The Asylum Center in Vranje was renovated under the EU Support to Migration Management in Serbia, with the co-financing of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration.
The current improved capacities can accommodate 150 beneficiaries in 63 rooms.
Among other things, reconstruction works were carried out on carpentry, water and sewage pipes, electrical installations in the corridors and in the dining room were replaced.
Currently, the Center is accommodating refugee families from Ukraine, 73 persons in total.
Migration management is a central field for which the EU has been providing significant support to Serbia. The EU has been contributing with resources and funds to Serbia in the field of migration management with an aim of having a long-lasting effect in view of the EU accession process, with a particular emphasis on strengthening the asylum and migration management system as well as enhancing border management.
In reception and asylum centres, access to services such as healthcare and education system is ensured as well. For instance, migrants undergo health screening by a medical team when they enter reception and asylum centres and are further referred to health care institutions if necessary.
It starts with the provision of access to reception and protection services for migrants with strong regard for the identification of vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied and separated children. We strive to fulfilling the necessary conditions for efficient care at reception and asylum centres, among others by providing food and non-food items such as clothes and hygienic kits.
The EU’s assistance has also been directed toward local communities/ municipalities hosting migrants with a view to strengthening social cohesion and capacity building for institutions in charge of migration management.