SOLIDARITY IN ACTION EU > Serbia Solidarity Fund Solidarity in action EU > Serbia CONTENTS Introduction 5 EU Solidarity fund relief 7 Reconstruction of public buildings 9 Infrastructure 36 The printing of this publication has been funded by the European Union through the EU Assistance Programme for Flood Relief in Serbia. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the Construction of bridges 40 Public Investment Management Office of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and can in no way be Flood-prevention infrastructure 54 taken to reflect the views of the European Union. Remediation of Stolice mine tailing landfill 58 Procedure for allocating aid to beneficiaries 62 List of all implemented local infrastructure projects funded from the Solidarity Fund 66 2 3 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia INTRODUCTION The damage of devastating floods that hit Serbia in In the wake of the floods, the Serbian Government May 2014 has been estimated at more than €1.7 set up the Office for Reconstruction and Flood billion. The death toll from flooding reached 57, while Relief (currently the Public Investment approximately 32,000 people were evacuated from Management Office), which has played a major role their homes, 25,000 of them from Obrenovac. in coordinating donations and reconstruction efforts after the floods. 119 municipalities, i.e. two thirds of the entire country, have been affected by the floods and Over the previous two years, nearly 500 families landslides that occurred in the aftermath, which affected by the floods have been given a roof over makes the 2014 floods the worst natural disaster in their heads. More than 21,000 families have received Serbia's history. financial aid exceeding €42 million in total. Also, financial and/or in-kind assistance has been given In response to the catastrophic flooding, the to more than 2,000 small and medium-sized Government of the Republic of Serbia declared a enterprises and entrepreneurs as well as to over state of emergency across its entire territory. At the 26,000 farmers. Works on reconstruction and same time, in order to ensure that government's improvement of flood protection infrastructure in response to the disaster was as effective as excess of €27 million have been carried out at more possible, assistance was sought from the than 300 sites across Serbia. The electric power international community, primarily from the system has been restored, which is why, despite an governments of EU member states, EU candidate estimated €0.5 billion in damage suffered by this countries from the region, the United Nations and sector, Serbia did not have power blackouts even the Russian Federation. A request made to the for a single day. European Commission was later also put in to all the other participating states of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The cost of reconstruction amounted to over €400 million. More than half of that sum has been funded from donations, primarily from the European Union in the amount of €162.2 million. 4 5 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia EU SOLIDARITY FUND RELIEF The aid received from the Solidarity Fund was used to On March 13, 2015, the European Union finance: EUROPEAN UNION GRANTED granted €60.2 million from its Solidarity Ÿ Construction of 73 completely new bridges in 28 Fund (EUSF) to help Serbia as the most LSGs; €60.2 MILLION FROM ITS severely flood-affected country in the Ÿ Implementation of projects aimed at reconstruction SOLIDARITY FUND region. and improvement of local infrastructure, namely: ü 13 reconstruction and improvement projects for The aid was earmarked for covering and/or sewage and water supply systems in 12 LSGs, reimbursing extraordinary expenses for public ü Rehabilitation of 29 landslides in 14 LSGs, works, primarily to restore critical infrastructure, ü 14 projects of local watercourse regulation in repair the direct damage and address the pressing ten LSGs, needs in the aftermath of the floods, as well as the ü 8 projects of reconstructing local roads; expenses of rescue operations and the clean-up of the affected areas. The funds could also be used Ÿ Implementation of 59 projects to reconstruct public retroactively, i.e. for already launched recovery and facilities in healthcare and education sectors in 23 reconstruction projects, as well as for LSGs; reimbursement of already incurred expenses. Ÿ Construction and improvement of flood-prevention Projects funded from the EUSF grant have been infrastructure by building and reconstructing 202 implemented in 72 local self-governments (LSG). structures managed by public water management companies (PWMC) Srbijavode and Beogradvode. 