The dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo under EU auspices has been an example of what EU diplomacy can really achieve, the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton told European Parliament in the debate on foreign and defence policy.
The European Parliament voted to end roaming charges by Christmas 2015, as part of a wider vote in support the Commission’s proposed regulation for a “Connected Continent” (telecoms single market)*.
Serbia’s rural areas have a great potential for development, but also some weaknesses that both need to be addressed during its accession process into the European Union, a EU-funded workshop on empowering rural stakeholders concluded Wednesday.
The fifth EU-US Energy Council affirmed its strong support for Ukraine’s efforts to diversify its supplies of natural gas including through the rapid enhancement of reverse flow capacities, build its gas storage to maintain gas supplies to Ukraine and Europe, and take the decisive measures it recently announced with the IMF to build a competitive energy economy.
The first EU Summit on chronic diseases begins on April 3 in Brussels. It brings together key policymakers, stakeholders and interest groups to discuss medical, social and economic benefits of sustainable investments in health, ways to reduce the burden of chronic diseases, and how to strengthen their prevention and management, with a focus on EU added value and action.
A series of European Commission pilot projects have helped around 100 Europeans with autism from five EU countries to get into the job market, a new report released on World Autism Awareness Day (2 April), showed.
Creating an inclusive society is among EU’s priorities when it comes to supporting Serbia and this will remain so in the future, said Luca Manunta Programme Manager of the EU Delegation to Serbia, speaking at the first information session about the call for proposals within the “Support to the social inclusion of the most vulnerable groups, including Roma, through more diversified community-based social services” project.
www.getonlineweek.eu, #GOW14 #YouthSpark #YouRock Get Online Week from 24 to 30 March was organised by Telecentre Europe with the support of the European Commission.
Serbian and Kosovo top officials, who met in Brussels in a new round of the EU-facilitated dialogue, have come closer to an agreement on justice and agreed to meet again shortly to finalize the package, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Catherine Ashton said after the meeting of Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, his deputy Aleksandar Vucic with Kosovo Premier Hashim Thaci.
The European Union will use the full potential of accession negotiations with the candidate countries so as to make progress on freedom of expression related issues, while the approach to assist the media will be changed in order to encourage the creation of economically stable and higher quality media, according to the guidelines for EU support to media freedom and media integrity in the Western Balkans and Turkey, 2014-2020.
