Head of the EU Delegation and EU Special Representative in B&H Johann Sattler will attend the official opening of the Lipa reception center near Bihać tomorrow.

The European Union has set aside 1.7m euros to set up this multi-purpose reception center, to provide adequate accommodation and living conditions for about 1,500 migrants, including families with children, unaccompanied children and singles.

The remaining funds were provided by other donors, including the German Federal Agency for Technical Assistance (Tehnisches Hilfswerk), the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the Swiss Government, the Holy See, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Council of Europe Development Bank.

The center will be managed by the B&H Foreigners' Affairs Service with the support of the International Organization for Migration and other partners.

This is an important step in establishing an appropriate migration management system in the country for which the EU will continue to provide support.

In addition to Ambassador Sattler, the opening of the center will be attended by the B&H Minister of Security Selmo Cikotić, the Una-Sana Canton Prime Minister Mustafa Ružnić, Bihać Mayor Šuhret Fazlic and German Ambassador to B&H Margret Uebber, Italian Ambassador to B&H Marco di Ruzza, Head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in B&H Laura Lungarotti, Director of Hilfswerk Austria Stefan Fritz, and other guests, announced the EU Delegation to B&H.