6 7 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia As of October 15, 2016, a total of €60,224,605 has been received from the EUSF. More details are given in the table below. RECONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 11 19 % 5 % 1 4 % 2 Financial aid received from the EUSF has been used to finance reconstruction of 25 % 3 10 11 % 59 public buildings in 9 2 % 23 municipalities 6 % 4 8 8 % cost of reconstruction 7 % 5 has exceeded 7 13 % 0.5 % 6 €5.7 million 1. To suppliers of Srbijavode and Beogradvode and refunded from the Solidarity Fund €3,224,696 2. For PWMC “Beogradvode” €2,608,307 3. For suppliers of PWMC “Srbijavode” €15,235,818 Financial aid received from the EUSF has been used to finance reconstruction of a total of 59 public buildings in 23 LSGs. The cost of reconstruction has exceeded €5.7 million and encompassed a total reconstruction of old or 4. For Electric Power Industry of Serbia €3,425,987 the construction of new facilities (such as schools, day-care centres, health centres and outpatient care 5. For Public Enterprise Roads of Serbia €4,055,257 clinics). 6. For the Ministry of Interior €343,860 7. For municipalities €8,032,170 The programme involved the rehabilitation of 34 schools, 2 day-care centres, 12 health centres and 11 outpatient 8. For Republic Water Directorate €4,668,967 care clinics. 9. For Serbian Railways €1,070,148 10. For building bridges €6,439,314 LSGs in which the reconstruction of devastated facilities has been undertaken include: Ub, Valjevo, Svilajnac, 11. For construction of public facilities €11,120,081 Kragujevac, Paraćin, Smederevska Palanka, Koceljeva, Mladenovac, Grocka, Mionica, Kraljevo, Petrovac na Mlavi, Ljubovija, Kosjerić, Krupanj, Lazarevac, Loznica, Ljig, Kučevo, Vladimirci, Smederevo, Lučani and Trstenik. TOTAL €60,224,605 8 9 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia 10 11 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia BEGALJICA OUTPATIENT CARE CLINIC Municipality of Grocka As one of the most severely damaged facilities, the Outpatient Care Clinic in Begaljica was out of service after the floods. During the flooding, water penetrated into the building and reached the height of 50 cm, remaining for several days and completely overflowing the boiler room. Due to water retention, walls absorbed the moisture, which rose up the walls as a result of capillary action. After accessing the building and removing the floor, it was observed that the plumbing and sanitation systems had been completely ruined. This project worth €86,000 encompassed the restoration of walls and joinery, floors, the façade, the plumbing and sanitation systems and sanitary blocks. Facilities before the reconstruction 12 13 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia PLAVI ZEC DAY CARE CENTRE Municipality of Paraćin Following the May 2014 floods, Plavi Zec Day Care Centre in Paraćin had to reduce its capacity but kept its doors open despite significant after-effects of the flooding. During the flooding, the slabs in classrooms had fractured and water that penetrated under the building due to subsidence led to cracked walls and a collapsed roof structure. The kitchen, which was used for preparing food for all kindergartens in Paraćin, was completely flooded and therefore out of service. This project of reconstructing the day care centre worth €130,000 encompassed a complete renovation of the building. Thanks to the EU donation, floors, walls, mechanical and electric installations, façade, joinery, the roof, sanitary block, the kitchen and the dining hall have all been fully restored. Today, Plavi Zec Day Care Centre can finally function in its full capacity and accommodate 202 children from Paraćin. Facilities before the reconstruction 14 15 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia MILAN RAKIĆ PRIMARY SCHOOL IN DUČIĆ Municipality of Mionica All the premises in “Milan Rakić" Primary School in Dučić were flooded when the water level reached a height of 30 cm. Due to water retention, the walls absorbed moisture, which rose up the walls as a result of capillary action. Strong gusts of wind caused damage to roof tiles, which led to the collapse of the roof structure. This reconstruction project worth around €35,000 has included the total rehabilitation of the building. The walls, floors, façade, joinery and the roof structure have all been completely repaired. Facilities before the reconstruction 16 17 Solidarity in action EU > Serbia SECONDARY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, COMMERCE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Municipality of Kučevo Due to the rise in the level of groundwater, the school's basement premises had been flooded; water reached the height of 33 cm and remained in the building for three days. The boiler and some electrical installations had also suffered damage. As a result of strong gusts of wind and heavy rainfalls, gutters leaked and the façade and gutters were damaged. Water penetrated even through the windows and caused damage to the walls. This reconstruction project has included