EU PROGRES

During the study tour to the One Stop Shop for Issuance of Construction Permits in Leskovac, 37 representatives from the work groups for the establishment of these offices in Vranje, Novi Pazar and Ivanjica exchanged their experiences and strenghtened intermunicipal cooperation. The establishment of the One Stop Shops in these four local self-governments was funded by the European Union and the Government of Switzerland through the European Partnership with Municipalities Programme EU PROGRES with 157,150 Euros.

The detailed regulation plan of ‘Bunuševac’ Industrial Zone in Vranje, funded by the European Union and the Government of Switzerland through the EU PROGRES European Partnership with Municipalities Programme, was one of the major preconditions for the Italian company Geox to initiate construction of the footwear production plant employing 1,250 workers.

EU PROGRES Manager Graeme Tyndall today visited Novi Pazar to mark the completion of four projects, worth 332,900 EUR, which were funded by the European Union and the Government of Switzerland through the European Partnership with Municipalities Programme EU PROGRES.

Head of European Union Delegation in the Republic of Serbia, Ambassador Michael Davenport handed over QMS certificate ISO 9001 and EMS certificate ISO 14001 to the Mayor of Bujanovac Nagip Arifi, thereby making Bujanovac one of few Serbian municipalities in possession of these standards, owing to the support of the EU and the Government of Switzerland through the European Partnership with Municipalities Programme EU PROGRES.