The European Support to Municipal Development Programme - EU PRO contributes to overall economic and social growth in 99 local self-governments in the regions of Šumadija and Western Serbia and Southern and Eastern Serbia.
EU PRO aims to create business environment conducive to new investments and job creation, more competitive enterprises, improved work of local self-governments and enhanced social inclusion.
The European Union allocated total amount of 25 million Euros for the realisation of this three-year programme that started in January 2018.
The Programme is implemented by the United Nation Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in partnership with the Ministry of European Integration (MEI) and other line ministries and institutions of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.
EU PRO relies on the best practices and achieved results of its predecessor programmes EU PROGRES and European PROGRES.
- Sector
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- All Sectors Included - Horizontal project activity
- Jobs and economic growth
- EuropeAid reference
- European Union Delegation Agreement 2017/393-322
- Components
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- Result 1: Improving the business competitiveness Result 2: Improving the business environment Result 3: Strengthening social inclusion and social cohesion
- City / District
- Ukupno 99 lokalnih samouprava u regionima Šumadije i zapadne Srbije i Južne i istočne Srbije
- EU Contribution
- 25,000,000 €
- Implementation period
- January 2018 - December 2020
- Beneficiary
- Local administration structures in 99 cities and municipalities included in EU PRO, local SMEs, civil society organisations (CSOs) and business support organisations (BSOs). The final beneficiaries are the inhabitants of the areas where the Programme will be implemented.
- Implemented by
- UNOPS