DAYS OF ROMANIJA TO BE HELD IN VIENNA NEXT YEAR

SOKOLAC, NOVEMBER 12 /SRNA/ - Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations in the Council of Ministers Staša Košarac said today that Days of Romanija would be held in Vienna next year, while the region would also be represented at a tourism fair in Austria next year through the Romanija House, as part of the Republika Srpska stand.

Following a visit to the Romanija House together with the Head of the Republika Srpska Representative Office in Austria, Mladen Filipović, and Sokolac Mayor Strahinja Bašević, Košarac said that the venue, which opened three months ago, was already attracting attention in Republika Srpska, BiH, and beyond.

"I would like to thank the head of the Representative Office of Republika Srpska in Vienna, as we have been developing an idea on how to promote products from the Romanija region, with the ambition of establishing Romanija as a recognised brand and ensuring that it takes its rightful place not only here at home, but also, of course, across Europe and the world," Košarac stressed.

He added that products from the Romanija House are expected to be available in Vienna starting next year, alongside products from the already established Herzegovina House and Krajina House.

"Efforts will be made in the future to expand capacity by installing production facilities, which are necessary to further improve certain products and, of course, develop them into recognised brands in line with the very clear standards present in markets not only across Europe but around the world," Košarac told reporters in Sokolac.

Košarac stressed that the promotion of the Romanija House, local producers and everything of value that the Romanija region has to offer would continue.

"By promoting each of our regions, their people and products, we also promote and strengthen Republika Srpska as a whole," Košarac said.

Head of the Representative Office of Republika Srpska in Austria, Mladen Filipović, said that the Office's activities were focused on supporting export-oriented companies from Republika Srpska, noting that more than 40 different products from Republika Srpska had been introduced into major retail chains in Austria over the past few years

"We also have the Fit for Austria project, which we will consider implementing further here within the Romanija region," Filipović said.

He noted that 2027 would be a year of promoting the Romanija region at several events.

"It is very important to maintain strong ties with our regions and ensure that the entire Republika Srpska can count on the support of the Representative Office. I believe this will be a joint success, not only in terms of placing products from the Romanija region on the market, but also in further promoting Republika Srpska in Austria in general," Filipović stressed.

Sokolac Mayor Strahinja Bašević said that products from the Romanija region were expected to reach Vienna next year, once all the necessary procedures had been completed, noting that geographical origin protection had so far been secured for two products from Sokolac.

According to him, the next step for the Romanija House is the construction of a small-scale cheese production facility.

Bašević said that representatives of the Representative Office of Republika Srpska in Austria had shared their experience with local officials in Sokolac today on how to approach the Austrian market.

The Romanija House Director Stevan Rajić said that the facility currently offers products from seven producers and that efforts were underway to expand the range.

"A few months ago, we held a meeting to discuss the products that would be sent to the Representative Office of Republika Srpska in Austria, and on November 30 we are going to Vienna to see what needs to be done to make products from the Romanija region available in Austria," Rajić concluded.