Within the European Union program supporting recovery of floods affected areas in Serbia, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) facilitates the reconstruction of 170 individual housing objects affected by recent floods, the installation of 14 prefabricated units, the provision of 184 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 (with the co-applicant Eneca) in seven targeted municipalities.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport visited Obrenovac where he delivered EU assistance to 400 agricultural households, toured the reconstruction works on one of the schools and one of the houses whose reconstruction is funded the EU.

EU and FAO officials delivered in Trstenik European Union assistance to 469 small-scale farms and total of 150 metric tons of animal feed as the first part from 8-million euro worth EU agricultural assistance to flood-affected Serbian farm households. Farmers in Trstenik were among the first to receive the EU assistance, as trucks carrying animal feed reached the town.

The three-million euros EU-funded project entitled “Provision of housing reconstruction and economic revitalisation to most vulnerable flood-affected families in Serbia”, financed from the EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia, begins in September in eight municipalities of the western Serbia. Citizens of Sabac, Sid, Bajina Basta, Loznica, Mali Zvornik, Valjevo, Ljubovija and Osecina hit the most by floods will get renewed homes, but also the chance to relaunch their businesses.

Since the beginning of the EU assistance programme for flood relief in 24 Serbian municipalities, the organization Help has employed its resources on implementation of two project components Construction and Income generating assistance (IGA) in Kraljevo, Kosjeric, Lazarevac, Svilajnac, Trstenik and Varvarin.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Deputy Chief of EU Delegation to Serbia Oscar Benedict attended the launch of construction works on the reconstruction of the Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj primary school in Obrenovac.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport and Minister in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimoviæ signed in Obrenovac the EUR30 million agreement of recovery aid, aimed to reconstruct schools, kindergartens, roads and houses in 24 flooded municipalities.

Representatives of the European Union, Serbia and organisations in charge of projects’ implementation will sign agreements on granting EUR30 million from IPA funds for flood recovery in 24 towns and municipalities. The signature will take place at Gymnasium building in Obrenovac on Friday, July 25.