The "Banat studies" held a tribune on the multicultural nature of regions. The issue provoked a great interest because of the multinationality of our town. Beside EMiS, other NGOs, which were interested in further cooperation in this field, took part at the tribune. Mr Nikola Šlajh, MA, the coordinator of the "Banat studies", held the tribune.

The Mayor of Zrenjanin received the French-Serbian delegation for the second time. On this occasion, The National Theatre "Tosa Jovanovic" was visited. At the end of the reception the French members of the delegation visited the Local council and approved of our town by promising to make efforts so that the humanitarian aid really reaches Zrenjanin and Vojvodina.

The Local council of EMiS, General Association of private businessmen and the Executive Board of the Municipality of Zrenjanin met the French-Serbian mission for energy (CRD and the Association "Gaz Inter" and G.E.P.). The mission has the following aims: finding the actual ways for supporting the energy system of Vojvodina before the winter, listing the urgent needs for priorities: schools, hospitals, kindergartens, public institutions, food processing facilities, etc., beginning of cooperation with the small and medium firms sector, particularly in the domain of education and equipment servicing. As a result, our delegation prepared 11 projects (for hospitals, schools, kindergartens, water supplying and basic food processing industries) which were accepted by the French guests. Within the next 30 to 60 days, positive decisions regarding these needs are expected to be reached in France and certain financial sources for the said projects are to be found.

The Local council of EMiS- Zrenjanin received the equipment for the project "Interteka EminS" from the Fund for open society.

The Workshop "Regional economic cooperation and development of women's businesses" was organized by EMiS and the General Association of private businessmen with more than 200 participants from Belgrade, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Smederevska Palanka, Novi Pazar, Subotica, Vrsac and other towns of Serbia.