The next lecture on the EU, in a series of seminars of the Office for European Affairs named “A Step Forward”, will be held in the building of the municipality of Bač at 11.00 am on Thursday, 1 March. The idea is to present the topic not only to larger centres of Vojvodina, but also to municipalities interested in regional cooperation and design of projects, which would be financed from EU funds. It leads to the capacity building of local self-governments for participation in international projects.

Seminars have already been held in Sombor, Zrenjanin, Kovačica and Čoka and the presentation on neigbourhood programmes has mainly attracted the audience’s attention.

The seminar aims at providing information on integration processes in Europe, institutional structure of the EU and EU legislation, Stabilisation and Association Agreement, negotiations between Serbia and the EU on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, neighbourhood programmes and IPA funds. The target groups are employees of local self-governments, districts, chambers of commerce, administration, justice and other relevant institutions and interested citizens.