The project Support to Commission for
State Aid Control aims to support to the Government of the Republic of Serbia,
and in particular the existing state aid control and granting institutions, in
alignment of rules and procedures in the field of state aid control with
the EU acquis. The project
is managed by the Ministry of Finance – Department for Contracting and
Financing of European Union Funded Programs.
„Think State Aid First“ is one of the
key project’s messages, intended to enable that state aid control rules are
part of the earliest planning phase within institutions. The important segment
of the project is raising awareness of all stakeholders in the public sector,
as well as of citizens, about the fact that integration of state aid control
rules is a tool for long term strengthening of public finances, and that state
aid in accordance with the rules can be one of instruments of economic and
social growth.
Within the project, training sessions in the
field of state aid will be organised for all 174 local self-government units in
Serbia, as well as an exchange of experience between Serbian state aid control
experts and most relevant experts from the EU.
Overall project’s objective is to
further support Serbia’s progress on its European Union accession path (among
others through alignment with acquis
communautaire), specifically for what relates to Negotiation
Chapter 8 – Competition Policy, by securing progress in further development and
implementation of the system of rules and procedures in the field of state aid
control.