “In memory of Paolo Rossi and Sinisa Mihajlovic”, dedicated to the two recently deceased football champions. The event was attended by, in addition to the Minister of Culture Maja Gojkovic and the Director of the Museum Biljana Jotic, also Paolo Rossi’s wife Federica Cappelletti, and Sinisa Mihajlovic’s brother Drazen. The exhibition, which includes memorabilia, jerseys and iconic photographs of the careers of the two footballers, was promoted by World Camp International together with the Embassy of Italy in Serbia and the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade, with the sponsorship of FIFA, CONI and FIGC and the support of Banca Intesa and Generali Assicurazioni.