At the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum of Justice and Home Affairs, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos called governments in the region to do more to fight visa-free travel regime abuses.
EU candidate countries’ progress in protection of fundamental rights, non-discrimination and the protection of vulnerable groups, including LGBTI will contribute to progress overall on the EU path, it was concluded at the conference recently held in Albania.
David Schwendiman from the United States has been nominated as the new Lead Prosecutor for the Special Investigative Task Force (SITF), the EU said in a statement. The SITF was established by the European Union in 2011 as an independent criminal investigation into the serious allegations contained in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report of January 2011 by Senator Dick Marty entitled: “Inhuman treatment of people and illicit trafficking in human organs in Kosovo”.
European PROGRES published a Public Call for Proposals to support clusters in introducing innovative practices and a common market approach. All clusters registered in the 34 South East and South West Serbian local self-governments involved in the implementation of this Programme are entitled to apply.
EU Delegation to Serbia supported 22 civil society organisations with 2,4 million euros through projects aimed at corruption, discrimination and Serbia-Kosovo cooperation through cultural, media and youth initiatives.
Film “A Gram. A Kilogram.A Ton” in Monte Royal Pictures production and directed by Janko Baljak within the EU-funded project “Strengthening Media Freedom in Serbia,” has been at the final stage of production after a year of work. It is expected to be broadcast in February 2015.
Company Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) Serbia has opened a new haemodialysis devices plant in Vrsac Technology Park, which is another good example how EU’s financial support to infrastructural projects boosts foreign investment and employment in Serbia.
Upon entering the EU, Serbia will have at its disposal significant funds within European Social Fund, and it is important that administration, those who will be using the funds and participate in projects, is timely prepared in order to make the most of the funds, a conference, organised within European Commission’s TAIEX Programme, was told.
Project financing of media is going to be a challenge for Serbian local self-governments, but they have to set up well-defined requirements of competition and determine what the public interest is, said Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport addressing the representatives of local self-governments at the Assembly of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities.
EU will continue to support Malala and Kailash’s fight for the children and human rights, High Representative Federica Mogherini said in a statement released on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the two activists.
