Look Around You: EU Green Day in Subotica

The Head of the Delegation of the European Union Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, Assistant Minister of Environment Protection Filip Abramović and the representative of the Ministry of European Integration Aleksandra Radinović participated in the one-day event “EU Green Day in Subotica”, held on Wednesday as part of the environmental campaign. At the beginning of the visit, they visited the Regional Waste Management Center, a modern facility built in accordance with European standards that will enable the citizens of Subotica and six surrounding municipalities (Senta, Kanjiža, Backa Topola, Mali Iđoš, Čoka, and Novi Kneževac) to have a healthier life middle. The construction of a plant that was in the testing phase cost 24 million euros, of which 20.3 million is a donation from the European Union, and the remaining funds are provided from the republic and local budgets. Also, Head of the EU Delegation visited the area where the EU project “PannonEagle – Protection of Eagle Crusaders in the Pannonian Plain” is being implemented, near the Serbian Krstur. Within the framework of this project, which started in 2016, the last breeding eagle parasite in Serbia is being protected. Representatives of the Society for Studying and Protection of Birds of Serbia presented what they are doing to protect the eagles, and then the observation of birds is organized. The area is part of the Nature Preservation Area of the “Pašnjaci velike droplje”.