The European Commission’s Mr Jean-Eric Paquet chaired a working-group meeting in Sarajevo today, at which officials discussed the progress of current EU-funded projects in BiH, as well as future projects to be funded through the EU’s IPA assistance program.
The meeting was attended by the FBiH Prime Minister, Mr Nermin Niksic, the RS Prime Minister, Ms Zeljka Cvijanovic and the Director of the BiH Directorate for European Integration, Ms Nevenka Savic and the Head of the Cabinet of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Mr Eugen Susak. The EU Delegation was represented by Deputy Head of Delegation Dr Renzo Daviddi and the Head of Cooperation Dr Holger Schroeder.
The Working Group reviewed the progress achieved in the implementation of the set of concrete measures agreed at the first Working Group meeting on March 13. These measures aimed at accelerating on-going projects in the value of 210 million Euro and ensuring an early start of additional projects in the value of 150 million Euro that are yet to be contracted. The Working Group welcomed in particular the adoption of an action plan to accelerate the implementation of the European Investment Bank-led programme on the construction and rehabilitation of water and waste water systems in the FBiH. Preparations have furthermore commenced to use reallocated existing IPA funds in the amount of 14.2 million € for the promotion of economic and social development.
