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The joint declaration of intentions regarding strategic cooperation in the field of climate action between Serbia and Germany, worth 309 million euros, represents an important impetus in the reform process, from which the citizens will also benefit greatly, said Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic.
Today in the Government of Serbia, she signed the Declaration with the Secretary of State in the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Maria Flaxbart, and after the signing, which was attended by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and German Ambassador Thomas Schieb, Joksimovic stressed that Serbia and Germany once again confirm their readiness to jointly join the global initiative for the prevention of climate change and to work together in a sustainable and efficient way on a green, resilient and sustainable economy, reports Tanjug.
According to the Minister, the Declaration is very important on the European path, one of the important steps in the negotiation process itself, which, as she said, should follow soon in relation to the progress report and numerous rule of law reforms that Serbia has intensified in recent months.
“I hope that we will be able to open cluster four, which covers all these topics,” said the Minister, adding that during the day, talks continue on areas where Germany will especially support us, and those are in cluster 4 energy, transport, environmental protection, trans-European networks, climate change and digitalization.
“This is an important impetus in the reform process of the negotiation process,” said Joksomovic, emphasizing that she believes that the issues of the green economy and renewable energy sources will be important issues in the years to come.
She emphasized that the amount of 309 million that Serbia received is the largest in the last ten years since she has been working with Germany on the topic of development cooperation.
She also stated that on the basis of the Declaration, Serbia will create an institutional model and that through a strong working group, which will also consist of German technical and expert assistance, it will continue to work on strategic documents on decorbonisation, CO2 emissions and renewable energy sources.
She reminded that the goal is for the whole of Europe to be a climate-neutral continent by 2050, and added that Serbia is ready to move forward with full force, guided by the current moment and the needs of the citizens.
According to Joksimovic, the technical and financial assistance of Germany, with which Serbia has excellent development cooperation, will be of great importance.
“Our teams from all ministries with members of the German delegation will go through all important projects to see where German expert and financial assistance and grants can be best used, and the goal is not only to improve bilateral cooperation and give European integration momentum, but also that each citizen feels the benefits of that process,” said Joksomovic.

She also reminded that Germany is the largest bilateral donor, one of the largest investors and the most important European partners on the European path.
Flaxbart emphasized that 309 million euros represent the value of the package for one year.
“We are very interested in this region moving along a peaceful path of development and prosperity for every citizen,” said Flaxbart, emphasizing that Germany is very happy that it will concretely, not only with money but also with expert power, contribute to the most successful implementation of everything planned.
She emphasized that she is optimistic that the negotiations will be successful and reminded that Serbia and Germany are closely connected countries and that Germany has invested two billion euros in various projects in Serbia in 20 years.
Brnabic stated that the green agenda and the green transformation and protection of the environment are one of the two key priorities of the Government of Serbia in this mandate, and reminded that the other is the rule of law.
As she stated, the Declaration that was signed today was announced during the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Belgrade.
Brnabic also reminded that she emphasized in the exposition that the three main goals of the government are – improvement and protection of air quality, better management of solid waste, creation of landfills, recycling systems and improvement in wastewater management.
She added that the investments are the largest and that an investment of around six billion euros is needed only for wastewater treatment plants, in order to reach the European standard.
“It is important that after decades of negligence and lack of investment in the field of environmental protection and energy transformation, these topics are set as one of the key priorities,” said Brnabic, adding that one of the important things within the cooperation agreement is adjusting our economy and societies with climate change that are a reality we are currently facing.
At the end of the meeting, the Prime Minister thanked Germany for recognizing Serbia as a good and credible partner, Politika reports.

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