Patient safety: progress made, more needed
“When our citizens go to a hospital, they expect safe healthcare. The good news is that most Member States now have patient safety programmes in place.
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Sport as a growth engine for EU economy
Sport is an important economic sector in the EU in its own right, with a share in the national economies which is comparable to agriculture, forestry and fisheries combined. Moreover, its share is expected to rise in the future.
Serbia first non-EU country to sign Creative Europe agreement
Serbia is the first non-European Union country to sign up and participate in the new Creative Europe programme.
Opening EU accession talks enhances Parliament’s engagement
Transparency in Parliament’s work and the communication with citizens are key for bringing the quality laws to adoption and implementing them, the “Broadcasting Parliament” conference was told. The conference was organised in cooperation with the Greek Parliament within the EU Twinning project “Strengthening capacities of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the EU integration process”.
Law and Political Sciences students at Romanian Embassy
Romania has been among the countries most supportive of Serbia and Western Balkans’ EU accession, and this support is one of Romania’s top foreign policy priorities, the country’s Ambassador in Belgrade Daniel Banu said.
Vienna coffee and pastries for Belgraders at the Austrian embassy
Austrian Embassy in Belgrade opened its doors to citizens who were served with coffee and pastries while they had an opportunity to talk to Ambassador Johannes Eigner and other diplomats.
Education and training is not up to the job, say quarter of Europeans in survey
A new Eurobarometer survey on the ‘European Area of Skills and Qualifications’ (Special Eurobarometer 417) shows also that around a quarter (23%) of EU citizens feel that their education or training has not provided them with the skills to find a job in line with their qualifications.
Prosecutors in partnership: Fighting organised crime and corruption
Organised crime is a worldwide problem; to tackle it, strong international cooperation is required. In the Western Balkans, countries need to build the appropriate structures and experience to investigate and prosecute complex criminal groups in an international context.
Commission pushes for better travel planners
The European Commission is giving new momentum to efforts to develop Europe-wide all-in-one journey planners that would allow planning and booking journeys involving several means of transport with a single online tool, even across borders.
EU customs tackle smuggling and fraud in excise goods
Around 816 million cigarettes and 240 000 litres of alcohol were seized by EU customs over a 10 month period in 2013, a report published by the Commission reveals.