Several EU Member States’ teams have focused on water purification in Svilajnac, Ćuprija, and Obrenovac, whereas the operation of floodwater pumping continues in Obrenovac, Svilajnac and Babušinac.
Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis and tension with Russia, the European Commission unveiled its new strategy on 28 May to secure energy supply in the EU and reduce EU dependence on imports.
The EU Member States ambassadors, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport, Serbian Minister and Provincial Secretary of Culture Ivan Tasovac and Slaviša Grujiæ, visited Thursday the town of Bač, where several EU-funded projects were being carried out, including the setting up of an open museum, a unique cultural complex around Serbia.
EU Members States’ ambassadors to Serbia, Head of the EU Delegation Ambassador Michael Davenport, Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac and Provincial Secretary for Culture and Information Slaviša Grujić will visit the municipality of Bač on Thursday 29 May 2014, where they will talk to municipal authorities and tour several EU-funded cultural projects.
Representatives of municipalities and towns took part in a working meeting organised by the project We are Here Together – European Support for Roma Inclusion, funded by the European Union and implemented by the OSCE Mission to Serbia.
More than ten days since the first requests for assistance have been submitted the EU Member States continue to assist Serbia at the same pace in flood relief efforts.
Pumping and purification of water in at least six Serbian towns as well as assessments of situation in a number of towns and villages affected by floods are key ongoing activities of EU Member States’ rescuing teams, their team leaders said at a meeting Wednesday.
I will never forget the scenes of the floods across Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia: a deluge of rain of truly Biblical proportions which within a matter of hours wrought the greatest damage there since the region’s terrible wars of the 1990s. Now back from my visit to the region, my heart is full of sorrow for the people who have lost relatives, homes and livelihoods, but also admiration for the courage and kindness they have shown over the last week – and a strong determination to mobilise more help for the thousands of people who need it.
In response to severe floods which hit Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, the EU continues to provide help and assistance to deal with the consequences of this natural disaster. In addition to immediate humanitarian aid provided so far, the European Commission has allocated an extra €65 million to tackle the aftermath of the floods.
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso hailed presidential elections held in Ukraine and said they looked forward to working “closely together with the next President in view of ensuring the political and economic stability of Ukraine.”
