The state ceremony was jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs and the City of Sabac.

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As one of the most significant victories of Karadjordj’s insurgents during the First Serbian Uprising, the battle of Misara became one of the foundations on which the modern Serbian state was created. 215 years later, it is still a signpost on the path to freedom, progress and prosperity.

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The state ceremony marking the anniversary of the Battle of Mishar began with the commemoration of Karadjordj and Mishar heroes in the presence of the clergy of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Orid and the Church of the Resurrection of Mishar, in the presence of government representatives, city administration and other local governments. , citizens.

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It is our duty and obligation to cultivate memories of the famous Mishar heroes, reminded the State Secretary of the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, Miodrag Kapor.

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SERBIA CELEBRATES STATEHOOD DAY – A DATE THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF OUR HISTORY! Meeting – a holiday of the church and the state!

In the continuation of the ceremony and in honor of the heroes of Mishar, the actors of the “Vožd Theater” from Mishar performed an art program called “SAY GOD TO THE SALVATION OF THE WAY”.

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Addressing those present at the Great Hall, Mayor Bakić, on behalf of the City of Subotica and on his own behalf, expressed his gratitude to all those who today receive more than deserved recognition for their great humanity.

“Giving blood dozens, even more than a hundred times is really a feat for every respect and something that is very important to emphasize and value as a society. The preciousness of your humanity has never been clearer than in this age of pandemic which we hope is, at least in its worst edition, forever behind us. You were the ones that our health care system could always count on for the much needed amount of blood, which saved many lives. I want to say in front of you today that you will always have the support of your city “, said Mayor Bakić.

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Recalling that the city budget for this year provides 1.68 million dinars for actions of voluntary blood donation and that the funds are directed to the City Organization of the Red Cross, which, as he said, performs its mission at the highest level, he pointed out that the Red Cross in Subotica represents a true partner of the City of Subotica in the joint effort to improve the health and quality of life of the people of Subotica.

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“This year I was a frequent guest at the Red Cross celebrations, not only because we celebrate 135 years of its existence in Subotica, but also because of the true commitment and quality of all actions carried out by the local organization, which stood out especially during the difficult days of 2020, when “Together, we have alleviated all the difficulties brought by the pandemic to many of our fellow citizens,” Bakic said.

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Congratulating, once again, all the award winners, he underlined that he knew that they were not such dedicated donors because of any award.

“We are giving you gifts today, primarily as an expression of our gratitude and to encourage our fellow citizens to follow your example, as we will all personally try – to become donors if we have not been before or to give blood more often if we are had the experience of giving “, said Mayor Stevan Bakić.

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Secretary of the City Organization of the Red Cross of Subotica Dr. Sinisa Trajkovic expressed satisfaction that this event was organized together with the City Administration of the City of Subotica with the desire to express deep respect and gratitude to voluntary blood donors from this city, gratitude for, as he stated, thousands of lives saved. humanity, philanthropy and selflessness.

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“Thank you on behalf of all those for whom you have saved lives or eased suffering. Today, on the World Day of Voluntary Blood Donors, we will use the opportunity to thank the donors who donated blood in the past year, 35, 50, 75 in the past year, on behalf of the local government and the Red Cross of Subotica, in accordance with the rulebook on awarding recognition to voluntary blood donors .or 100th time. We have not forgotten the voluntary donors who donated blood more than 100 times. We will thank you with recognitions, plaques and modest gifts in the desire to mark each coming World Blood Donor Day together and in as many numbers as possible, and to give our city the epithet city of culture and city of sports and the epithet city of humanity, “said Sinisa Trajkovic.

Dr. Anastazija Mrdja, the head of the Transfusiology Service of the General Hospital Subotica, also addressed the audience in the Great Hall of the City Hall.

