Government of the Republic of Serbia
2013
| Project title | Project budget | Project beneficiaries | Project goal/purpose |
| Increasing the Effectiveness and Inclusiveness of Employment Services through Development of Training System based on a “Skills Gap” Analysis, Design and Delivery of Tailored Programmes for Unemployed and Particularly PWDs and Employment Subsidies | EUR 7,000,000.00 | Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Affairs | To contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth for the Republic of Serbia by building a more knowledgeable and skilled labour force, improving social protection policies and promoting the social inclusion of vulnerable populations, enabling greater opportunities for a better standard of living in alignment with the targets set forth by the Europe 2020 Strategy/ To develop a system that significantly contributes to the efficient and effective matching of supply and demand and overall functioning of the labour market, with special emphasis on the inclusion of the PWDs. |
| Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction of Vulnerable and Multiply Disadvantaged Groups with Particular Emphasis on Children, the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Income Support Users | EUR 8,500,000.00 | Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social AffairsMinistry of Education, Science and Technological Development | To contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth for the Republic of Serbia by building a more knowledgeable and skilled labour force, improving social protection policies and promoting the social inclusion of vulnerable populations, enabling greater opportunities for a better standard of living in alignment with the targets set forth by the Europe 2020 Strategy/To advance social inclusion and reintegration of marginalized and vulnerable populations through enhancing education and social welfare measures and effective community services, with particular focus on drop-out reduction, family care and access to justice for children. |
| Improvement of Living and Housing Conditions among the Roma Population Presently Residing in Informal Settlements | EUR 11,000,000.00 | Office for Human and Minority Rights | To contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth for the Republic of Serbia by building a more knowledgeable and skilled labour force, improving social protection policies and promoting the social inclusion of vulnerable populations, enabling greater opportunities for a better standard of living in alignment with the targets set forth by the Europe 2020 Strategy/To advance social inclusion and reintegration of marginalized and vulnerable populations through enhancing education and social welfare measures and effective community services, with particular focus on drop-out reduction, family care and access to justice for children. |
2012
| Project title | Project budget | Project beneficiaries | Project goal/purpose |
| Increasing the Effectiveness of Employment Policies towards Disadvantaged Groups | EUR 8,000,000.00 | Ministry of Economy and Regional Development | To promote further socio-economic development in Serbia based on higher levels of employment, a more educated and employable labour force and enhanced social inclusion of people from disadvantaged groups,with a particular emphasis on the Roma/ To increase the effectiveness of Serbian employment policy in line with labour market needs |
| Strengthening the Capacity of Government and Social Partners to Use Social Dialogue as a Tool for the Development and Implementation of Social and Economic Reforms | EUR 1,500,000.00 | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | To promote further socio-economic development in Serbia based on higher levels of employment, a more educated and employable labour force and enhanced social inclusion of people from disadvantaged groups, with a particular emphasis on the Roma/ To enable social dialogue to be utilised as an instrument for reaching consensus on labour market issues and a forum for discussion on the programming, formulation and implementation of social and economic reforms |
| Improving the Quality,Coverage and Relevance of Education through Modernisation of VET and Dropout Prevention Interventions | EUR 3,800,000.00 | Ministry of Education and Science | To promote further socio-economic development in Serbia based on higher levels of employment, a more educated and employable labour force and enhanced social inclusion of people from disadvantaged groups, with a particular emphasis on the Roma/ To increase capacity of Serbian VET system in improving the quality, coverage and relevance of the vocational education and training delivered |
| Support To Social Inclusion of the most Vulnerable Groups, including Roma, through more Diversified Community-based Social Services | EUR6,000,000.00 | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | To promote further socio-economic development in Serbia based on higher levels of employment, a more educated and employable labour force and enhanced social inclusion of people from disadvantaged groups, with a particular emphasis on the Roma/ To support social inclusion policies and development of the range and quality of community-based social services for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, including Roma, through cross sectoral approaches and local partnership-based initiatives. |
| Implementation of the Strategy for Improvement of the Status of Roma in the Republic of Serbia | EUR4,800,000.00 | Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Government | To promote further socio-economic development in Serbia based on higher levels of employment, a more educated and employable labour force and enhanced social inclusion of people from disadvantaged groups, with a particular emphasis on the Roma/ To support the implementation of the Strategy for Improvement of the Status of Roma in the Republic of Serbia in the areas of access to basic rights and civic participation, labour market, education, health, social welfare, adequate housing and job creation, following the recommendations of the on-going pilot actions of the City of Belgrade and EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020. |
2011
| Project title | Project budget | Project beneficiaries | Project goal/purpose |
| Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Policies | EUR 2,200,000.00 | Ministry for Human and Minority Rights | To contribute to the respect of human rights and minority protection in the Republic of Serbia/Effective and efficient implementation of anti-discrimination policies in line with EU standards and best practice. |
