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EAR gives donation to Agriculture Ministry
Belgrade,
9 February 2007
Head of the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) office in Serbia Daniel Giuglaris and EAR programme manager in Serbia Simon Davies presented today to representatives of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management 125 cars in the value of €816,000.
Head of the Veterinary Medicine Directorate of this Ministry Dejan Krnjajic said at a press conference held at the Serbian Veterinary Medicine Institute that the European Union, through EAR and in partnership with the Serbian government, finances the donation of this equipment to be used by inspectors of the directorates of veterinary medicine and plant protection.
Krnjajic voiced hope that this donation will improve the mobility of these two directorates and that it will contribute to prevention of diseases and problems in the production of vegetable food.
Krnjajic also announced that this year the European Union will expand the list of products of animal origin that are allowed to be imported from Serbia, to include milk, eggs and cheese, apart from meat and honey already being exported from Serbia.
According to Krnjajic, expansion of the list would mean that Serbia, owing to the use of modern methodology, is for the first time applying the same standards as the EU.
Krnjajic pointed to the fact that without the help provided by the EU so far which is realised through the EAR, Serbia would not have the equipment which allows implementation of European standards in food safety. He added that the EAR made it possible that modern equipment is bought for examining various kinds of contamination and residue of medicines in animal origin foods.
Giuglaris said that European held in the area of food safety is not just in the interest of Serbia but also the EU, because through these donations Europe is securing import of food with guaranteed quality from Serbia and thus is expanding the market, which is the principle of EU development for 50 years.
He recalled that in the EAR budget a sum of €144 million was allocated in the fiscal year 2006, while the budget for the fiscal year 2007 is worth €188 million.
According to Giuglaris, in the previous year the EAR donated €12.5 million for veterinary services, of which €5 million is in equipment for veterinary laboratories and phitosanitary service.
Giuglaris stressed that funds have been secured which include a sum of €250,000 in equipment for disinfection, €250,000 in modern equipment for taking samples, €4 million in technical help and training, and €2.5 million for construction works on facilities where reference laboratories for phitosanitary control can be made in Batajnica.
Krnjajic voiced hope that this donation will improve the mobility of these two directorates and that it will contribute to prevention of diseases and problems in the production of vegetable food.
Krnjajic also announced that this year the European Union will expand the list of products of animal origin that are allowed to be imported from Serbia, to include milk, eggs and cheese, apart from meat and honey already being exported from Serbia.
According to Krnjajic, expansion of the list would mean that Serbia, owing to the use of modern methodology, is for the first time applying the same standards as the EU.
Krnjajic pointed to the fact that without the help provided by the EU so far which is realised through the EAR, Serbia would not have the equipment which allows implementation of European standards in food safety. He added that the EAR made it possible that modern equipment is bought for examining various kinds of contamination and residue of medicines in animal origin foods.
Giuglaris said that European held in the area of food safety is not just in the interest of Serbia but also the EU, because through these donations Europe is securing import of food with guaranteed quality from Serbia and thus is expanding the market, which is the principle of EU development for 50 years.
He recalled that in the EAR budget a sum of €144 million was allocated in the fiscal year 2006, while the budget for the fiscal year 2007 is worth €188 million.
According to Giuglaris, in the previous year the EAR donated €12.5 million for veterinary services, of which €5 million is in equipment for veterinary laboratories and phitosanitary service.
Giuglaris stressed that funds have been secured which include a sum of €250,000 in equipment for disinfection, €250,000 in modern equipment for taking samples, €4 million in technical help and training, and €2.5 million for construction works on facilities where reference laboratories for phitosanitary control can be made in Batajnica.
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