EU High Representative Catherine Ashton hailed agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on energy arrangements and an action plan on its implementation, saying she expected the steps to promote power supply to all citizens, her spokesperson said in a statement.
The EU welcomes this endevour of the Serbian Government to engage into structural economic reforms with the ultimate goal to contribute to growth and increase competitiveness and announced measures considers as an addition to reforms launched this summer, said Peter Stano, spokesman of the European Enlargement Commissioner.
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso welcomed the outcome of Scotland referendum, saying it was good for united and stronger Europe.
The European Union closely follows the situation regarding floods in East Serbia, Delegation is in contact with relevant authorities of the Ministry of Interior and the Government of Serbia and stands ready to provide assistance, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said.
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport toured the construction of water supply line in Veliko Gradiste and the reconstruction of Golubac Fortress on the Danube, two projects funded by the EU from pre-accession funds with EUR11 million.
Have you ever been stuck in a long queue outside a bar, club or venue waiting for a taxi to arrive, wishing the company would send more cars? A new EU-funded tool has helped develop an app to make that scenario a thing of the past! With the Smartaxi app, taxi drivers collect and pool information on the “hot spots” for pick ups, meaning you spend less time waiting for one to arrive.
Within the European Union program supporting recovery of floods affected areas in Serbia, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) facilitates the reconstruction of 170 individual housing objects affected by recent floods, the installation of 14 prefabricated units, the provision of 184 basic household appliances and furniture sets for the most vulnerable households, as well as the reconsolidation of 54 business activities of small and micro enterprises (with the co-applicant Eneca) in seven targeted municipalities.
“High Representative Catherine Ashton welcomes Belgrade’s decision to further extend the freedom of movement arrangements in the coming days to Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport and to an additional five border crossing points in the next two months. This follows previous arrangements already in place at two other border crossing points of Serbia with Hungary and Croatia.
Suppression and fighting against illegal migrations and cyber crime in Serbia are important not only to the EU, but are key among Serbia’s efforts to join the EU, benefiting Serbian citizens in the long term, said Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport at the closing ceremony of Twinning project on establishing an efficient system of illegal migration fighting and suppression, financed by the EU with EUR1 million.
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport handed the keys to vehicles intended for mobile teams supporting the improvement of life conditions of Roma in Serbia, an EU donation within the project of Roma inclusion.
