Dusan Vukan, student of “Petar Petrovic Njegos” primary from Zrenjanin won the quiz “How well I know Europe,” organised in Zrenjanin, a city in Banat which hosts two events under the auspices of and organised by the EU Delegation to Serbia and EU Info Point Novi Sad.
Yesterday evening, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Oskar Benedikt and Mayor of Zrenjanin Cedomir Janjic opened the manifestation European Village in the fully packed sports hall “Medison”.
Students from 26 primary schools from Zrenjanin and its surrounding area made presentations of various countries – EU Member States, their languages, characteristics, folk costumes, art and culture and traditional culinary specialities.
This unique EU fair held in Zrenjanin also served as an opportunity for sixth graders to test and compare their knowledge about the EU. Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia presented the awards to best contestants. The winner Dusan Vukan won a bicycle; Igor Ludajic from “Drugi oktobar” primary won a tablet, whereas the third prize – book voucher – went to Vladislav Stefanovic, a student of “Djura Jaksic” primary from Zrenjanin. Winners of fourth, fifth and sixth prize have also won book vouchers: Aleksa Vulicevic, a student of “Vuk Karadzic” primary from Zrenjanin; Jovan Bogdanovic from “Dositej Obradović” primary from Zrenjanina; and Nadja Markov, a student of “Svetozar Markovic Toza” primary from Elemir.
This year, the manifestation European Village celebrates its fifth anniversary, thus proving it has managed to successfully achieve its goals: confirmation of European values, good will, peace and spreading knowledge about the EU and its Members.
