An unusual space in a hospital building 150km south of Belgrade. The walls are a gentle shade of pink, spotlessly clean corridors, a nice atmosphere. At the end of a long hall way on the right there is a space for a future living room and a modern kitchen. All patient rooms have two beds and a bathroom. Kind and caring medical staff dedicated to seriously ill patients. This is the image of the Department of Palliative Care in the General Hospital in Cuprija. This Department was renovated six months ago with the financial support of the Ministry of Health. Equipment for the units was purchased through the project “Development of Palliative Care Services in Serbia,” funded by the European Union (EU), and employees were trained and gained new knowledge and skills to deal with palliative care patients.
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At the Donors’ Conference organised in Brussels by European Commission to help Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in dealing with the aftermath of devastating mid-May floods, EUR995.2 million were pledged for Serbia alone. The EU pledged grants worth 195 million euros.
With 422 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Jean-Claude Juncker in a secret ballot on 15 July as President of the new European Commission to take office on 1 November 2014 for a five year term. The minimum number of votes required was 376.
Within the EU-funded project „Public property management,“ implemented by the Standing conference of towns and municipalities under the EU Exchange 4 programme, administrative staff of Novi Sad and Apatin have participated in a training, alongside with staff from other institutions in this city/municipality involved in real estate inventory and registration activities.
The latest Erasmus statistics released by the European Commission reveal that nearly 270 000 students – a new record – benefitted from EU grants to study or train abroad in 2012-2013.

Under the motto “Rebuilding together”, the European Commission will host a donors’ conference in Brussels on 16 July to mobilise further support to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the aftermath of the recent floods. The aim of the conference will be to collect pledges from donors for the countries’ recovery. The conference will also contribute to stepping up co-operation over floods and natural disasters in the region, as well as operational coordination. The conference will be co-organised with France and Slovenia.
The EU Delegation to Serbia will grant National Library of Serbia (NBS) with five printed copies and one digital copy of each of the new books or brochures produced as part of the Delegation’s information and communication activities, so as to provide citizens with accurate and timely information regarding the European integration process. Funding permitting, the Delegation will grant the National Library of Serbia additional copies of publications that it will distribute to the libraries throughout Serbia.
One doctor and seven nurses have been taking special care of patients suffering from terminal illnesses in the area of Cacak in the last six months. In the Palliative Care Unit at the General Hospital in Cacak, Dr. Danka Dragicevic and her colleagues have dedicated themselves to the patients and their families 24 hours a day. There are no specified visiting hours in the Unit, visitors can come at any time and stay as long as they wish. Doors depicting open arms and butterflies are always open to family members to visit their loved ones who receive around the clock care. While in Serbia palliative care has been developing for over a decade, the major progress in this field was achieved in the last three years with the financial support of the European Union (EU) through the project “Development of Palliative Care in Serbia”, financially and strategically supported by the Ministry of Health.
Upon the call of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, representatives of Belgrade and Pristina met in Brussels to discuss the situation over Mitrovica north bridge and agreed to form a working group that would try to work out a solution, a spokesperson said in a statement.
The EU said it would join the commemoration of 19th anniversary of the genocide committed in Srebrenica and pay the respects on the “day of pain and grief,” reconfirming its support for continuing efforts to establish the truth about the war crimes committed in Bosnia.