REG/ ADDITIONAL FUNDING UNDER THE EU'S INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION FOR THE 'FIRST AGREEMENT OF PRINCIPLES' BETWEEN KOSOVO AND SERBIA

www.europa.eu The European Commission will allocate additional funding under the EU's Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) to support the implementation of the 'First agreement of principles' governing the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. The special IPA programme will help address the needs of Serb majority municipalities throughout Kosovo*, with a specific emphasis on the northern municipalities. Funding will focus on municipal infrastructure, public administration, rural and regional development, employment and environmental protection. The decision is to allocate initially €15m. Possible further additional funding will be determined on the basis of an on-going needs assessment. This money will be allocated to Kosovo in addition to its €65-70 million annual budget under the EU's IPA programme for this year.

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