In a set of annual reports adopted today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy assessed the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) with the 16 partner countries in the East and the South and made recommendations for the year ahead.
“On this day 198 years ago the world’s first fare paying passenger railway service started in Great Britain. The railway was not as you might expect in London, it was in South Wales, connecting the port of Swansea with it’s under developed hinterland, bringing access to jobs, markets and new opportunities.”
It is with deep sorrow that I have learned about the plane crash in France that cost the lives of 150 people.
My heart goes out to the families and friends of the victims. This is a tragedy that hits home all too starkly.
In my own name and on behalf of the European Commission, I would like to express my deepest condolences, as well as our European solidarity with the people of France, Germany and Spain.
Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends.
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, will visit Pristina and Belgrade on 26 and 27 March 2015. This will be her first visit to Serbia and Kosovo since she has taken over her post.
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is my great pleasure to be here in Novi Sad with you today. Prime Minister Pajtić, State Secretary Belić, Rector Pejanović, Dr Hrvojević and I have just opened the new building of the Faculty of Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Physics.
Over a year, the number of asylum applicants registered in the European Union (EU) has increased by 191 000 (+44%)…
Kosovo will host the ministerial conference of the six Western Balkan countries, “Western Balkans’ 6”, dedicated to concrete regional projects, with special emphasis on infrastructure investment. This event comes after the Conference of Western Balkan States, held in Berlin, organized by the German Chancellor, Mrs. Angela Merkel, with the aim of promoting economic cooperation between the countries of the region.
Distribution of maize seeds to the flood affected agriculture producers started this week. Each producer who applied for maize receives two sowing units to complete spring sowing. This package also includes 400 kilograms of mineral fertilizer which is also delivered this week. Maize sowing season starts by the end of March, so the assisted farmers are fully provided for sowing.
The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA18) was 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2014, up from 1.6% recorded both in the previous quarter and in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
The Commission concluded negotiations on an ambitious new tax transparency agreement with Switzerland, marking a major step forward in the fight against tax evasion.
