Deputy Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Oskar Benedikt said that Readmission Agreement foresees making those illegally residing in EU countries return to their countries of origin, although, most probably, these provisions would not apply to Syrian refugees.
Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said that in the last couple of years Serbia made great progress in attracting investments.
Serbia has activated the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism to benefit from material support to help cope with the influx of refugees and asylum seekers in the country.
Today 900 blankets, 700 bed sheet sets and 350 pillows have been delivered to the Refugee Centre in Presevo.
With no incidents and in a relaxed atmosphere, Belgrade Pride Parade and the first ever Trans Pride ended in Pionirski park in front of buildings of Serbian Presidency and Assembly of Belgrade. Among the citizens who took part in Pride Parade were Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport and European Parliament Member Knut Fleckenstein.
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn says the bloc will not leave Balkan countries to deal with the refugee crisis on their own.
During the second quarter of 2015 (from April to June 2015), 213 200 first time asylum seekers applied for protection in the European Union (EU), up by 15% compared with the first quarter of 2015 and by 85% compared with the second quarter of 2014, reported Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
On 15 September, EU funded European PROGRES programme delivered ten metal grid containers and a water tank to the Refugee Centre in Presevo. The next delivery will be on 21 September for 900 blankets, 700 bed sheet sets and 350 pillows.
European Council president Donald Tusk decided to convene an extraordinary, informal meeting of the heads of state or government on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at 18:00 to discuss how to deal with the refugee crisis.
Last night (16.09.), the European Commission received a notification from the Slovenian authorities informing about their intention to temporarily reintroduce controls at its border with the Republic of Hungary, as of today for an initial period of 10 days.
