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Spiljani crossing on Serbia, Montenegrin border opened
Spiljani,
26 October 2010
Minister of Finance Diana Dragutinovic officially opened the Spiljani border crossing today between Serbia and Montenegro in which Serbia and the EU have invested around €2.15 million.
Opening the new border crossing, Dragutinovic stressed that its capacity is around one million people and 600,000 vehicles a year.
The Minister underlined that the new border crossing will help to improve the lives of over 5,000 residents in the nearby towns of Tutin and Rozaje who have to cross the border several times a day.
The new facility will be conducting customs control as well, she announced.
Minister without Portfolio Sulejman Ugljanin underscored that citizens living on both sides of the border will benefit the most from the new border crossing, recalling that this is one of the least developed regions in the former Yugoslavia.
Ugljanin emphasised that IPA funds will be used to help the sustainable development of underdeveloped regions in Serbia and Montenegro, which includes citizens living in Tutin and Rozaje.
A representative of the EU delegation to Serbia Jose Antonio Gomez Gomes declared that over the last ten years the EU has set aside around €40 million for integrated border management projects.
He recalled that €24 million was invested in infrastructure and equipment for four major border crossings, ie Horgos, Batrovci, Presevo and Dimitrovgrad.
Up to €1.4 million was set aside for secondary border crossings at nine locations in Serbia, of which sum €130,000 was invested in the Spiljani crossing.
Director of the Customs Administration Predrag Petronijevic and State Secretary of Finance Miodrag Djidic also attended the ceremony.
The Minister underlined that the new border crossing will help to improve the lives of over 5,000 residents in the nearby towns of Tutin and Rozaje who have to cross the border several times a day.
The new facility will be conducting customs control as well, she announced.
Minister without Portfolio Sulejman Ugljanin underscored that citizens living on both sides of the border will benefit the most from the new border crossing, recalling that this is one of the least developed regions in the former Yugoslavia.
Ugljanin emphasised that IPA funds will be used to help the sustainable development of underdeveloped regions in Serbia and Montenegro, which includes citizens living in Tutin and Rozaje.
A representative of the EU delegation to Serbia Jose Antonio Gomez Gomes declared that over the last ten years the EU has set aside around €40 million for integrated border management projects.
He recalled that €24 million was invested in infrastructure and equipment for four major border crossings, ie Horgos, Batrovci, Presevo and Dimitrovgrad.
Up to €1.4 million was set aside for secondary border crossings at nine locations in Serbia, of which sum €130,000 was invested in the Spiljani crossing.
Director of the Customs Administration Predrag Petronijevic and State Secretary of Finance Miodrag Djidic also attended the ceremony.
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