The current security challenges prove that a strong transatlantic relationship, based on common values, remains of fundamental importance to Europe, President of The European Council Herman Van rompuy said at the NATO Summit.
“We welcome the agreement on a ceasefire reached in Minsk today at the meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group. The ceasefire agreement must now be respected and fully implemented by all sides,” EU High Representative’s spokesperson said in a statement.
Belgrade and Pristina made progress at a meeting in Brussels as technical teams agreed on the IBM crossing points, the EU High Representative’s spokesperson said in a statement.
The European Union strongly condemned the murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff and expressed deepest condolences to his family, a spokesperson said in a statement.
Activities of the European Support for the Inclusion of Roma, financed by the European Union and carried out by the OSCE Mission in Serbia, include support to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development in establishing and reinforcing a program aimed at prevention of the dropping out of school by Roma secondary school students.
EU and FAO officials delivered in Trstenik European Union assistance to 469 small-scale farms and total of 150 metric tons of animal feed as the first part from 8-million euro worth EU agricultural assistance to flood-affected Serbian farm households. Farmers in Trstenik were among the first to receive the EU assistance, as trucks carrying animal feed reached the town.
The three-million euros EU-funded project entitled “Provision of housing reconstruction and economic revitalisation to most vulnerable flood-affected families in Serbia”, financed from the EU Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia, begins in September in eight municipalities of the western Serbia. Citizens of Sabac, Sid, Bajina Basta, Loznica, Mali Zvornik, Valjevo, Ljubovija and Osecina hit the most by floods will get renewed homes, but also the chance to relaunch their businesses.
Since the beginning of the EU assistance programme for flood relief in 24 Serbian municipalities, the organization Help has employed its resources on implementation of two project components Construction and Income generating assistance (IGA) in Kraljevo, Kosjeric, Lazarevac, Svilajnac, Trstenik and Varvarin.
The European Council elected Donald Tusk as President of the European Council and appointed Federica Moghereini as High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. EU member states’ leaders discussed the economy,the situation in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, Gaza as well as the outbreak of Ebola virus.
EU Delegation to Serbia is closely following the developments related to the tragic incidents in the area of Kursumlija, when a member of Serbian special police Stevan Sindjelic lost his life while on duty.
