Brussels has no notification of the blocking of funds from the IPARD program (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development) that we use as a state, emphasized the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, Cvetan Tripunovski.
"On the contrary, our fight against corruption that we are currently conducting and the additional controls that we are carrying out in the Agency for Financial Support in Agriculture and Rural Development itself have been strongly appreciated by Brussels.
Immediately after the discovery, i.e. the action taken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor's Office, additional activities were undertaken to control the functioning of the Agency for Financial Support in Agriculture and Rural Development itself.
"Certain activities will be undertaken in the field of control mechanisms, in the field of payment of IPARD funds," he emphasized.
Minister Tripunovski announced that a new director of the Agency will soon be appointed to ensure its smooth functioning, after former Minister Ljupco Nikolovski announced that the Government had received a notification of the suspension of the IPARD 3 program. /Telegraph/
