Signing of the Protocol on Cooperation between the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina and Paraćin Municipality, as well as Batočina Municipality

In order to enhance the cooperation between municipalities and EU institutions, monitor EU funding opportunities and build the capacities of local self-governments, the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina has created a strategic partnership with the municipalities of Paraćin and Batočina.

Paraćin Municipality hosted the signing of the Protocol on Cooperation, which was signed on behalf of the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina, by the Director, Siniša Lazić, on behalf of Batočina Municipality, by the President of Municipality, Radiša Milošević, and on behalf of Paraćin Municipality, by the President of Municipality, Saša Paunović. After the ceremony of signing the Protocol, Dražen Lovrić, Advisor for Economic Relations at the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina informed the participants about the funding opportunities under the Community Programmes, moreover opportunities offered by the forthcoming Danube Programme and funding opportunities for agricultural producers under the IPARD Programme. Andrija Aleksić, Head of the Department for Education of the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina presented the Specialised Programme “Management of Regional Development through EU Funds“, funding opportunities through international multilateral and bilateral development agencies, such as GIZ, activities related to the Creative Europe programme, in whose implementation in Serbia, the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina operates as the Antenna of Desk Creative Europe. Siniša Lazić and the presidents of municipalities addressed the attendees and invited all interested potential applicants to establish institutional relations with partners from the EU so as to develop projects more efficiently. The meeting was attended by the representatives of municipalities Paraćin, Batočina, Rakovac, Knić and Lapovo.