Under the motto “Rebuilding together”, the European Commission will host a donors’ conference in Brussels on 16 July to mobilise further support to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the aftermath of the recent floods. The aim of the conference will be to collect pledges from donors for the countries’ recovery. The conference will also contribute to stepping up co-operation over floods and natural disasters in the region, as well as operational coordination. The conference will be co-organised with France and Slovenia.
Three movies about the dramatic floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia as well as the international response will be shown before Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle’s opening remarks. Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek and French Minister Laurent Fabius will also address the conference. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegovic and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić are expected to deliver key note speeches before the needs of two countries were presented and pledging session held.
European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva is expected to close the conference.
International donor countries, international financial institutions, and main relevant civil society organisations are invited. The European Commission, France and Slovenia place high priority on the economic recovery of both countries.
The Conference is by invitation only and is a meeting of donor governments and international organisations.
While it is not open to the public, information about the meeting will be made available on the following website.
