President-elect Juncker unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission. Instead of Enlargement portfolio there will be the European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations one led by Johannes Hahn.
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport visited Obrenovac where he delivered EU assistance to 400 agricultural households, toured the reconstruction works on one of the schools and one of the houses whose reconstruction is funded the EU.
Members of the Committee for European Integration of the National Assembly and Head of EU Delegation in Serbia Michael Davenport, in the presence of senior staff of the Delegation, held a joint meeting to exchange information on the activities planned for the coming period, on both sides.
The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia is astonished by the item published in today’s edition of “Informer” in which it is alleged that the European Union is paying for lawyers defending Mr Miroslav Mišković. These allegations are untrue.
Members of the Committee on EU enlargement and countries in the process of accession of the Council of European Union (COELA) are visiting Serbia for the first time from 10-12 September at the proposal of Italy as the EU presiding country that puts a high priority on the enlargement of the EU and Balkans’ European integration, as well as bringing the European Union closer to citizens.
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and Government of Serbia signed Regional Housing Programme Grant Agreements worth some 21.5 million euros for two sub-projects aimed at providing durable housing solutions for almost 1,600 refugee families.
The EU Delegation to Serbia has organised a six-day study visit to Brussels for 10 Serbian youth activists who took part in the initiative MLADI SU ZAKON implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and supported by the EU Delegation.
A package of further restrictive measures against Russia has been adopted by the Council today (through written procedure), deepening the targeted measures of 31 July.
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport will visit Obrenovac on Wednesday, 10 September 2014, and together with top representatives of the Serbian government deliver the EU assistance to farmers, followed by a visit to reconstruction sites where the flood rehabilitation works has been taking place within the programme of EU’s assistance to flooded areas in Serbia.
President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker has announced the list of Commissioners-designate and sent it to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in his capacity as President of the Council of the European Union.
