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Serbia - Financial Assistance

Component2007200820092010201120122013
Transition Assistance and Institution Building181,496,352179,441,314182,551,643186,206,679190,556,810190,000,995203,101,005
Cross-border Co-operation8,203,64811,458,68612,248,35711,751,75311,322,79012,097,24411,630,694
TOTAL189,700,000190,900,000194,800,000197,958,432201,879,600202,098,239214,731,699
Country indicative financial allocation per component for the period 2007-2012 (in million Euro)

Since 2007 Serbia has received EU financial aid under the instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) for an annual average financial envelope of over €190 million. The allocation for 2010 totals €198 million.

Here are some highlights of the EU's pre-accession assistance to Serbia under the 2010 IPA Programme:

  • Transport: A €10 million project for the supervision of road construction works in the Corridor X. The project aims at contributing to the enhancement of traffic flows on Euro Corridor X and improving environmental safety conditions along the Serbian road transport network in line with EU standards.
  • Energy: A €15,5 million project aimed at building of substations 400/110Kv Vranje 4 and Leskovac 2. The project will assist in the creation of an electricity market in Serbia in conformity with the requirements of the Energy Community Treaty and the requirements of a Regional Energy Market.
  • Education: providing €25 million in supporting the higher education teaching infrastructure programme which aims at improving the quality of education and training in Serbian higher education institutions as demanded by the new knowledge-based society, modern learning processes, standards of industrial research and emerging labour market needs.
  • Judiciary: providing €5.5 million in further aligning the Serbian's penalty system with EU standards and strengthening alternative sanction system.

Further examples of EU-assisted projects can be found on the selected projects webpage.

Annual programmes are designed in accordance with the priorities contained in the Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD) for Serbia, in line with the recommendations of the Enlargement strategy, the requirements of the Stabilisation and Association process as well as the national strategies. They are adopted by the Commission following consultation with the beneficiary country, EU Member States and other stakeholders. They are implemented in Serbia  by centralised management.

In the past, the EU has provided support to Serbia under a variety of financial instruments, including Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation (CARDS), macro-financial support and humanitarian aid.

The other part of the assistance (Component II) supports cross-border cooperation activities between Serbia and EU member states (Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania) as well as with candidate and potential candidate countries (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro).

The priorities are: cross border infrastructures, flood prevention, economic co-operation, environment problems, administrative cooperation, cultural exchanges and people to people actions, activities in education, research, job creation, security and criminality prevention.

It may also help Serbia participate in Structural Funds' trans-national co-operation programmes under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument.

Browse through IPA Programmes per component

National programmes

  • 2007
    • Financing Proposal and National Programme Serbia 2007 pdf - 150 KB [150 KB]
    • Commission Decision IPA 2007 pdf - 18 KB [18 KB]
  • 2008
    • Commission Decision IPA 2008 pdf - 23 KB [23 KB]
    • Financing Proposal IPA 2008 pdf - 245 KB [245 KB]
  • 2009
    • Commission Decision IPA 2009 pdf - 16 KB [16 KB]
    • Financing Proposal IPA 2009 pdf - 96 KB [96 KB]
  • 2010
    • Adopted documents NP Serbia 2010 pdf - 221 KB [221 KB]
  • 2011
    • Adopted documents NP Serbia 2011 pdf - 128 KB [128 KB]

