Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic will open the “Programming International Assistance and EU Funds for Local Development” conference on February 8, at 10am, at the Hotel Continental, Vladimira Popovica 10.

The conference will be addressed by Deputy Prime Minister Djelic, Head of the European Commission Delegation in Serbia Vincent Degert and representatives of the Finance Ministry and the Permanent Conference of Cities and Municipalities.

After introductory speeches, several workshops will be held on the designing of an efficient planning and management system at a local level, an efficient and modern administration, improvement of financial management and the financial capacities of local self-governments and the development of local infrastructure.

The purpose of the conference is to establish a list of development priorities in local communities, which will be financed with the first component of the IPA 2011 programme and international donations.