| Support to the Implementation of Strategies for IDPs, Refugees and Returnees | EUR 7,200,000.00 | Commissariat for Refugees | To contribute to sound implementation of strategies for refugees, IDPs and returnees according to Readmission Agreements/1. Supporting the integration of refugees, improvement of living conditions of IDPs and reintegration of returnees under the readmission agreements. 2. Facilitating realisation of the rights of refugees, IDPs and returnees under the readmission agreements through legal assistance. |
| Support for Human Capital Development and Research | EUR 18,100,000.00 | Ministry of Education | To contribute to improving the qualities of human capital based on strengthening of the “knowledge triangle”: education – research – innovation, as well as to enhance the effectiveness of the educational system and to assist in implementation of the Strategy of scientific and technological development of Serbia, thus contributing to the increase of innovation in line with EU standards as well as achieving a better overall level of knowledge in the society/ 1. To improve primary and general secondary educational reform and the teacher training system as a way of contributing to economic and social development 2. To foster the competitiveness of the Serbian economy by improving the link between R&D and economic development. |
| Support for De-institutionalisation and Social Inclusion of Persons with Mental Disability and Mental Illness | EUR 5,170,000.00 | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | To contribute to enhancing the social inclusion of persons with mental disability and mental health disorders/To enable de-institutionalisation and social inclusion of persons with mental disability and mental health disorders by transforming the institutions to improve services and support development of social and health services at local level. |
| Preparation of Labour Market Institutions for European Employment Policy | EUR 3,500,000.00 | Ministry of Economy and Regional Development | To speed up labour market reform in line with the EU standards/ To improve the impact of Serbian employment policy. |
2010
| Project title | Project budget | Project beneficiaries | Project goal/purpose |
| European South and South West Serbia Support Programme – ESSWeSP | EUR 15,000,000.00 | Municipalities of Zlatiborski, Raški, Moravički and Rasinski, Jablanički and Pčinjski districts. | Contributing to enhanced stability and socio-economic development in Serbia’s poorest and most conflict-prone regions: South and South-Western Serbia (Zlatiborski, Raški, Moravički and Rasinski, Jablanički and Pčinjski Districts). Enhancing governance, municipal and inter-municipal management capacity and social, economic and physical infrastructure in a holistic, area-focused fashion. |
| Support to Municipalities to Prepare and Implement Infrastructure Projects – MISP 2010 | EUR 41,120,000.00 | Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, municipalities in Serbia | Contributing to the decentralization process and to preparing Serbian municipalities for EU accession Component 1: To accelerate building of the project pipeline to EU standards and to further the capacity-building of municipalities. Component 2: To support implementation of selected infrastructure projects. |
| Capacity Building of Institutions Involved in Migration Management and Reintegration of Returnees in the Republic of Serbia | EUR 2,000,000.00 | Commissariat for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia | Contributing to the establishment of a Migration Management Mechanism in the Republic of Serbia in line with the EU acquis. Strengthen existing institutions’ capacity in order to achieve EU standards in migration management and reintegration of returnees upon readmission. |
2009
| Project title | Project budget | Project beneficiaries | Project goal/purpose |
| Supporting Access to Rights, Employment and Livelihood Enhancement of Refugees and IDPs in Serbia | EUR 13,541,000.00 | Commissariat for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija Ministry of Labour and Social Policy |
Contributing to resolving the problems of refugees and IDPs in the Republic of Serbia through the provision of adequate support. Livelihood enhancement of the most vulnerable IDP and refugee families through facilitated access to rights. |
| Improvement of Preschool Education in Serbia (IMPRES project) | EUR 5,000,000.00 | Ministry of Education | Contributing to social inclusion and poverty reduction by improving preschool provision and broadening access for children, especially from disadvantaged groups. Improving the conditions of preschool education for children, especially those from vulnerable groups, through improvements in the quality of preschool programmes and expansion of preschool institutions’ capacities. |
2008
| Project title | Project budget | Project beneficiaries | Project goal/purpose |
| Education for All – Increasing the Availability and Quality of Education for Children from Marginalised Groups |
EUR 3,000,000.00 | Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia. | Contributing to social inclusion and poverty reduction by enabling greater access to mainstream education in Serbia for children from marginalised and special needs groups. Increasing the inclusion of children from marginalised and special needs groups in the preschool and primary education system and reducing their dropout rate by formalising and broadening the support provided by teaching assistants and community liaison coordinators. |
| Fostering Social Inclusion through Strengthening Institutions that Provide Community-based Social Protection Services (Social Inclusion) | EUR 5,800,000.00 | Ministry of Labour and Social Policy | The project contributes to the objective of improving social inclusion and reducing poverty among the most vulnerable groups in society (children with disabilities, women in rural areas and Roma) through rationalisation and decentralisation of social protection services and development of community-based alternatives. The purpose of the project is to reduce the number of children with disabilities placed in large-scale residential institutions in Serbia by supporting and strengthening local community-based services that foster employment of vulnerable categories of youth and women. |
