Within the project “Providing durable housing solutions to forced migrants and returnees in Novi Pazar”, European Union and the City constructed five prefabricated houses and assigned seven grants of EUR1,500 to internally displaced persons to start their own businesses, as stated at project’s closing conference.
Introducing the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS III) European Union enabled companies hailing from non-EU countries to engage in this process, highlighted the closing conference of the EU project “Law Enforcement in the field of Industrial Pollution Control, prevention of Chemical Accidents and establishing the EMAS system,” held at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia. A quarter of total EU donations to Serbia is aimed at environmental protection.
Swiss Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia Jean-Daniel Ruch visited Tutin on 11 and 12 December to familiarise himself with the results of the projects the Swiss Government co-funded via the EU PROGRES Programme together with the European Union. His Excellency also familiarised himself with the municipality’s development potentials and confirmed that the Swiss Government would continue to support Tutin and the area via the new development programme, European PROGRES.
Elementary school “Posavski partizani“ in Obrenovac, heavily damaged during May floods, has been successfully reconstructed thanks to EU funds through EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia Programme. The school was officially opened by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and EU Ambassador to Serbia Michael Davenport.
EU project “Strengthening of the Serbian system of market surveillance for non-food and food products” proved to be “vital for Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications’ capacities aimed at enabling better consumer protection and ensuring fair competition free of unnecessary trade restrictions,” said Assistant Minister and National Project Director Lidija Stojanovic at the project’s closing conference held in Belgrade.
The first house funded by the European Union is fully constructed in the Village of Krasava, Krupanj; reconstruction of 282 private houses in Krupanj, Obrenovac, Kraljevo, Osečina, Šabac, Bajina Bašta, Smederevska Palanka, Velika Plana, Čačak, Koceljeva and Paraćin is completed.
European PROGRES published a Public Call for Proposals to support clusters in introducing innovative practices and a common market approach. All clusters registered in the 34 South East and South West Serbian local self-governments involved in the implementation of this Programme are entitled to apply.
EU Delegation to Serbia supported 22 civil society organisations with 2,4 million euros through projects aimed at corruption, discrimination and Serbia-Kosovo cooperation through cultural, media and youth initiatives.
Film “A Gram. A Kilogram.A Ton” in Monte Royal Pictures production and directed by Janko Baljak within the EU-funded project “Strengthening Media Freedom in Serbia,” has been at the final stage of production after a year of work. It is expected to be broadcast in February 2015.
Company Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) Serbia has opened a new haemodialysis devices plant in Vrsac Technology Park, which is another good example how EU’s financial support to infrastructural projects boosts foreign investment and employment in Serbia.
