Donor meeting in Belgrade on Thursday

BELGRADE - A meeting of international donors focused on collecting aid and repairing the damage from the catastrophic floods that have hit Serbia will be held in Belgrade on Thursday.

Acoording to a release from the Serbian government, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will inform the participants about the scale of the floods in order to discuss the options of providing help in repairing the damage as soon as possible.

The participants will also review further steps meant to ensure the efforts by the government and international donors are coordinated efficiently to get the maximum effect.

The meeting will be attended by officials of embassies from 27 countries of Europe, North America and Asia, as well as from the EU Delegation to Serbia, Council of Europe, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, World Bank, Office of the UN Resident Coordinator and German Development Bank.

The meeting is organized by the office of Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic and the Serbian government office for EU integration, which coordinates international development aid and is tasked with setting the priorities for funds from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, the release says.