Explanatory Screening on Serbia's regional policy starts

Explanatory Screening on Serbia's regional policy starts

The screening will tackle regulations that define the goals of the EU cohesion policy for the period 2014-2020, the funds for its realization (the European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund), the activities that may be financed, principles and rules of providing support and the amount of available funds.

The regulations also determine the program documents, which need to be harmonized with the European Commission, and the institutional framework that has to be established for the purpose of programme management.

The explanatory screening will last for two days and on the occasion the EC will present the relevant EU acquis to Serbia, the Office for the EU Integration released in a statement.

The Serbian delegation will include officials of the EU Integration Office and the ministries of Finance, Economy, Public Administration and Local self-government, Education, Science and Technological Development, Agriculture and Environmental Protection.

The Explanatory Screening is the first phase of the screening process in which the EC will present the EU acquis divided into negotiating chapters.

The bilateral screening meeting for this chapter is scheduled for January 28 and 29 next year in Brussels.