Announcement of the 1st OEVE European Congress which will take place from May 8th – May 12th 2013 in City of Nis (Serbia) to honor 1.700 years Anniversary of the Milan Agreement - agreement on religious tolerance. It was signed by the two Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius. The central celebration of this Anniversary will be held during Year 2013th in the city of Nis, the birthplace of Emperor Constantine the Great. At the invitation of the Mayor of Nis, Dr. Zoran Perisic, our knightly order will take an active part in this anniversary by organizing the first OEVE Congress precisely in the hometown of Constantine the Great.

It is expected arrival of more than 100 wine knights from Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We do not exclude the possibility that sponsor of the Wine Knights Congress – Karl von Habsburg will be participating.