Renzo Daviddi, deputy head of the EU Delegation to BiH, spoke to local press about the EU-funded flood reconstruction work currently underway. UNDP is carrying out projects funded with €43 million, with more money on the way.
“Some 43 million Euros is already being implemented. Urgent projects are being implemented. The money is here, it is known where it is going and results will be presented very soon. The remaining 42 million Euros have to go through the Presidency of BiH, the Council of Ministers and the State Parliament. It takes time, and when the procedure is over, and we hope there will be no postponement, that money will be spent too”, said Daviddi.
He says that during the month of July reconstruction of houses, school healthcare institutions and buildings of administration begun.
“We are currently reconstructing 70 schools and pre-schools, and works on 20 more such facilities will begin this week. It total, 121 schools suffered bigger or smaller damages during the floods. Some school can fix the damages by themselves because they are minimal. A lot of activities in this area is being carried out in Maglaj, Doboj, Samac…We will equip 200 classrooms too. We want that the schools we are currently working on are reconstructed by end of September.
Mr. Daviddi urged BiH authorities to implement economic reforms in order to ensure that funds put aside for flood relief were properly invested and stewarded for future use.
