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SARAJEVO, December 7 (FENA) - Within the framework of the "EU4BusinessRecovery" project, which is financed by the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany, Public call for participation in the program of technical support and grant allocation within the investment support measure to improve safety and security at work (including measures to protect against COVID-19) in the agricultural sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been published.
Through this public call, worth 600,000 KM, the European Union will enable the participation of business entities in the program of education, and technical and financial support related to protection and safety at work. After participating in the education and technical support of the project, companies will be qualified for financial support for investments from 10,000 to 30,000 KM, which will be aimed at implementing recommended measures to improve safety and security at work (including COVID-19 measures), UNDP announced.
Trades, entrepreneurs, cooperatives, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises registered at the latest one year before the publication of this Public Call and engaged in primary agricultural production or processing of agricultural products and raw materials can apply for the public call. For each project, the applicant must provide his own co-financing in the amount of at least 15 percent of the total amount of acceptable costs of the proposed investment.
The realization of these investments aims to support the modernization of the agricultural and food sector and the improvement of the rural economy. The main goal is to ensure the survival of micro, small and medium enterprises in important economic sectors of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to reduce the negative effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU4BusinessRecovery project makes an important economic and social contribution in the areas of hygiene and safety at work, workplace safety, and product innovation and digitalization.
The project is financed by the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany and is implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the International Labor Organization (ILO).
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