Why RARIS?
The success of a municipality and a region mainly depends upon its ability to adapt to the dynamic local, national and international market economy.
There is a long list of constraints that prevent municipalities in the Timok region to keep up with the pace in outside world: Institutional weakness of existing economic development structures; absence of a comprehensive and coherent vision for economic development; information on the availability and use of resources and the potentials and constraints for local /regional economic development are highly deficient; centralized system of public finances and the shortage of financial resources at regional and municipal levels; infrastructure, research and deve-lopment investment are not put in place now in the region; lack of entrepreneurship and business knowledge and skills and so on.
 As a result of these constraints, the Timok region is not just lagging behind the regions in Europe countries but lagging behind the majority of regions in Serbia. This gap in growth leads to reduced life prospects for the people.
Scarce employment opp-ortunities, weak health care service, lack of educational institutions in combination with negative birth rate make the situation intolerable. Development disparity is damaging the national economy as well, as it means that our region is not meeting its potential.
Although the Government of Serbia has been undertaking some policy work by creating relevant strategies (Poverty Reduction Strategy, National Investment Plan, Strategies for agricultural and tourism development, Strategy for stimulation and development of foreign investments etc), scale of development gap between Serbia regions is not fully recognized. One may concluded that not enough has yet been done to ensure that policies and funds distribution are in place to allow reducing the intranational development gaps. Recent forming of the Ministry for regional development is encouraging.
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April 25th, 2012
Slovenian tourists are “Discovering Eastern Serbia”
RARIS and all eight of the Tourism Organizations of eastern Serbia promoted in 2011 the tourism product of Eastern Serbia in Slovenia. The project results in 2012 are reflected in the increasing arrival of tourists from Slovenia to eastern Serbia organized by the Slovenian travel agencies.
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April 4th, 2012
Development of the final design of the Sokobanja - Knjaževac - Pirot road rehabilitation project launched
A protocol on cooperation between the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development - Sector for the National Investment Plan and RARIS regarding the implementation of the project "Development of the final design of the R121 road rehabilitation project" was signed in the premises of RARIS on April 4th, the implementation of which is to be funded by the National Investment Plan for 2012.
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April 2nd, 2012
The presentation of the Guide to Rural Tourism held
RARIS held a presentation of the Guide to Rural Tourism in the Tourist Organization of Serbia in Belgrade on April 2nd, 2012. The presentation was primarily intended for tourism workers in the field of rural tourism and the media, as well as representatives of institutions and organizations that support rural tourism.
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March 16, 2012
XI RARIS Assembly held
RARIS held the XI Assembly of the Company with its founders in Zaječar on March 16th 2011. The Assembly was chaired by the President of the Company’s Assembly, the Mayor of Zaječar, Mr. Bosko Ničić.
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March 15, 2012
The presentation of investment potentials held in Ljubljana proposed
RARIS within its activities on promoting the investment potentials of the region held in Ljubljana a promotion of the Timok region as a new destination for investments.
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February 09, 2012
The improvement of Support Measures for a balanced regional development based on the territorial principle proposed
The International conference entitled “New Regional Policies and European Experiences”, organized by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Regional Development in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development and the National Assembly of Serbia, was held on Thursday and Friday (February 2nd and 3rd 2011) in the National Assembly of Serbia.
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January 09, 2012
The improvement of Support Measures for a balanced regional development based on the territorial principle proposed
Throughout December, meetings were held with: Ministry of Agriculture, Commerce, Forestry and Water Management Ministry of Finances Ministry of Economy and Regional Development. Suggestions proposed by Working Group for preparation of Support Measures were taken into consideration and the monitoring of opportunities for the implementation thereof shall continue.
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December 23, 2011
Eastern Serbia rural tourism cluster “The magic of the East” founded
The founding assembly of the Eastern Serbia rural tourism cluster “The magic of the East” was held on December 23rd 2011 in the premises of RARIS in Zaječar. Bodies of the Cluster were elected at the founding Assembly: the President of the Assembly, as well as the Chairperson and members of the Steering Committee and of the Supervisory Board.
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