An initial budget of €18.1 million, for a timeframe of three years starting in July 2010, has been assigned for the implementation of the European Partnership with Municipalities Programme – EU PROGRES:
- The European Union, through the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia, with €14.1 million
- The Government of Switzerland, through the Swiss Development and Cooperation Office in Serbia (SDC), with €2.5 million
25 partner municipalities, from the South and South West Serbia, will make additional resources available as part-contributions to sub-projects. These may be in kind or as financial contributions.