Aranđelovac, Serbia, 23 June 2023 – An additional 18 RHP beneficiary families received keys to new Regional Housing Programme (RHP) apartments in Aranđelovac, Serbia, today, bringing the Programme one step closer to its successful conclusion. To date, more than 7 100 RHP homes have been allocated to beneficiaries across Serbia, one of the four Partner Countries of the RHP.

In addition to the beneficiaries themselves, the ceremony was attended by Ana Đunović, Head of the Department for Reception and Implementation of Projects of the Republic of Serbia; Elvira Angulo Rodriguez, representing the Delegation of the European Union in Serbia; Bojan Radović, Mayor of the Municipality of Aranđelovac, and Dušan Kovačević, Head of the Public Sector Projects Implementation Unit Ltd, amongst others.

The European Union, represented by the European Commission, is the main Donor to the RHP. Out of a total of EUR 294 million committed to the Programme, the European Commission contributed EUR 238 million, i.e. 81%. The other donors are the United States of America, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Türkiye, Luxembourg, Spain, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and the Slovak Republic.

Elvira Angulo Rodriguez hands over keys to a beneficiary, Aranđelovac, Serbia

RHP beneficiaries in front of the new building

RHP stakeholders with a beneficiary in one of the newly-constructed apartments