STRANAC U BEOGRADU FOREIGNER IN BELGRADE
LJUDI SU LEPOTA BEOGRADA PEOPLE ARE THE BEAUTY OF BELGRADE
Tekst/Words: Branka Gajić Fotografije/Photography: Goran Srdanov
P oput naših sugrađanki, Ur- sula Lojbli, rođena u Švaj- carskoj, podjednako tem- peramentno objašnjava da je za kašnjenje od pet minuta kriv saobraćaj. Ipak, po tome što odmah pomera sledeći zakazani sastanak vidi se da joj je švajcarska tačnost u krvi. Rado govori o svom poslu, na- Ursula Lojbli je direktorka švajcarske Kancelarije za saradnju, koja je deo Ambasade Švajcarske u Srbiji. Pre samo tri godine došla je u Beograd, a već pri prvom susretu odaje utisak prave Beograđanke
Ursula Läubli is the Director of the Swiss Cooperation O ce, which is part of the Embassy of Switzerland to Serbia. She arrived in Belgrade only three years ago, but upon rst meeting she already gives the impression of being a real Belgrader
L ike our fellow citizens, Swiss-born Ursula Läubli explains equally tem- peramentally that the tra c is to blame for her being ve minutes late. However, it can be seen in her instantly moving the next scheduled meeting that she has the accuracy of Swiss watches in her blood. She happily talks about her work, em- phasising the importance of the projects her o ce supports. Some of the most sig- ni cant are dual education, property tax reform, support for the “Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Team”, as well as the
Belgrade Science and Technology Park... Swiss support to Serbia since the 1990s to- tals in excess of 400 million euros. “For example, we are trying to em- power citizens to participate in the deci- sion-making process for municipal budg- ets. We want to transfer here the tradition of referendums that has existed in Swit- zerland for 150 years, because we think it is important for citizens to be involved in decisions that relate directly to their place of residence. Serbs are innovative people and would be able to recognise such an opportunity,”she says, explaining the pro-
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