Serbia can count on the European Union financial assistance, as well as the EU Solidarity Fund assistance, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said at the international donor conference held in Belgrade.
Together with Serbian authorities, EU specialists are still making a major effort to protect power plants in Obrenovac and Kostolac that are yet under threat. The team and resources will be available in Serbia until further notice.
EU Delegation to Serbia and the EU Info Centre’s activities related to Open Europe programme, organised to mark the Europe Day, are now postponed due to floods that hit Serbia.
The European Union will make humanitarian funds immediately available to Serbia, so as to meet the basic needs of people affected by floods, whereas during the reconstruction phase, the country will be able to apply for unused pre-accession funds, and the EU solidarity fund, in case the damage costs exceed EUR175 million, the EU Commissioner for international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response Kristalina Georgieva said in Belgrade
The European Union Civil Protection Team is continuing to assist the Serbian authorities, and Interior Ministry (Sector for Emergency Management) International department. The team is working very closely with colleagues in the Interior Ministry Sector for Emergency Management and UN.
Following the European Union Civil Protection Team’s arrival in Belgrade to assist the Serbian authorities, they are now integrated into the Interior Ministry (Sector for Emergency Management) International department.
The EU Commissioner for international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response Kristalina Georgieva has arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday to visit the flooded areas, and talk to Serbian officials about further steps and priorities regarding the EU assistance available to Serbia.
The European Union, in response to an invitation by the President of Kosovo, is launching today an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Kosovo to observe the early legislative elections scheduled for 8 June 2014.
EU member states continue providing all the assistance Serbia needs, in order to rescue its citizens from flooded areas, protect the property as much as possible, and repair the consequences.
EU Civil Protection Team members are engaged in water drainage of Nikola Tesla thermal power plant (TENT) and open pit mines, Deputy Head of the Team Michael Felfernig said Monday.
