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The inaugural assembly of the Zrenjanin Local council of the European movement in Serbia was held on December 8, 1997, registration procedure was completed on 28.11.1997.

The mission of the European Movement in Serbia are as follows:
- democratic and pluralistic society creating
- promotion of the european values, as well as
- lobying FOR EUROPE

The aims of the Local council in Zrenjanin, which come from the aims of the European movement in Serbia, are as follows:
- Regional cooperation which includes supporting of the wide-ranged and free communication particularly with the neighboring Romanian and Hungarian parts of Banat (local border traffic and introducing local border passports, new border crossings, etc)
- Resuming the idea of the multicultural Zrenjanin (Beckerek, Petrovgrad...) as well as spreading that idea over the central part of the region of Banat
- Spreading out the ideas of the European Community in Banat, developing the cultural, political and economic cooperation of the citizens and peoples on both sides of the border in Banat with the regions and countries in Europe, the European contribution to the peace and welfare in the region in order to create the federal Europe
- Developing of mutual understanding and cooperation between the people and the cities of Banat in the domain of culture, informing, economy and politics. Supporting and spreading the idea of Banat as the European region.
- Fostering nand spreading the idea of Banat as European region
- Gathering the NGOs of the region into the NGO center in order to make a mutual platform for developing a civic society
- Reviving and supporting the development of the private entrepreneurship which have a long lasting tradition here, forming of the information center for small and medium firms and shops, and the "Zrenjanin initiative" (program for supporting the development of small and medium firms in FRY)

     Beside its main aims, the Local council in Zrenjanin has its particular ones, the most important being the activities in widening and strengthening the cooperation with the fraternal towns of Bekescsaba, Timisoara and Arad as well as with the other towns which have signed the Protocol of regional cooperation "DANUBE-TISA-KARAS-MURES".
     European movement in Serbia and the Local council in Zrenjanin work together with all those who support these aims to make political and other conditions for involving FRY into European integral processes. This means to resume, to normalize and to confirm former relationships with the closest neighboring countries and with all other European countries as well.

These goals are mostly realizing throughout education&training of:
- citizens
- NGO activists
- local government
- private entrepreneurs

In the Local council there are the following sections:
- "Interteka EPuS" (Internet center)
- NGO center
- SMEs information center
- Cultural activities
- Development & educational programs
- Forum for regional cooperation
- Architect's club
- Health and ecological work
- Womens' section

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