| Support to Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) | EUR 6,210,000.00 | Commissariat for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija |
Contributing to resolving the problems of refugees and IDPs in Serbia while ensuring them full access to their rights. Component 1: Housing and Income-generation Support – Support to integration of the most vulnerable refugee families through the provision of durable solutions, and to livelihood enhancement of IDP families in Serbia. Component 2: Legal Aid/Assistance and Information Provision – Improved provision of legal aid/assistance and increased availability of timely and accurate information necessary for realization of the rights of IDPs and refugees in Serbia. |
| National Employment Service’s (NES) Forecasting and Data Management | EUR 1,500,000.00 | Ministry of Economy and Regional Development | Decreasing the level of unemployment in the Republic of Serbia. (1) Upgrading NES performance in the following areas: (i) monitoring and forecasting of labour market trends and (ii) monitoring and evaluation of active labor market programmes. (2) Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the NES through quicker access to the active database, storage of archives and easier access to the Integrated Information System (IIS). |
| Municipal Infrastructure Support Programme – MISP | EUR 55,400,000.00 | Municipalities in the Republic of Serbia | Strengthening capacity in Serbia, as required of candidates for EU membership, to develop and implement policy reforms on the decentralisation of local government, leading to improved local governance, better management of municipal infrastructure services, and the capacity of municipalities to programme and absorb EC investment funds for new and rehabilitated assets. Component 1: Improved institutional and regulatory framework for municipal infrastructure services and support for public utility enterprise transformation. Component 2: Improved municipal infrastructure programming and project preparation. Component 3: Implementation of selected municipal infrastructure projects. |
| Systemic Development of Elementary, Practice Based Adult Education in Serbia (Second Chance) | EUR 7,500,000.00 | Ministry of Education | Institutionalising a modern, functional, adult education system, which will help to increase employment opportunities and contribute more efficiently to poverty reduction, social cohesion and national economic recovery. Establishing a functional elementary adult education system in Serbia that is accessible and adaptable to the needs of adult learners, focused on life skills and competencies and based on lifelong learning. |
2007
| Project title | Project budget | Project beneficiaries | Project goal/purpose |
| Further Support to Refugees and IDPs in Serbia | EUR 10,000,000.00 | Commissariat for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia | Finding durable solutions to the problems of IDPs/refugees (1) Integration of refugees – through housing solutions, employment and income-generating activities; (2) support for return/reintegration through the implementation of inter-border and cross-border initiatives; (3) contribution to the self-reliance of specific refugees/IDPs through the provision of socio-economic assistance packages and legal aid; (4) ensuring the full implementation of the Sarajevo Declaration. |
| Implementing the National Strategy to Fight Drug Abuse in Serbia | EUR 1,500,000.00 | Ministry of Health | Successful implementation of the National Strategy to Fight Drug Abuse. (1) Assistance in the development of and support to appropriate structures and systems required for the implementation of the “drug demand reduction” component of the National Strategy to Fight Drug Abuse; (2) strengthening the capacities of the Ministry of Health for strategy implementation. |
| Support to the Health Care Accreditation Agency | EUR 1,500,000.00 | Ministry of Health | Improving health care in Serbia. Internalising continuous service quality and delivery improvement within the system. (1) Continuous improvement of the quality of health service delivery in the Serbian health sector; (2) capacity building support to the Health Care Accreditation Agency and promotion of balanced internally (professionally/institutionally) driven quality improvement processes through external assessment mechanisms. |
| Municipal Support Programme (MSP) Serbia | EUR 23,000,000.00 | Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, local governments in cities and municipalities in the Republic of Serbia | Contributing to improved governance and economic development in Serbia through support to all aspects of the decentralisation of responsibilities and competences from central to local level. Improving the capacities for good governance and municipal management at the local level with a view to improving local services to citizens, and enhancing local economic development by strengthening local organisations, the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities and local-central government cooperation |
| Health Sector Reform Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | EUR 10,000,000.00 | Ministry of Health | Improving Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Serbia as part of the overall reform of the health system in Serbia. Carrying forward health sector reforms by improving the capabilities and capacities of EMS units in Serbia. |
| Regional Socio-Economic Development Programme | EUR 21,000,000.00 | Ministry of Economy and Regional Development | Strengthened capacity in Serbia to develop and implement regional development policy for more balanced territorial socio-economic development. Component 1: Assistance to Regional Policy Development at National Level – increased capacity at national level to plan and implement integrated regional development policy; Component 2: Support to the Regional Development Agencies – increased development planning and implementation capacities of RDAs, participating municipalities and other local stakeholders. |
| Implementation of Priorities in the Area of Human Rights and Protection of National Minority Groups | EUR 1,500,000.00 | Agency for Human and Minority Rights | Support for human rights standards and minority protection in Serbia and aligning them to EU standards. (1) Implementation of European Partnership priorities in the field of human and minority rights; (2) fulfilment of all obligations deriving from membership in the Council of Europe, particularly with regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. |
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