Ashton: Concerned about events in Kyiv
Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on developments in the Ukrainian Parliament.
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Erasmus+ launches in Greece
Between 2007 and 2013, around 50 000 Greek students, young people and education, training and youth staff took part in the EU’s Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action programmes. It is estimated that 75 000 (50% more) could benefit from Erasmus+ between 2014 and 2020. Greece will receive a total of €34 million in 2014 from Erasmus+, a 3% increase compared with the funding it received in 2013.
What message high school student Armin Bjelic sent to thirsty citizens of Uzice
In Ormanica near Srebrenik, Eco camp Tuzla 2014 took place within the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 27 high school students from Uzice and Tuzla participated in it.
Füle: To maintain impetus in integrations
Brussels Agreement between Belgrade and Pristina is important for the whole region and it is important that Kosovo and Serbia continue dialogue and tackle new challenges and reform their societies, emphasised European Commissioner for Enlargement at the European Parliament session. Kacin: For less than a week Serbia will step on a historic road, which will lead this largest Western Balkans country to the full membership in the European Union.
European Parliament adopted Serbia`s progress report
528 MEPs voted in favour of report, 43 voted against it, while 51 abstained.
Strengthening the EU’s response to radicalisation and violent extremism
European Commission adopted a Communication identifying 10 areas in which Member States and the EU are called to reinforce their actions to prevent all types of extremism that leads to violence, regardless of who inspires it.
Davenport: We welcome the progress made in the investigation of the assassination of Mr Slavko Ćuruvija
Statement of Michael DAVENPORT, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Serbia, on the arrest of suspects for the murder of Slavko Ćuruvija.
New 10 euro banknote to circulate from September
New bankote will be more colourful than its predecessor and is designed to have a more easily recognisable figure 10. It also contains extra security features on both sides to make life harder for counterfeiters.
Antitrust: Opening of investigation into Pay TV
The European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings to examine certain provisions in licensing agreements between several major US film studios (Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures) and the largest European pay-TV broadcasters such as BSkyB of the UK, Canal Plus of France, Sky Italia of Italy, Sky Deutschland of Germany and DTS of Spain.
Meeting between Dačić and Thaçi on 27 January
Dialogue between Serbia’s Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Kosovo`s Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi will be continued on 27 January in Brussels and it will be facilitated by High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton, her spokesperson Maja Kocijančič announced.