The ETF European Training Foundation has launched a new initiative to learn more about entrepreneurial communities. These are essentially local partnerships that foster skills, entrepreneurship and job creation. The deadline for applications is February 13.
EU supports any initiative aimed at reaching a political solution for Ukraine and states that forthcoming visits of Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande go to that direcion, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said in a statement.
The Commission on February 4 launched work on the Energy Union; a fundamental step towards the completion of single energy market and reforming how Europe produces, transports and consumes energy. The Energy Union with a Forward-looking Climate Change Policy is one of the key political priorities of the Juncker Commission. After more than 60 years from the founding of the Coal and Steel Community, the Commission today drew a plan for reorganising European energy policies and kicked off work for European Energy Union.
More than 3,700 agricultural producers will receive barley, peas, red clover and Lucerne by the end of February, while another 3,700 farmers will receive maize seeds in March 2015. This will be the timely support for the spring cropping season, which will aim the largest group of agriculture families receiving support through the EU Assistance for Flood Relief Programme. At the same time, more than 120 farming families in Serbia will receive small agriculture equipment such as ploughs, mowers, tillers etc. during next two months.
High Representative Federica Mogherini condemned the murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh but also reiterates the European position against death penalty and a need that rights of prisoners be respected. EU remains determined to fight terrorism, she said in a statement.
The violence in Eastern Ukraine needs to stop, artillery should immediately be withdrawn from residential areas, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini said in a statement and joined the call by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on all actors in and around the Debaltseve area to establish a local temporary truce for a minimum of three days.
In 2014, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU is expected to have reached a new peak of around 2.7 billion nights, up by 1.7% compared with 2013. France and Spain are top EU tourism destinations in terms of tourism nights.
Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia Ambassador Michael Davenport today handed over contracts on grants approved to 15 joint projects of civil society organisations and local self-government institutions in South Serbia. The implementation of the project activities in 12 South Serbian municipalities, worth over 300,000 Euro, will be funded by the European Union and the Government of Switzerland via the European PROGRES Programme through Citizens Involvement Fund (CIF).
European Union works together with Serbia so as to consolidate rule of law and human rights observance, the key aspects on Serbia’s EU path, said Oskar Benedikt, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia at a meeting on revision of functioning of justice, a project led by Multi Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support.
Within the European Union program supporting recovery of flood- affected areas in Serbia, DRC together with Eneca delivered to brother Tauz, small entrepreneurs from Ub Municipality, a compressor for driving source for pneumatic tools, a grinder and a set of various tools.