Project fiches

  • 2007
    • IPA Project Preparation Facilities pdf - 101 KB [101 KB]
    • Municipal Support Programme pdf - 190 KB [190 KB]
    • Standardised System of Training Judiciary pdf - 64 KB [64 KB]
    • Efficiency and Transparency of Judiciary pdf - 50 KB [50 KB]
    • Penalty System pdf - 54 KB [54 KB]
    • Internal Police pdf - 54 KB [54 KB]
    • Public Procurement Office pdf - 159 KB [159 KB]
    • Tax Administration pdf - 86 KB [86 KB]
    • Support to Refugees and IDPs pdf - 141 KB [141 KB]
    • Ombudsman pdf - 78 KB [78 KB]
    • Human Rights Agency pdf - 79 KB [79 KB]
    • Civil Society pdf - 63 KB [63 KB]
    • Regional Socio-Economic Development Programme pdf - 253 KB [253 KB]
    • Fight against drugs pdf - 126 KB [126 KB]
    • Health Accreditation Agency pdf - 71 KB [71 KB]
    • Health Sector Reform Emergency Medical Services pdf - 161 KB [161 KB]
    • Support to VET pdf - 99 KB [99 KB]
    • River Information System pdf - 74 KB [74 KB]
    • Supervision of Belgrade By-Pass pdf - 126 KB [126 KB]
    • Support to Statistics Office pdf - 71 KB [71 KB]
    • Emissions reductions from the Nikola Tesla thermal power plants pdf - 122 KB [122 KB]
    • Support to Private Sector Competitiveness pdf - 105 KB [105 KB]
    • Support to Implementation of Tourism Strategy pdf - 140 KB [140 KB]
    • Customs and Common Transit Procedure pdf - 70 KB [70 KB]
    • Improving Border Control Standards pdf - 111 KB [111 KB]
    • Implementation of Common Aviation Area pdf - 112 KB [112 KB]
    • Support to Decentralised Implementation System pdf - 149 KB [149 KB]
    • Community Programmes pdf - 61 KB [61 KB]
    • Environmental Approximation Strategy pdf - 81 KB [81 KB]
    • Twinning on Air Quality pdf - 145 KB [145 KB]
    • Twinning on Natura pdf - 71 KB [71 KB]
    • Energy Capacity Building pdf - 97 KB [97 KB]
    • Mapping of Flood Zones pdf - 107 KB [107 KB]
    • West Morava River Basin pdf - 127 KB [127 KB]
    • Rural Development pdf - 96 KB [96 KB]
    • Reserve and General Technical Assistance Facility pdf - 14 KB [14 KB]
    • Intellectual Property Office pdf - 73 KB [73 KB]
  • 2008
    • Strengthening of the institutional capacities of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) pdf - 189 KB [189 KB]
    • Support to the Development of Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) Phase 3 pdf - 151 KB [151 KB]
    • Support to Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons pdf - 213 KB [213 KB]
    • Support for media capacity in the area of EU Integration pdf - 176 KB [176 KB]
    • Fight against Corruption pdf - 131 KB [131 KB]
    • Harmonization of the Serbian Customs pdf - 185 KB [185 KB]
    • European Integration Scholarships pdf - 111 KB [111 KB]
    • Improvement of Transparency and Efficiency (Prosecutors and Penal system) pdf - 143 KB [143 KB]
    • Education for All pdf - 283 KB [283 KB]
    • Social Inclusion pdf - 255 KB [255 KB]
    • Support to Civil Society pdf - 132 KB [132 KB]
    • Establishment of first level control and support for the implementation of Cross-border-cooperation (CBC) programmes pdf - 172 KB [172 KB]
    • Municipal Infrastructure Support Programme - MISP pdf - 315 KB [315 KB]
    • Project Preparation Facility pdf - 131 KB [131 KB]
    • Implementation of Hospital Information System (HIS) pdf - 122 KB [122 KB]
    • Support for QUALITY ASSURANCE within education examination system pdf - 184 KB [184 KB]
    • Environmental Protection at the Electric Power of Serbia (EPS) company pdf - 199 KB [199 KB]
    • Improved SME Competitiveness and Innovation pdf - 265 KB [265 KB]
    • National Employment Service’s (NES) forecasting and data management pdf - 247 KB [247 KB]
    • Systemic Development of Elementary, Practice Based Adult Education in Serbia pdf - 296 KB [296 KB]
    • Facilitating Intermodal Transport in Serbia pdf - 181 KB [181 KB]
    • Harmonization with Acquis Communautaire in the Field of Transport pdf - 269 KB [269 KB]
    • TA to support implementation of infrastructure projects in the Republic of Serbia pdf - 225 KB [225 KB]
    • System for the analysis of track conditions pdf - 173 KB [173 KB]
    • Development of the Information System for Border Crossing Control pdf - 201 KB [201 KB]
    • Further Advancement of Conformity Assessment in the Republic of Serbia pdf - 462 KB [462 KB]
    • Control of State Aids pdf - 193 KB [193 KB]
