5.5 MILLION EUROS FROM THE EU FUNDS FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION

On 31 May 2016 the Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes of the Ministry of Finance announced a new public call for submission of project proposals aimed at the improvement of the area of social inclusion in Serbia under the title “Development of Effective Community Services in the Area of Education and Social Welfare at the Local Level”. Total funds of 5.5 million Euros, available to potential applicants, were provided from the EU and the Republic of Serbia budgets. Local self-governments, non-governmental organisations, as well as organisations from the social protection system, healthcare and education are all eligible to respond to the call.

In order to familiarise potential applicants with the contest conditions, the project European Support to Inclusive Society, Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes, and Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, organise informative sessions for interested applicants in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad, Valjevo, Užice and Vranje.

Info sessions will be organised:

  • 9 June 2016 at 11.00 in Belgrade, the Metropol Hotel
  • 20 June 2016 at 11.00 in Novi Sad, Great Hall of the City Hall of Novi Sad
  • 21 June 2016 at 11.00 in Niš, Regional Centre for Professional Development of Staff
  • 22 June 2016 at 12.00 in Vranje, Restaurant A2
  • 23 June 2016 at 11.00 in Valjevo, City Hall/City Assembly of Valjevo
  • 24 June 2016 at 11.00 in Užice, the Zlatibor Hotel

The contest documentation can be downloaded from website of the Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia.

Project “European Support to Inclusive Society”, funded by the European Union with 5.4 million Euros, has the aim to ensure greater social inclusion of vulnerable groups in Serbia, such as elderly citizens, children, members of minority groups, including Roma men and women, and others. The EU has awarded through the project the amount of 4.3 million Euros in 28 grants, which will be implemented in 36 cities and municipalities in Serbia by 2017. Projects, implemented by the republic and provincial social protection institutions, towns and municipalities, centres for social work, associations of citizens, foundations, educational institutions and public companies, will increase the scope and quality of services at local level in the area of social protection and healthcare, housing, education and employment, thus strengthening social inclusion of vulnerable groups.

The Project is implemented by the European Union Delegation in the Republic of Serbia in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs.

For more information about the Project, please refer to www.socijalnainkluzija.rs