Strengthening of cooperation with German partners

The representatives of the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina participated in the Berlin Conference 2014 “A Soul for Europe“, organised by the European Parliament , “A Soul for Europe“, A Cultural

The representatives of the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina participated in the Berlin Conference 2014 “A Soul for Europe“, organised by the European Parliament , “A Soul for Europe“, A Cultural Coalition for a Citizens’ Europe and Allianz Kulturstiftung, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Berlin Conference, in Berlin on 3rd March 2014. For the first time in the history of the European Union, the European Parliament’s political groups nominated supranational candidates for the post of European Commission President. Furthermore, the Conference offered a platform for discussion on the future of Europe and prospects for networking in culture. The conference was opened by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and among others speakers were Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, furthermore leading representatives of the major European parties, artists and intellectuals.

Given that Vojvodina has been a member of a number of European organisations via the Vojvodina European Office in Brussels and European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina for years and that the provincial administration wishes to optimise the use of EU funds, the Fund representatives talked to the partners in Berlin about future projects, strengthening of cooperation and development of projects related to the waterways network, irrigation and local infrastructure development. Over 280 EU funded projects have been implemented in Vojvodina in the past four years. We expect even more projects in the current and following year and thus it is important for us to be present at places where decisions are made.