Source: Joint EC/World Bank Office for South East Europe Participants heard opening remarks by Prime Minister Georgievski of the FYR Macedonian Government

The authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have made important progress in implementing the Framework Agreement (pdf, 47 KB) that ended the conflict in August 2001. Constitutional amendments, as envisaged in the Framework Agreement, have been adopted by parliament and a new law on local self government has been passed. In addition, the authorities have completed negotiations with the IMF on a Staff Monitored Program that began on January 1, 2002.

In view of this progress and in response to the request of the parties to the Framework Agreement, the European Commission and the World Bank co-chaired a Donors’ Meeting for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on March 12, 2002 in Brussels. The meeting was held at senior official level. It addressed the needs for macro-financial assistance; rehabilitation and reconstruction in areas affected by the conflict, and support for measures to be undertaken under the implementation of the Framework Agreement.

Donors pledged a total of 307 million euro against the identified needs of 256 million euro. In addition, donors indicated another 271 million Euro (US$ 241 million) of donor assistance for general economic development purposes in 2002.

Agenda (pdf, 9 KB)

Chairmans' Conclusions (also available as PDF file, 22 KB)

Pledging results in Euro and USD (pdf, 24KB)

Source: Joint EC/World Bank Office for South East Europe Christiaan Poortman of the World Bank co-chairs the meeting

Look at or listen to
Opening Remarks by the European Commission, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the World Bank

Opening statement by Mr. Reinhard Priebe, Director, Western Balkans, European Commission (audio recording)

Statement by Mr. Ljubco Georgievski, Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (audio recording - interpreter's voice)

Opening Remarks by Mr. Christiaan Poortman, Country Director and Regional Coordinator for Southeast Europe, The World Bank (also available as audio recording)

Opening Remarks by Mr. Reinhard Priebe, Director, Western Balkans, on behalf of Mr. Chris Patten, Commissioner for External Relations, European Commission (also available as audio recording)

All audio recordings are in Real Audio format.

Statements by Delegates from FYR Macedonia

Address by Mr. Nikola Gruevski, Minister of Finance of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (10 pages, pdf, 45 KB)

Address by Mr. Bedredin Ibraimi, Minister of Labour and Social Policy, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Concluding Remarks by Mr. Nikola Gruevski, Minister of Finance of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Source: Joint EC/World Bank Office for South East Europe The European Commission presents its report on the costs of the implementation of the Framework Agreement

Statements by Other Delegations

Background Documents:

World Bank/European Commission Summary of the Financing Requirement, Donors' Meeting for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (7 pages, pdf, 41 KB), February 2002

Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding of the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, December 24, 2001

EC/IMG Damage Assessment in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, November 2001

Report on the Costing of the Implementation of the Framework Agreement, February 12, 2002

Other Documentation Provided by Participants

Press

Media Advisory (also available as PDF file, 16 KB)

Press Release

See FYR Macedonia page

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