AMBASSADOR OF THE NETHERLANDS AND DIRECTOR OF THE “EUROPEAN AFFAIRS” FUND OF AP VOJVODINA ON STRENGTHENING BILATERAL COOPERATION

In order to strengthen bilateral relations between provincial institutions and local self-government units from Vojvodina with European partners, the Director of the “European Affairs” Fund of AP Vojvodina, Aleksandar Simurdić, hosted today the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Belgrade, Josta Reinćesa.
During the meeting, in addition to presenting the work of the Fund and the opportunities that open up to entities from AP Vojvodina, attention was also focused on the Vojvodina European Office in Brussels, which has made numerous contacts with international partners, including the Dutch region Gelderland. The considered areas of improvement or establishment of bilateral cooperation, with special attention to local self-government units, were focused on the sectors of small and medium enterprises, innovation, agriculture, environment, cultural heritage, renewable energy sources, waste management, biomass, education and science, networking of universities and other areas of common interest.
In a conversation with the Ambassador, Director of the Fund emphasized the role and importance of secondary and local government in the process of European integration of the Republic of Serbia, and therefore presented the activities of the Fund in this way, and aimed at a planned contribution of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, the overall process of European integration of the Republic of Serbia.