Department for Planning, Programming, Monitoring and Reporting on EU Funds and Development Assistance

The Department for Planning, Programming, Monitoring and Reporting on EU Funds and Development Assistance performs tasks related to the following: defining development goals and priorities for financing from IPA funds, the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund and also from development assistance; establishing the methodological approach and guidelines for the preparation of planning and programme documents for financing from IPA funds, the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund, including documents in the field of integrated local and regional development; monitoring the fulfilment of the conditions for financing from IPA funds, the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund (the so-called implementation conditions); preparation of planning and programme documents defining development goals and priorities for financing from IPA funds, the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund and development assistance; prioritisation and selection of priority projects planned for financing from IPA funds, the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund and development assistance, including professional and administrative technical tasks related to the National Investment Committee; monitoring of the implementation of programmes and projects financed from IPA funds, the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund and development assistance and preparation of reports on their implementation; organisation of programme evaluation, as well as monitoring the implementation of recommendations from evaluation reports of programmes financed from IPA funds, the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund and development assistance; management of annual IPA programmes; establishment of an internal control system; establishment and development of a system for the coordination of international development assistance, including the functioning of sectoral working groups for planning and programming of development assistance; harmonisation of strategies and cooperation programmes of development partners with development goals and priorities and objectives of the Republic of Serbia and realisation of cooperation with competent bodies and organisations of state administration, regional and local self-government and civil society organisations; development and improvement of the information system related to management and implementation of programmes financed from IPA funds and the European Union’s structural funds and Cohesion fund and development assistance; reporting to the competent authorities, the Government and international institutions on the implementation of programmes financed from EU funds and development assistance, participation in the processes related to professional training of civil servants in the Department, as well as other activities in this field.

For the purpose of performing the tasks falling within the scope of the Department for Planning, Programming, Monitoring and Reporting on EU Funds and Development Assistance the following smaller internal units are established:

1. Division for Planning and Programming of EU Funds and Development Assistance;

2. Division for Monitoring and Reporting on EU Funds and Development Assistance;

3. Division for Supervision Tasks under the Jurisdiction of the Management Body for IPA III and Coordination of Internal Control and

4. Division for Establishment and Development of Management System for European Union’s Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund.