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Competition for best news article on Serbia’s WTO accession by 19 August
Belgrade,
2 August 2011
The Ministry of Economy and Regional Development stated today that it announced a competition for the best news article on the topics of Serbia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), intellectual property rights and food quality certification schemes.
The statement adds that the competition was announced together with the IDEAS Centre Geneva; it lasts from 22 July to 19 August and is open to representatives from the Serbian media provided that they publish an innovative or research article in Serbian with no less than 3,000 characters.
Authors of the best five articles will be rewarded by a trip to Switzerland where they will be able to get acquainted with various aspects and importance of the WTO.
They will also be able to talk with members of the Serbian negotiating team during the 11th meeting of the working group for Serbia’s WTO accession, as well as with representatives from other WTO states in Geneva.
The IDEAS Centre is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Geneva, which offers assistance to Serbia in its WTO accession process.
This assistance is part of the Swiss government’s technical assistance programme and includes WTO accession and implementation of obligations following accession.
A precondition for participating in the competition is knowledge of English (communication level – for interviews), the statement reads, adding that articles and authors’ CVs in English should be submitted to konkurs.wto@merr.gov.rs.
Contact persons are Tamara Pupic 011 285 5176 and Marko Petrovic 011 285 5178.
Authors of the best five articles will be rewarded by a trip to Switzerland where they will be able to get acquainted with various aspects and importance of the WTO.
They will also be able to talk with members of the Serbian negotiating team during the 11th meeting of the working group for Serbia’s WTO accession, as well as with representatives from other WTO states in Geneva.
The IDEAS Centre is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Geneva, which offers assistance to Serbia in its WTO accession process.
This assistance is part of the Swiss government’s technical assistance programme and includes WTO accession and implementation of obligations following accession.
A precondition for participating in the competition is knowledge of English (communication level – for interviews), the statement reads, adding that articles and authors’ CVs in English should be submitted to konkurs.wto@merr.gov.rs.
Contact persons are Tamara Pupic 011 285 5176 and Marko Petrovic 011 285 5178.
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