# Belgrade City Secretariat for Defence, Emergency Situations and Coordination

According to Pištaljka, the city secretariat bought an 18-metre artificial Christmas tree from the firm Keep Light for €83,000, and the tree was put up three days before the contract was awarded; the secretariat was also the contracting authority for the New Year decorations and lighting. No investigation has been opened.

## Affairs

- [Belgrade's New Year lights and the company Keep Light](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/novogodisnja-rasveta): According to Pištaljka, it bought an €83,000 Christmas tree from Keep Light that was put up before the contract decision, and in 2018 bought decorations from the only bidder

## People

- [Darko Glavaš](https://odgovornost.rs/en/osobe/darko-glavas): acting secretary of the City of Belgrade Secretariat for Defence, Emergency Situations, Communication and Coordination of Relations with Citizens

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Source: Odgovornost, https://odgovornost.rs/en/organizacije/sekretarijat-odbrana-beograd  
As of: 4 Nov 2026  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)