Partners in the “Culinary Trail” project visited Prnjavor

Representatives of the City Development Agency East Sarajevo – RAIS and the Sarajevo Regional Development Agency - SERDA held a working meeting with members of the associations of national minorities in Prnjavor. The reason for the visit to Prnjavor is that many members of national minorities live in this local community, and because of that, it was given the epithet “Little Europe”. The meeting was an opportunity to present the “Culinary Trail” project. In addition, concrete cooperation was agreed with the Association of Poles and Friends “Boleslaviec” Prnjavor and the Roma Association “Roma Girl – Romani ćej” in the preparation of the Culinary Trail strategy for the protection and development of ethnic and local culinary heritage in the Danube region. This cooperation will significantly contribute to preserving and promoting the cultural and culinary heritage of different ethnic communities in the Danube region.

During the meeting, it was repeatedly emphasized that national minorities in Prnjavor live with other nationalities in an atmosphere of mutual respect and multicultural tolerance, which makes this city unique in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Whether it is a national or religious event, no opportunity is missed for socializing together. Furthermore, the Association of National Minorities of the City of Prnjavor have been organizing the National Minority Festival, called “Little Europe” since 2010. National minorities still have a very good relationship with their countries of origin and thus contribute to preserving cultural identity. At the same time the City Administration, on the other hand, encourages this process in various ways.

Predstavnici Gradske razvojne agencije Istočno Sarajevo i Sarajevske regionalne razvojne agencije-SERDA održali su radni sastanak sa članovima udruženja nacionalnih manjina u Prnjavoru. Razlog posjete Prnjavoru je što upravo na području ove lokalne zajednice živi veliki broj pripadnika nacionalnih manjina, zbog čega je dobio i epitet “Mala Evropa”.

Sastanak je bio prilika da se prisutnima predstavi projekat “Culinary Trail”. Pri tome, dogovorena je i konkretna saradnja sa Udruženjem Poljaka i prijatelja “Boleslaviec”Prnjavor i Udruženjem Roma “Romska djevojka – Romani ćej” u pripremi Culinary Trail strategije za zaštitu i razvoj etničkog i lokalnog kulinarskog naslijeđa u Dunavskoj regiji. Ova saradnja će značajno doprinijeti očuvanju i promociji kulturnog i kulinarskog naslijeđa različitih etničkih zajednica u Dunavskoj regiji.

U toku sastanka više puta je istaknuto da nacionalne manjine u Prnjavoru s ostalim narodima žive u atmosferi međusobnog uvažavanja i multikulturne tolerancije, što ovaj grad čini jedinstvenim u Bosni i Hercegovini. Bilo da je riječ o nacionalnim ili vjerskim manifestacijama, ne propušta se prilika za zajednička druženja. Osim toga, Savez nacionalnih manjina grada Prnjavora u kontinuitetu od 2010. godine tradicionalno organizuje Festival nacionalnih manjina pod nazivom “Mala Evropa”. Nacionalne manjine i danas imaju veoma dobar odnos sa zemljama svog porijekla i na taj način doprinose očuvanju kulturnog identiteta, dok Gradska uprava, s druge strane, na razne načine podstiče taj proces.