All media are invited to a press conference marking the closure of the project “Capacity Building of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury in the Decentralised Implementation System in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, that will take place at the EU Delegation to BiH (Skenderija 3a) on Wednesday 17 February 2010, starting at 11:00hrs.

European Union funded this project in the amount of 1.8 million euro with aim to support the BiH Ministry of Finance and Treasury in strengthening their institutional capacity to be ready for the implementation of the decentralised management system of the EU IPA funds in BiH. The project was implemented by the East West Consulting in consortium with HELM Corporation and EuroBusiness Partners.

The press conference will present the results of a three-year long exercise in preparing new sectors, the National Fund and the Central Financing and Contracting Unit (CFCU), within the BiH Ministry of Finance and Treasury to manage future EU financial assistance. r more information, please contact: Ms. Zora Stanic, Press and Information Office, EU Delegation to BiH zora.stanic@ec.europa.eu   Agenda: 11:00 – 12:00 Mr. Boris Iarochevitch, Head of OPS Section, EU Delegation to BiH Mr. Leo Quinlan, Project Team Leader Ms. Vera Letica, Assistant Minister of Finance and Treasury of BiH