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22 years ago in the village of Poklek in Drenas, the Serbian army killed, massacred and burned 53 Albanian civilians of the Muqolli, Elshani, Caraku and Hoxha families, among whom there were children, the youngest being Liria for six months. Today, 22 years later, in the yard of the house where the whole event took place, a ceremony was held to mark the Day of Peace, or the day of the liberation of Kosovo.

In addition to representatives of Kosovo institutions, family members were also present, ambassadors accredited to Kosovo, the head of the EU Office in Kosovo, and many other international officials.

In her speech, the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, said that the reason why the ceremony was moved to this village of Drenas is to show how expensive the price was for the freedom of Kosovo.

The first of the state said that they moved the manifestation exactly in this place to prove that the voice of the victims of the massacre of Poklek, Chikatovo, all of Drenica, but also of the whole Republic of Kosovo, then the voice of 1 thousand 639 missing is still echoed in the ears as a call not to stop the efforts to bring justice and to unravel the fate of the missing.

“22 years ago, when the Secretary General of NATO visited Kosovo, he left us a statement which reflects so much even now after more than 2 decades. On the plaque you will see here in Poklek you will see his quote. I quote ‘Anyone who may doubt the fairness of NATO intervention should come to Poklek’. That is why we are back here today, where the NATO Secretary General himself has always advised us, and above all, where our human conscience calls us every day. And we come back not because some of us here have doubts about the justice of NATO intervention which stopped the Serbian genocide but to reiterate this message today and every time and to understand how expensive the price of the lira was for the people of Kosovo . Because to tell the truth is not only a political and institutional obligation but most of all it is our moral obligation to all victims of the war in Kosovo[…]”Today, Kosovo is dressed in the guise of pride for the strong alliance we have with NATO and the countries that came to our side”, said Osmani.

Osmani said that exactly today they commemorate the sacrifice of every soldier of the Kosovo Liberation Army, where he said that KLA soldiers from the ground and NATO from the sky made possible the freedom of Kosovo.

“The freedom of small peoples is really born of great suffering. This is evidenced by the symbolism of the girl who was killed and burned in this house, which ironically bore the name Liri. Freedom was only 6 months. Too young to smell the sadness of the day and the endless nation. Today we are back here to remember her name, the name she gave to each of us. Freedom had its name, but it could not enjoy freedom .. today it rests in the same grave with over 50 other victims because they were burned so many, so many times that they could not even identify. More than 50 people in the same grave have become the strongest evidence of the Serbian state’s intention to exterminate and commit genocide. But the Milosevic regime could not achieve this because the insistence of the people of Kosovo on freedom led by the KLA war as well as our strong alliance with NATO and the democratic world ensured our freedom so that we all together let us come and bow before the human sacrifice of the victims of Poklek, the victims throughout Kosovo. “The sacrifice of every soldier of the KLA, the KLA from NATO soil from the sky, which made our freedom possible,” she said.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, said that June 12 marks the end of the genocide in Kosovo, while he said that peace in Kosovo came with the entry of NATO troops and the departure of the Serbian occupiers on June 12, 1999.

Kurti said that Kosovo is a partner with the most powerful democratic countries in the world, and this partnership especially with NATO where they aim to integrate, Kurti said that it gives you security for peace even today as it gave you on June 12, 1999.

“We could mark this day in every city or village of Kosovo because the whole body of Kosovo is full of signs of wounds, who need justice as the only medicine to heal. But, we gathered here in Poklek because this place is a monument and evidence of the Serbian genocide against the Albanians in Kosovo. In the Poklek massacre, 53 innocent citizens were killed by the Serbian police, while 3 others are still missing. 25 of the killed were under the age of 18, ie minors, and of these 18 persons were children under 12 years old, among them 5 infants from 6 months to 2 years. The Albanian civilians of the Muqolli, Elshani, Caraku and Hoxha families were leaving their homes, but the Serbian police ordered them to return there, shooting them with hand grenades in the rooms where they were staying, and then with automatic weapons, and in the end he even burned their bodies. “This was Milosevic’s Serbia,” he said.

