Ilija Dević

I signed the contract with the City of Novi Sad for the construction of the new intercity bus station based on the General Urban Plan. I completed the investment, but the City of Novi Sad did not fulfill its contractual obligation.

Evidence: Contract with the City of Novi Sad, construction and occupancy permits.

Court decisions are expected:

In the lawsuit I have filed, I expect the court's decisions to be in line with the existing case law in this matter. Namely, the Supreme Court of Cassation has already ruled once that the City caused damage to ATP "Vojvodina" for one contractual period, resulting in four million euros being paid from the budget of Novi Sad.

The lawsuit awaiting a decision pertains to the remaining contractual period until 2021.

REVISION 1 before the Supreme Court of Cassation

REVISION 2 before the Supreme Court of Cassation

CONSTITUTIONAL APPEAL OF ILIJA DEVIĆ REGARDING THE ATP VOJVODINA INVESTMENT”

ATTACHMENT No.1 , ATTACHMENT No.2 , ATTACHMENT No.3 , ATTACHMENT No.4

I accumulated my capital over more than forty years in the former Yugoslavia. In that large country, where the rules of the game were known, I was among the top five entrepreneurs in small businesses. Later, I had small, medium, and then large enterprises. I did not bring my money from tax havens, nor did I acquire it through privileges or political connections. I have never been equated, even colloquially, with tycoons or war profiteers. Despite this, I have experienced the state, whose budget I have contributed to for decades, where I employed over six hundred people, and where I developed a business plan for an additional twelve hundred jobs, taking away my capital.

The ATP "Vojvodina" case is among the 24 disputed privatizations, being the only one where the investor, not the state of Serbia, is the injured party. The case is under the monitoring of the European Commission.

The Study of ATP ”Vojvodina” company

Study on the investigation in the case of ATP Vojvodina – Chronicle of the Stopped Investment

28.10.2024. Ilija Dević: Following Last Week's Statement That the Supreme Court of Cassation "Skipped" Addressing Two ATP "Vojvodina" Cases, One Case Has Been Deliberated, and the Other Is Still Pending.
Will the Reform Agenda Bring Justice Back to the Courtrooms?

Just a few days after my previous statement ((Dević: Will the Reform Agenda Prevail, or the Interests of Those Seizing the Property )) in which I informed the public that the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) had "skipped" resolving two cases regarding ATP "Vojvodina", it was posted on the Court's portal that the first case has been deliberated, and I expect the same will soon be done for the second. This concerns a claim for damages caused by the authorities in Novi Sad due to their failure to fulfill contractual obligations, which led a vital company with 500 employees into bankruptcy.

I would like to remind you that the SCC has already ruled on the same claim, and in its decision (Prev 58/2013) it obligated the City to pay compensation for the first four years (from March 2007 to the end of 2011), while the current claims cover the period until the contract's expiration in 2021.

Incidentally, the cases are assigned to two panels in the SCC, and according to the announcement on the Portal, it is unusual that one of them (which reviewed the claim) has only two members (in all other panels, cases are decided by three judges).

It is known to the public that, as the majority owner of ATP "Vojvodina," I built a new bus station in Novi Sad following a signed contract with the City, which was obliged to redirect traffic to this location (Construction and Exploitation Permits for the ATP “Vojvodina“ Investment). The City did not fulfill its obligation, which is why this case is under monitoring by the European Commission, as one of the five largest cases within the 24 disputed privatizations, and the only one where the investor, not the state, was harmed. The European Commission's focus on the judicial proceedings in this case is now more intense due to the Reform Agenda, where the rule of law is a prerequisite for withdrawing nearly €1.6 billion over the next three years.

Respectfully,

Ilija Dević, Investor in ATP "Vojvodina," Novi Sad

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