Funds available for utility infrastructure in Roma settlements
Ljubljana, 29 November - The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has published a call under which EUR 2 million is available for basic utility infrastructure in Roma settlements in the next two years. Municipalities with Roma settlements - there are 24 - are eligible.
Published in the Official Gazette on Friday, the call aims to speed up municipal investments in Roma settlements that only have rudimentary utility infrastructure or none at all.
The call is open to communities that have Roma settlements; 83 Roma settlements are registered in 24 out of Slovenia's of the 212 municipalities.
The state funding will range from EUR 50,000 to EUR 250,000.