Serbia without stand at Frankfurt book fair

Serbia has missed a chance to take part in the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair, opening on October 10. The Ministry of Culture representatives say that the reason behind the development is that the 2006 fees have not yet been paid to the German organizers. Serbia without stand at Frankfurt book fair The ministry transferred the money to the Serbian Association of Booksellers and Publishers, that was supposed to end up in the Frankfurt fair account, "which thus far has not happened." In 2006, the association won the official competition to organize Serbia’s stand in Frankfurt. A spokeswoman for the ministry, Tatjana Nenezic, told B92 that the association received the money, and that it "now has to be established what happened with it. " “We set aside RSD 4mn (EUR 50,000) for the participation in the 2006 Frankfurt Book Fair, and transferred the funds to the the association. The sum should have been paid, but for some reason it was not,” she said. The fair is considered to be one of the key events in the culture calendar. It is also a gathering with significant business opportunities, since during the first two days the fair is closed to the public, when publishers procede to make deals.

Serbia without stand at Frankfurt book fair

The ministry transferred the money to the Serbian Association of Booksellers and Publishers, that was supposed to end up in the Frankfurt fair account, "which thus far has not happened."

In 2006, the association won the official competition to organize Serbia’s stand in Frankfurt. A spokeswoman for the ministry, Tatjana Nenezić, told B92 that the association received the money, and that it "now has to be established what happened with it. "

“We set aside RSD 4mn (EUR 50,000) for the participation in the 2006 Frankfurt Book Fair, and transferred the funds to the the association. The sum should have been paid, but for some reason it was not,” she said.

The fair is considered to be one of the key events in the culture calendar. It is also a gathering with significant business opportunities, since during the first two days the fair is closed to the public, when publishers procede to make deals.