An agreement on closer cooperation with the municipalities of Novi Bečej and Nova Crnja

The representatives of the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina Kristina Bašić and Senka Bengin, together with the representatives of the Vojvodina Development Agency, Nataša Rončević and Tijana Marković have visited the municipality of Novi Bečej and Nova Crnja today. In Novi Bečej Municipality, they had a meeting with Damir Ovčin, assistant president of the municipality, and his associates, whereas in Nova Crnja Municipality, their hosts were Vladimir Brakus, president of the municipality, and his associates.

During the meetings, a more comprehensive direct cooperation between the representatives of local self-government and the Fund was agreed regarding EU funding opportunities by providing assistance in the selection and development of EU projects, as well as future training courses in the municipality of Novi Bečej by the Fund’s employees aimed at all those interested from the municipality. The representatives of Novi Bečej Municipality have planned to develop their eco-tourism potential in the territory of the municipality, whereas the representatives of Nova Crnja Municipality presented the problems they faced – the need to reconstruct the sports grounds in Nova Crnja Municipality, which could be solved by implementing EU projects and with the help of European Affairs Fund AP Vojvodina.

During the meetings, the discussion also touched upon the prospects for cooperation between the representatives of the local self-government and the Vojvodina Development Agency through the use of subsidies, as well as through the drafting of development of documents that directly concerning the public local self-government.