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The [[Director-general|director]] is in charge of the Office, and is appointed by the [[Government of Serbia]]. The mandate of the [[Director-general|director]] is 5 years.
The [[Director-general|director]] is in charge of the Office, and is appointed by the [[Government of Serbia]]. The mandate of the [[Director-general|director]] is 5 years.


First director is [[Slavka Drašković]].<ref>[http://www.dijaspora.gov.rs/dr-slavka-dra%C5%A1kovi%C4%87-direktor-kancelarije/ Office for cooperation with dijaspora and Serbs in the region, official site (in Serbian)]</ref><ref>[http://www.parlament.gov.rs/Committee_on_the_Diaspora_and_Serbs_in_the_Region_Organises_Public_Hearing.18629.537.html National assembly of the Republic of Serbia, official site]</ref>
First director is [[Slavka Drašković]].<ref>[http://www.dijaspora.gov.rs/dr-slavka-dra%C5%A1kovi%C4%87-direktor-kancelarije/ Office for cooperation with dijaspora and Serbs in the region, official site (in Serbian)] {{wayback|url=http://www.dijaspora.gov.rs/dr-slavka-dra%C5%A1kovi%C4%87-direktor-kancelarije/ |date=20131022222318 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.parlament.gov.rs/Committee_on_the_Diaspora_and_Serbs_in_the_Region_Organises_Public_Hearing.18629.537.html National assembly of the Republic of Serbia, official site]</ref>


== Jurisdiction ==
== Jurisdiction ==

Revision as of 10:50, 21 July 2016

Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region
Agency overview
FormedAugust 2, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-02)
Preceding agency
  • Headquarters of the governmental Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region in Belgrade.
TypeOffice
HeadquartersBelgrade, Serbia
Minister responsible
  • Headquarters of the governmental Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region in Belgrade.
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Headquarters of the governmental Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region in Belgrade.
Agency executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)
Child agency
  • Headquarters of the governmental Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region in Belgrade.
Key document
  • Headquarters of the governmental Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region in Belgrade.
Websitediaspora.gov.rs

The Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region ([Канцеларија за сарадњу с дијаспором и Србима у региону / Kancelarija za saradnju s dijasporom i Srbima u regionu] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an adjacent body of the Government of Serbia.[1] It was constituted on August 2, 2012. Except for the central Office in Belgrade, there is also a local one in Niš.[2]

Organization

The director is in charge of the Office, and is appointed by the Government of Serbia. The mandate of the director is 5 years.

First director is Slavka Drašković.[3][4]

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction of the Office is established by its statute:[5]

  • Monitoring of the status of Serbian citizens that live outside of Serbia;
  • Improvement of electoral rights of Serbian citizens in diaspora and assistance in preserving spiritual, cultural and national heritage of the Serbian people that live outside of Serbia;
  • Improvement of ties between of Serbian citizens and their organizations in diaspora and the Republic of Serbia;
  • Informing Serbian citizens and their organizations in diaspora about political actions of the Republic of Serbia;
  • Assistance involving refugees, people of Serbian origins and citizens of Serbia that live in diaspora in political, economic and cultural life of Republic of Serbia and their return to Serbia.

Goals

  • Realization of conservation strategy and strengthening the ties between diaspora and Serbia;
  • Assistance in activities of diaspora parliament;[6]
  • Involving diaspora in process of investing in small and medium enterprises;[7]
  • Intercession in the process of removing administrative barriers for involving diaspora in the Serbian economy;
  • Incitement of citizens of Serbia to get involved in the politics of the residing countries;
  • Preservation of Serbian language via opening of schools and other institutions in diaspora;[8]
  • Making of convergent portal towards diaspora;
  • Improvement of cultural, economic and other forms of cooperation with the diaspora using human capital available in diaspora;
  • Presentation of the diaspora in Serbia and raising awareness of the importance of diaspora;
  • Enhancement and preservation reputation of Serbia in world, struggle against Anti-Serb sentiment.[8]

References

  1. ^ Government of Serbia, official site (in Serbian)
  2. ^ Local office for cooperation with dijaspora and Serbs in the region in Niš, official web page (in Serbian)
  3. ^ Office for cooperation with dijaspora and Serbs in the region, official site (in Serbian) Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ National assembly of the Republic of Serbia, official site
  5. ^ Office for cooperation with dijaspora and Serbs in the region, official site, Founding statute (in Serbian)
  6. ^ Serbian ortodox church, official web page
  7. ^ Office for cooperation with dijaspora and Serbs in the region, official site (in Serbian)
  8. ^ a b International radio Serbia
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