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Serbia to receive €30m from IPA funds for flood relief

Obrenovac, 25 July 2014

Minister without portfolio responsible for European integration Jadranka Joksimovic and Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport signed in Obrenovac today the Agreement on allocation of funds from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) in the amount of €30 million for the clean-up of flood consequences in 24 municipalities.

Serbia to receive €30m from IPA funds for flood relief

Author: Fonet

Joksimovic said after the signing of the document in the building of the grammar school in Obrenovac that this is a non-repayable financial aid, and recalled that last week she delivered a draft version of the application for funding from the EU Solidarity Fund to European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn.

She specified that the amount of the aid is between €40-50 million and voiced hope that the official application will be adopted next week by the Serbian government, after which Serbia will submit it before the final deadline.

Joksimovic recalled that Serbia has managed to redirect around €50 million from IPA funds scheduled for 2014 for flood relief.

Serbia will receive a total of €150-160 million in grant from the EU for the clean-up of flood consequences, she underlined and reiterated that the EU is the biggest provider of non-repayable aid to Serbia.

Davenport explained that Serbia will have access to the EU Solidarity Fund as if it were already a member of the EU.

He said that Serbia should apply for additional funds by the first half of August, about which the EU will decide by the end of the year.

The signing of the agreement was also attended by President of the Obrenovac municipality Miroslav Cuckovic, Director of the Office for assistance and rehabilitation of flooded areas Marko Blagojevic and Manager of the UNOPS Project centre in Serbia Graeme Tyndall.

Today Davenport also signed agreements on the implementation of reconstruction projects with representatives of partner organisations – UNOPS, FAO, ASB, HELP and DRC.

€14 million will be set aside for the restoration of public facilities, €8 million for the cleaning and reconstruction of private residential houses, and the same amount for the support to re-launch of agricultural production.

The grammar school in Obrenovac, where the ceremony was held, is one of the institutions that will be reconstructed with these funds in the amount of €214,500.