Head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport and Director of Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief Marko Blagojevic, visited the construction works in Paracin, carried out on houses of families whose homes were destroyed in May 2014 floods. Through EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia Programme, the EU have allocated some 1.057.000 euros for the reconstruction and construction of a total of 57 damaged houses, reconstruction of two high schools and support to 660 agricultural producers.

Reconstruction of 11.5 kilometres of road between Krupanj and Korenita, damaged during the May 2014 floods, will be funded with 4.5 million euros, a grant allocated by the European Union through EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia Programme. The construction process commenced last week and will be carried out in stages until June 2015, and will include landslides recovery, regulation of riverbanks of the Kostanicka River, reconstruction of bridges and ducts, establishment of drainage system, as well as roadway renovation.

German non-governmental organisation ASB in cooperation with Housing Centre, has started the reconstruction process on 167 houses and construction of 32 homes damaged during the May floods in municipalities of Valjevo, Sabac, Sid, Loznica, Bajina Basta, Osecina, Ljubovija and Mali Zvornik. These municipalities are allocated with three million euros through EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia Programme. Depending on weather conditions, the completion of this intervention is expected by the end of 2014.

Reconstruction process on private houses for over 770 families in 24 municipalities mostly affected by the floods is well underway. This includes reconstruction works and construction of new homes which is funded by the European Union with 6.2 million euros. The construction process for 15 new houses started in Valjevo, Ub, Lajkovac and Bajina Bašta last week. Depending upon the weather conditions, the completion of this intervention is expected in December 2014 – January 2015.

Reconstruction process on private houses for over 750 families in 23 municipalities mostly affected by the floods is well underway. This includes reconstruction works and construction of new homes which is funded by the European Union with 5.7 million Euros. Depending upon weather conditions, the completion of this intervention is expected in December 2014 – January 2015.

Within the European Union program supporting recovery of floods affected areas in Serbia, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) together with co-applicant ENECA will facilitate the reconstruction of 170 individual housing objects affected by recent floods, the installation of 13 prefabricated units, the provision of 183 basic household appliances and furniture sets for the most vulnerable households, as well as the reconsolidation of 54 business activities of small and micro enterprises. The overall assistance is worth more than 1.6 million euros.

Reconstruction process on houses for 546 families in 21 municipalities mostly affected by the floods started this week. The reconstruction, funded by EU with over five million euros, is being conducted in phases according to the plan respecting priorities, so the construction works may start in some houses earlier than in the others.

Within the European Union program supporting recovery of floods affected areas in Serbia, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), together with co-applicant ENECA will facilitate in this phase the reconstruction of 43 individual housing objects affected by recent floods, the installation of nine prefabricated units for the families most severely hit by floods in Paracin. The value of the works is more than EUR 365.000.

The EU Ambassador Michael Davenport and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić marked the beginning of the reconstruction of private houses in the Village of Jamena, Šid. This will include the construction of 13 houses (five prefabricated and eight solid), the reconstruction of 22 private houses (including material and works), basic furniture and appliances for all houses. The reconstruction is funded through the EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia Programme with some 560,000 Euros.

EU have allocated 620.000 euros for the renovation of facilities damaged during the floods, compensation of damage in agriculture and recovery of agricultural production in the Municipality of Sid, as well as the construction of 13 new houses and reconstruction of additional 22 in the village of Jamena that belongs to the municipality, said Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport visiting this village, severely hit by May floods.