He said that they gathered today in Poklek to denounce once again that exactly the myth of Kosovo as the cradle of Serbia, was the one who strangled and burned, which again threatens to kill and burn Albanian babies.

“Serbia today is still ruled by people who were ministers and senior officials at the time when these massacres were ordered and carried out by the Serbian police and army. Of course, today they can no longer come to invade and kill us civilians and children, but not only do they not deny their dreams, they continue to proclaim them publicly with the myth of Kosovo as the cradle of Serbia, but also with the investments of persistent and unbridled for modern armaments, buying weapons from Russia, Belarus, China and other countries. What is Serbia arming itself for, this country that has not yet acknowledged and apologized for the mass crimes it committed 22 years ago. We must sue Serbia for genocide, the killing of civilians, minors, babies, pregnant women, the elderly, rape used as a weapon of war. “All these have been documented and are being documented and we will never stop seeking justice,” he said.

The Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, Glauk Konjufca, said that June 12, 1999 is the fulfillment of a very long process, is the crowning of all long-standing sacrifices for the liberation of all efforts for freedom and sublimation of shed blood and the legacy of implemented of martyrs.

On this day, Konjufca said that the glorious and just war of the KLA took place together with the help of the US, allies and NATO and gave the seal of a secure future to Kosovo.

“In Serbia, there is no remorse for all this and there has never been, on the contrary, Milosevic’s political legacy has been installed in institutions in power. Institutions and representatives of the regime in Serbia feel great grief when war criminals like Karadzic and Mladic are convicted. Therefore we must stay more united than ever. The danger and intimidation from Serbia has not passed yet, the threat is more present today than ever before since June 12, 1999, because as long as Serbia still has plans to return to Kosovo, it does not hide them at all. we must be ready to defend our homeland at all costs. As long as Serbia has us in its constitution and Kosovo is included in the Constitution of Serbia and as long as it considers us its land, nothing is over with Serbia. Therefore, we must celebrate June 12 with pride, but also with vigilance “, he said.

Teuta Elshani spoke on behalf of the family, who said that they continue to seek justice for their loved ones.

“Innocent lives were plundered that day in this country and in the most horrible way that humanity can imagine. Even 6-month-old babies were not forgiven, nor was their baby writer. We have lived with pain for 22 years, but the time has come for this pain to turn into strength to work together to discover the perpetrators of this massacre and all the massacres in Kosovo. We owe it to the fallen to raise their voices and seek justice before the democratic world. As Kosovo we are at a key moment and we have the right people to work in this direction together with our Euro-Atlantic partners. The time has come for justice to finally do the right thing, condemn the Serb genocide committed in Kosovo and uncover the fate of the missing, so that our country can heal from the wounds of war as the only solution to move forward in “Our path to European integration,” she said.

All participants in this Liberation Day event also visited the house where 53 Albanian civilians were burned and listened closely to the stories of family members and survivors.

Palestinian officials in Gaza said Sunday was the deadliest day since the start of fighting with Israel.

It is reported that 42 people, including 16 women and 10 children, lost their lives as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday.

Israeli warplanes launched 80 airstrikes in several areas of Gaza City shortly after Hamas militants launched a barrage of rockets into southern Israel.

The Israeli military says Palestinian militants have fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israel over the past week, the BBC reports.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that further fighting could plunge the region into an “uncontrollable crisis”.

According to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, the total death toll so far in Gaza is reported to be 197 people, including 58 children and 34 women, with 1,230 injured. Israel says dozens of militants are among the dead.

Antigypsyism is a particularly persistent, violent, recurring, and everyday form of racism. A deeper understanding and appreciation and appreciation of the impact of antigypsyism on the situation of Roma in Europe today is necessary in order to take effective action to combat this phenomenon.

