City of ZrenjaninRepublic of Serbia
Skupstinagrada ZrenjaninaIntermunicipality Forum of Zrenjanin, Kikinda and Novi Bečej
Within the USAID Project of a sustainable local development, in Novi Bečej the first meeting of Intermunicipal Forum of Zrenjanin, Kikinda and Novi Bečej was held.
According to the Agreement of Cooperation of local governments, Memorandum of Understanding and its Annex, signed by the representatives of the City of Zrenjanin and Municipalities of Kikinda and Novi Bečej, the representatives of the Project, the organisations of civil society and business community, the Intermunicipal Forum was established consisting of the Mayor and Presidents of Municipalities and the Director of regional Agency for Social Economic Development– Banat.
This first Forum refers to the adoption of 2012 Action Plan and adjusting of common needs, priority projects and activities in intermunicipal partnership.
Three strategically important initiatives are highlighted as priorities: (1) creating of Master Plan for tourism development at the river Tisa which will include the areas out of the intermunicipal partnership of Zrenjanin, Novi Bečej and Kikinda, (2) improvement of regional agriculture development by forming agriculture work zone in Kikinda, opening a training Center in Zrenjanin and planning of the regional Center for Cooler Storage, (3) improvement of estate management system
USAID project of a sustainable local development is the initiative to support along-term economic development and social development of local communities of Serbia in their efforts to solve common problems effectively. The key project activities are directed to the establishing, strengthening and promoting of intermuncipal partnerships as well as partnerships with private and non governmental sector.
