The Consulate-General of the Republic of Serbia in Vukovar was established on 5 February 1998. The Consulate General is the only foreign representation in the town. On February 15, 2014, Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, Consulate General moved to its new building which was acquired from the Vojislav Stanimirović family who change it for an apartment in Belgrade. Consulate is a polling place during the elections in Serbia for Serbian citizens in the region. Before 2014 the Consulate General was located in a building without building permit completed in 1993 after the end of the Battle of Vukovar. The old building was purchased by the Town of Vukovar with an intention to open the Music School in it.