Ub, 6 September 2018 – A number of key RHP stakeholders celebrated today the laying of the foundation stone for 20 RHP-financed apartments in Ub.

Altogether 1 847 vulnerable refugee families – or 5 500 persons – in 27 municipalities throughout Serbia will obtain a new home by the end of 2019 thanks to the RHP sub-project SRB5. SRB5 envisages the construction of 1 267 new apartments, in addition to the provision of 200 building material packages and the purchase of 380 village houses.

Ivica Dacic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, stated:

“Today we are opening the construction site for 20 apartments, which will provide homes for 55 beneficiaries. The works, worth EUR 415 690, are expected to be finalized in July 2019. In addition, in the municipality of Ub, the Regional Housing Programme has provided 17 village houses worth EUR 187 000 and building material packages worth EUR 180 000”.

RHP info desk:  Secretariat of the Regional Housing Programme ceb-rhp@coebank.org