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Serbia submits first version of application for funding from EU Solidarity Fund
Belgrade/Brussels,
16 July 2014
Minister without portfolio responsible for European integration Jadranka Joksimovic stated today that Serbia can expect between €40-50 million in unrepayable aid from the EU Solidarity Fund for the clean-up of the damage caused by the May flooding.
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tanjug.rs
After the meeting with European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn in Brussels, Joksimovic said that these funds could be available to Serbia in November or December.
The Minister noted that this sum will be approved irrespective of the funds that will be raised at the donors’ conference.
According to her, the funds will be used for the rehabilitation of public infrastructure, i.e. power plants, roads, capital projects, flood prevention, but not for the reconstruction of private houses.
Joksimovic said that the funds will be available for use retroactively too, or for projects that Serbia launches until November.
She added that she delivered the first version of the application for funding from the Solidarity Fund to Commissioner Hahn today, to which he will make comments by the end of the week.
The Minister confirmed that Serbia will submit the official application before the deadline of 5 August, after which it will enter into a procedure envisaging that the European Commission, within six weeks, analyses and determines whether the data submitted is correct, after which the European Parliament and the European Council will approve funds to Serbia.
The Minister noted that this sum will be approved irrespective of the funds that will be raised at the donors’ conference.
According to her, the funds will be used for the rehabilitation of public infrastructure, i.e. power plants, roads, capital projects, flood prevention, but not for the reconstruction of private houses.
Joksimovic said that the funds will be available for use retroactively too, or for projects that Serbia launches until November.
She added that she delivered the first version of the application for funding from the Solidarity Fund to Commissioner Hahn today, to which he will make comments by the end of the week.
The Minister confirmed that Serbia will submit the official application before the deadline of 5 August, after which it will enter into a procedure envisaging that the European Commission, within six weeks, analyses and determines whether the data submitted is correct, after which the European Parliament and the European Council will approve funds to Serbia.
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