    • Assistance to the Serbian Environment Protection Agency pdf - 210 KB [210 KB]
    • Hazardous Waste pdf - 219 KB [219 KB]
    • Chemicals Management pdf - 160 KB [160 KB]
    • Treatment of Healthcare Waste pdf - 157 KB [157 KB]
    • Support to the Control/eradication of Classical Swine Fever and Rabies pdf - 259 KB [259 KB]
    • Harmonisation of national legislation with EU legislation pdf - 161 KB [161 KB]
    • Capacity Building and Technical Support to Renewal of Viticulture Zoning and Control of Production of Wine with Designation of Origin pdf - 244 KB [244 KB]
    • Further support for implementation of DIS pdf - 200 KB [200 KB]
    • Support for Participation in Community Programmes pdf - 61 KB [61 KB]
    • Support Measures Facility (SMF) pdf - 42 KB [42 KB]
  • 2009
    • Criminal Assets Confiscation pdf - 112 KB [112 KB]
    • Refugees and IDPs pdf - 212 KB [212 KB]
    • Civil Society pdf - 75 KB [75 KB]
    • Zezelj Bridge pdf - 130 KB [130 KB]
    • Cancer Screening pdf - 605 KB [605 KB]
    • Pre School Education pdf - 226 KB [226 KB]
    • Animal Disease pdf - 130 KB [130 KB]
    • Hazardous Waste pdf - 139 KB [139 KB]
    • Consumers Protection pdf - 144 KB [144 KB]
    • PPF pdf - 23 KB [23 KB]
  • 2010
    • 1. PAR IPA10 pdf - 141 KB [141 KB]
    • 2. PPFIPA3 IPA10 pdf - 108 KB [108 KB]
    • 3. MISP IPA10 pdf - 192 KB [192 KB]
    • 4. TREASURY IPA10 pdf - 91 KB [91 KB]
    • 5. FINANCIAL CRIME IPA10 pdf - 151 KB [151 KB]
    • 6. SANCTIONS IPA10 pdf - 104 KB [104 KB]
    • 7. CIVIL SOCIETY IPA10 pdf - 117 KB [117 KB]
    • 8. UNI IPA10 pdf - 86 KB [86 KB]
    • 9. AREA-BASED IPA10 pdf - 256 KB [256 KB]
    • 10. PALLIATIVE IPA10 pdf - 614 KB [614 KB]
    • 11. DRUGS IPA10 pdf - 187 KB [187 KB]
    • 12. INNOVATION IPA10 pdf - 159 KB [159 KB]
    • 13. UXO IPA10 pdf - 151 KB [151 KB]
    • 14. DREDGING IPA10 pdf - 123 KB [123 KB]
    • 15. CORRIDOR X IPA10 pdf - 90 KB [90 KB]
    • 16. DIGITAL IPA10 pdf - 389 KB [389 KB]
    • 17. MIGRATIONS MGMT IPA10 pdf - 98 KB [98 KB]
    • 18. ILLEGAL MIGRATIONS IPA10 pdf - 2 MB [2 MB]
    • 19. INTMKT IPA10 pdf - 167 KB [167 KB]
    • 20. IPARD IPA10 pdf - 109 KB [109 KB]
    • 21. FADN IPA10 pdf - 135 KB [135 KB]
    • 22. FOOD CHAIN IPA10 pdf - 133 KB [133 KB]
    • 23. INSPECT IPA10 pdf - 174 KB [174 KB]
    • 24. SRBIJAGAS IPA10 pdf - 116 KB [116 KB]
    • 25. LESKOVAC VRANJE IPA10 pdf - 180 KB [180 KB]
    • 26. SD ENERGY IPA10 pdf - 104 KB [104 KB]
    • 27. PPF Framework IPA10rev pdf - 34 KB [34 KB]
  • 2011
    • PF 1 - Strengthening the rule of law in Serbia pdf - 342 KB [342 KB]
    • PF 2 - Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Policies pdf - 100 KB [100 KB]
    • PF 3 - Strengthening legislation policy and coordination capacities at central level pdf - 335 KB [335 KB]
    • PF 4 - Modernisation of Tax Administration pdf - 303 KB [303 KB]
    • PF 5 - Modernisation of the Customs System pdf - 806 KB [806 KB]
    • PF 6 - Strenghtening capacity of SAI and Audit Authority pdf - 172 KB [172 KB]
    • PF 7 - Support to the Commission for the Protection of Competition pdf - 105 KB [105 KB]
    • PF 8 - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights pdf - 205 KB [205 KB]
    • PF 9 - Support to strategies for IDPs, refugees and returnees pdf - 198 KB [198 KB]
    • PF 10 - Support Human Capital Development and Research pdf - 217 KB [217 KB]
    • PF 11 - De-institutionalisation pdf - 205 KB [205 KB]
    • PF 12 - Preparation of Labour Market Institutions for European Employment Policy pdf - 140 KB [140 KB]
    • PF 13 - Socio Economic Development of the Danube Serbia Region pdf - 142 KB [142 KB]
    • PF 14 - Modernisation of Railways pdf - 265 KB [265 KB]
    • PF 15 - Access Roads to the Žeželj Bridge pdf - 200 KB [200 KB]
    • PF 16 - Construction of Waste Water Treatment Facilities pdf - 145 KB [145 KB]
    • PF 17 - MEGLIP - Municipal Environmental Grant loan pdf - 116 KB [116 KB]
    • PF 18 - Law enforcement in the field of industrial pollution pdf - 326 KB [326 KB]
    • PF 19 - Capacity Building for the Energy Agency pdf - 184 KB [184 KB]
    • PF 20 - Support to Food Safety Animal Welfare pdf - 178 KB [178 KB]
    • PF 21 - Project Preparation Facility and Support Measures pdf - 119 KB [119 KB]
    • PF 22 - Alignment with the European Statistical System pdf - 177 KB [177 KB]
    • PF 23 - Support for Participation in EU Programmes pdf - 74 KB [74 KB]

