Today, Emanuele Giaufret, the Ambassador of the European Union to Serbia, co-signed and handed over the new Financing Agreement for the European Union’s latest assistance package for Serbia’s agricultural sector. The agreement worth 288 million euros of EU assistance was co-signed and handed to Tanja Miščević, Minister of European Integration, and Aleksandar Martinović, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management in the village of Tolić near Mionica (West Serbia). The European funds will be available for the benefit of Serbian farmers, agro processors and to stimulate rural development. The event included a visit to one of the previous beneficiaries of EU assistance for Serbian farmers, Srđan Miletić, and his poultry farm. The new funds come out of the IPARD programme of the European Union– Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance in Rural Development. The programme has already started its operation, and Serbian farmers have had the opportunity to apply for funds under this tranche in two open calls so far.
The EU gives EUR 288 million for Serbian farmers
