Deputy Prime Minister for EU integration Bozidar Djelic yesterday signed a protocol on cooperation within the “Europe for Everyone“ project with Jat Airways director general Srdjan Radovanovic and deputy director general of the Nikola Tesla airport Velimir Radosavljevic.

Djelic explained that the protocol will secure transportation for citizens who won the “Europe for Everyone” contest and who will travel to Brussels, Berlin, Rome and Paris on December 19.

He thanked the two companies for managing to secure transportation for 50 people at the height of the Christmas season, recalling that they will be the first Serbian citizens to travel to the EU without visas.

Djelic said that the contest winners come from all parts of Serbia and are aged between 20 and 70, noting that they have never been to the EU before.

He also announced the continuation of the “Europe for Everyone“ project, adding that the two companies will benefit hugely from visa liberalisation in the future, which is why their participation in this first step is significant.

Radosavljevic and Radovanovic said it was both an honour and a pleasure to participate in the “Europe for Everyone” project.

Today, Deputy Prime Minister for EU integration Bozidar Djelic will speak at a press conference concerning the departure of 50 Serbian citizens who will travel to Belgium, France, Italy and Germany under the Europe for Everyone project.

The press conference will be held on December 18, at 10.30 pm, at Terminal 2 of the Nikola Tesla Airport.

Ambassadors of the aforementioned countries, representatives of the European Commission Delegation to Serbia, and representatives of the sponsors, Jat Airways, Nikola Tesla Airport, Societe Generale Bank, Kredi Agrikol Banka, Banca Intesa, Erste Bank, Delta Generali Insurance, the European Movement of Serbia and Belgrade City will also speak.

The 50 people elected under the Europe for Everyone project will travel to the EU to mark the removal of visa restrictions for Serbian citizens after 18 years of sanctions.

The chosen citizens will have the opportunity to learn about the customs and traditions of four EU countries, to build bridges and to bring back to Serbia a personally enriching experience which will also be of value to those around them.

In other related news, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic and Head of the European Commission Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert will hold a press conference concerning the removal of visa restrictions for Serbian citizens,  at 11 am, at the Palace of Serbia, (west wing) Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2.