« Only when we started to lose it, we realized how much it was worth »: a tribune on the reconstruction of the General Staff at the Faculty of Civil Engineering – Politics

« The problem is that the profession was not hired, and the government was engaged in another point of view, from the point of view of finance, » Stojkov said.

He emphasized that the initiative of Europe nostras will be the beginning of the General Staff reconstruction initiative.

By listing the general stab in seven most endangered by Europe Nostra, Stojkov added, withdraws honor and responsibility.

« Only when we started losing the General Staff, we realized how much he was worth, » he added that the fate of General Staff rests on the legal basis, cultural rehabilitation and sustainable economy.

As the demolition of the General Staff would represent a violent removal of cultural monuments and violations of the Constitution of Serbia.

« This is the first case in Europe that the public interest crashes the benefit of commercial interests, » he emphasized.

Speaking of the Economic Aspect of the Project, he said that privateers have a clear interest, while the state has no calculation on finance.

He pointed out that the announced complex faced great urban challenges if, as it was panegled, the construction of 2000 apartments and hotels with 150 rooms was built.

« Only a socially and professional justified solution is the reconstruction of the General Staff, » he said, and added certain procedures launched at the Constitutional Court, but there was no regiment.

Stojkov announced that a professional team that would work the draft feasibility study and renewal of vulnerable General Staff buildings would be formed, which would last several months.

« Money or morality, think, what you would, » he asked at the end of Stojkov’s exposure.

Slavica Vujović, President of Europe Nostra Serbia clarified what the inclusion of the General Staff in the seven most endangered locations of cultural heritage.

« It is interesting to repeat that there are two phases for applying for the most endangered site, » she said, added that the final list was not « non-glued », but to enable greater international attention.

Speaking of the successes of this program, she pointed out the mining landscape of Rošija Montana in Romania, but also Subotica synagogue.

Looking at the role of students, she mentioned 15 lectures and one exhibition on the General Staff, and reminded of numerous protests held at the General Staff building.

Also, as an essential moment, it has set aside the inclusion of the problem of the General Staff in the excrimination of the European Parliament about Serbia.

The architect of Miljan Slata spoke of the symbolic aspect of the General Staff complex.

« Only a building is not renewed in the reconstruction of symbols, but the community and the renewal of the General Staff of Nine Technical but Political and Social Question, » Salad said.

He also reminded that students during their rebellion were actively drawn attention to the General Staff.

« At the moment we lost the hotel Yugoslavia and the Savski bridge disappears before the eyes, » Salad said, added that the Republic Institute for the Protection of Monuments was not responding.

He emphasized that the destruction of heritage and collapsing institutions is part of the same form.

« The key dilemma that we are opening is not whether it is possible to restore the General Staff, but can we face the past, and whether we can see the outlines of the new social vision, » Salad said.

The full professor in retirement in the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Dušan Najdanović spoke about the current plans on reconstructing the General Staff complex.

He pointed out that the reconstruction of damaged facilities was not impossible and exhibited regular regulations that can help in that