This was underlined today by the participants in the conference, organized ahead of International Roma Day on April 8th, by the Office of the Council of Europe in Belgrade in collaboration with the Serbian Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, the Embassies of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Portugal and with the support of the joint ROMACTED program between the European Union and the Council of Europe.

Tobias Flessenkemper, Head of the Office of the Council of Europe in Belgrade, emphasized the importance of the First World Roma Congress, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “Prejudice-based generalizations about Roma and travelers, as well as hate speech, fuel xenophobia and reflect the sometimes brutal history of Roma oppression in Europe that goes back centuries,” he said. “When we celebrate International Roma Day, we want to commit ourselves to recognizing the facts of history and addressing current issues. In this way we can contribute to a better future for the Roma and travelers in Europe and thus for Europe as a whole, ”added Flessenkemper.

SE Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, Head of the European Union Delegation in Serbia, pointed out that the Roma community is the largest ethnic minority in Europe, but is still the most discriminated and marginalized. “The question of the social inclusion of the Roma is of particular importance for Serbia’s accession process to the EU. It is a topic that overlaps several chapters – from human rights to employment to social protection. The European Union will continue to be an important partner for the Roma community in all initiatives to ensure their social inclusion, ”he said.

“Progress in integrating the Roma can be seen in almost every segment – from education, housing and employment to health and social care. However, discrimination, stereotypes and prejudice against Roma persist, ”said Pava Čabrilovski, President of the Executive Council of the Roma National Council in Serbia. “I believe that culture and education are the best mechanisms to counteract these negative phenomena,” she said.

Gordana Čomić, Serbia’s Minister of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, stated that prejudice cannot be forbidden, but laws can be passed that prohibit prejudice-free behavior. “This is where Roma inclusion begins,” she added. “This ministry serves all national councils, including the Roma National Council. We will actively participate in all projects related to Roma inclusion will be open to suggestions, comments, criticism, ideas on how to do something better“Said Minister Comic.

On behalf of the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the German Ambassador SE, Thomas Schieb said: “It is worrying that antigypsyism, discrimination against Roma and Sinti, is still an issue today. Germany is making every effort to combat this phenomenon in all of its forms. We have made combating hate speech and discrimination one of the priorities of our presidency in the Council of Europe. “He stressed:” This struggle requires continued vigilance and commitment, but also better training and a concerted effort to combat the spread of fake news and populist propaganda. State and non-state actors must do their part. “

“The European Union’s strategic framework contained a Council recommendation on equality, inclusion and participation of the Roma, the negotiations of which were steered by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union and which resulted in its unanimous adoption in March last year,” he said HE Virginia Pina, Ambassador of Portugal, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. “It is the responsibility of each country to take stock of the achievements of the past 50 years, but it is everyone’s duty to support the continuous assessment of the progress made to improve the conditions of the Roma,” she added.

Timea Junghaus, Executive Director of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), gave a keynote address at the event. “Roma have been present for over 600 years and are an integral part of society in Europe. During this time the Roma have made an immense contribution to national cultures and managed to develop strategies to preserve the resilient Roma cultural heritage as a survival strategy amid a history of continuous persecution, discrimination and violence, “she said.

“Many large institutions need to make more efforts to educate people about Roma creativity. They are not only ethnic, immaterial, spiritual or naive, but form an integral and constructive part of what we call Europe today. ERIAC must continue to take full advantage of these opportunities to support the process of diversity and inclusion and reflection in most cultural institutions, in employment, programming and cultural participation. Above all, this can create further opportunities for generating income and recognition for Roma cultural producers, ”said Junghaus.

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Joint ROMACTED program of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Promoting good governance and the empowerment of Roma at the local level” Phase II (2021-2024) is a continuation of the implementation of Phase I of the ROMACTED program in the Western Balkans and in the Turkey (2017) -2020), which will serve to consolidate and expand efforts to improve the integration of the Roma population into local communities through increased participation in local policy-making and the implementation of local measures.