Multi-annual Cross-border co-operation programme with neighbouring Candidate or Potential Candidate Countries

  • 2007-2013
    • CBC IPA 2007-2013 Serbia - Bosnia and Herzegovina pdf - 2 MB [2 MB]
    • CBC IPA 2007-2013 Serbia - Croatia pdf - 811 KB [811 KB]
    • CBC IPA 2007-2013 Serbia - Montenegro pdf - 608 KB [608 KB]

Cross-border decisions

  • 2007
    • CBC IPA 2007 Croatia - Serbia pdf - 16 KB [16 KB]
    • CBC IPA 2007 Serbia - Montenegro pdf - 58 KB [58 KB]
  • 2009
    • Adopting the Cross–border programme Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia under the pdf - 15 KB [15 KB]
    • FINANCING PROPOSAL FOR THE YEAR 2009 OF THE CROSS–BORDER pdf - 53 KB [53 KB]

Programme on financing the participation of Serbia in the ERDF European Territorial Co-operation transnational programme

  • 2007
    • Serbia's participation in the ERDF European Territorial Co–operation transnational programme "South–East European Space" 2007 pdf - 51 KB [51 KB]

Other programmes

  • 2007
    • IPA Adriatic CBC programme 2007 pdf - 740 KB [740 KB]

The purpose of support under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) programme is to help candidate and potential candidate countries and territories – the Beneficiaries – to progress towards fully meeting the Copenhagen political and economic criteria as well as adopting and implementing the EU acquis. The Multi-beneficiary actions will complement and add value to the support given under the National Programmes.

 

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