The Government of Serbia adopted the Regulation on Allocation of Incentives in Agriculture and Rural Development in 2020, which implementation amounted to 300 million euros.
As stated, the Regulation should optimally support underdeveloped agricultural production areas, as well as areas with difficult working conditions in agriculture by improving the competitiveness of agricultural holdings. Due to the impact on other sectors, agriculture is of utmost importance for the economic development, since it directly or indirectly employs about a fifth of the employed population in Serbia, it was announced after a session of the Serbian Government. The regulation stipulates that funds will be allocated for program activities or projects – direct payments, rural development measures, agricultural credit support and special and IPARD incentives.
The direct payments, which will be distributed in appropriate totals, will relate to premiums, production incentives and recourse.
Measures for rural development envisage support for programs related to improving competitiveness, preserving and improving the environment and natural resources, diversifying incomes and improving the quality of life in rural areas, as well as preparing and implementing local rural development strategies.
The incentive through credit support will allow farmers to obtain funding from banking sources on more favorable terms than market ones.
The Government also adopted the Decision on the establishment of the working group for the advancement of Serbia’s position on the competitiveness lists in the field of E-Government Development. The task of the working group is to prepare proposals for streamlining procedures for eGovernment services and to prepare functional specifications for electronic procedures management.
As stated, continuous harmonization with high world and European standards is necessary, which means improving the quality of services provided to citizens and the economy, more efficient public administration, as well as improving Serbia’s competitiveness in international contexts.
Getting acquainted with the methodology for monitoring the development of eGovernment in Europe is of particular importance for Serbia as a candidate for EU membership, in order to get acquainted with modern standards of portals, web sites and services and to provide conditions for the cross-border provision of these services, it is written in a statement.
The multidisciplinary Working Group will involve all relevant ministries and organizations and its main objective will be to improve Serbia’s position on the competitiveness lists.
The government has also approved the candidacy of the Federation of Serbia for bodybuilding, fitness and aerobics for organizing the Fitness World Championships for junior categories in Cacak in 2020.
