On Wednesday, 9 September, Head of Cooperation at EU Delegation to Serbia Holger Schroeder, Deputy Mayor of Vranje Dragoljub Stevanovic and representatives of Arbeiter Samariter Bund (ASB) will tour newly constructed houses for refugees of the collective centre Rasadnik in Vranje.
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President of the European Council Donald Tusk delivered the keynote speech of the dinner of the 10th Bruegel annual meeting.

State of the Union: Commission President Juncker to deliver State of the Union speech before EU Parliament on Wednesday 9 September

Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini following the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers, Gymnich
The 2015 edition of the Eurostat publication “The EU in the world” compares the European Union with the 15 non-EU G-20 countries. With 506 million inhabitants in 2013, the EU accounted for just over 7% of the world population. Only China (1 357 million inhabitants or 19.1% of the world population) and India (1 252 mn or 17.6%) were more populous.
Project Creation of a Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying System for Successful Implementation of EU Emissions Trading System was presented in Belgrade, aimed at harmonisation of Serbian legislation with the EU and continuous monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions stemming from industrial and power plants.

The distribution of EU humanitarian assistance in food, water and hygiene items, including special packages for babies, started today. The aid is delivered by the Serbian Red Cross to the most vulnerable refugees and families with children in Subotica, Kanjiza, Negotin and Zajecar.

In the European Agenda on Security and the European Agenda on Migration, the European Commission announced its intention to present new legislative proposals on a future EU ‘Smart Borders’ system by early 2016. This will be a point of interest for Third Countries National travelling to the Schengen zone.

EU’s Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said he would personally commit himself to opening of the first negotiating chapters with Serbia by the year’s end. Commissioner Hahn told German EurAktiv in an interview that signals coming from representatives of the EU member states…
Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo – general principles/main elements Joint Action Plan Telecoms Conclusions on the implementation of…