Slight GDP growth, unemployment rate remains high
What does the latest report on economic trends in the EU candidate and pre-accession countries show? In Serbia, domestic product increased but so did the government dept, while deficit remains high.
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Latvians are spending their last lats
Latvians are gradually getting used to their new currency – euro and by 8 January, nearly 60 % of consumers had made a full transition to the euro in cash, i.e. they were only carrying euro banknotes and coins in their wallets.
We are Europe. Every day.
At a key moment in the history of European Construction and ahead of the European elections next May, the European Commission, in partnership with the United Nations, is launching a video competition on the theme of the European project and the support of its citizens for this project.
EU Mobility Scoreboard: more effort needed to promote studies and training abroad for students
The best public support systems for promoting and giving advice to higher education students about opportunities to study or train abroad are in Germany, Belgium, Spain, France and Italy, according to the first EU ‘Mobility Scoreboard’.
Kacin: Serbs in the North should form local self-government as soon as possible
Dacic pointed out that the progress report for Serbia that will be presented to the European Parliament on 16 January by Kacin will be the most positive so far. Kacin announced calling on Germany to declare Serbia a “safe country of origin”, so the procedure referring to returning false asylum seekers would not last long.
The challenges facing the EU in its relations with great powers this year
What the Parliament’s experts on foreign relations believe the challenges and opportunities to be in 2014.
EU is the biggest donor of housing refugees and displaced persons
Thanks to the European Union, U.S., UNHCR and OSCE, which donated funds, 27,000 refugee and displaced families with 74, 000 members will receive a flat, house or building material under the Regional Housing Programme.
Reding: United States of Europe
Viviane Reding stated that voters should decide for or against a “United States of Europe” during elections for the European institutions this spring.
Greece took over the presidency of the Union
Priorities of the Greek presidency will be economic recovery, strengthening of security and cohesion within the Union, deepening of Economic and Monetary Union, strengthening of euro and integrated management of migrations.
Ombudsman: European Union citizenship is in crisis
The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has warned that the key objective of EU citizenship, namely for people to feel a stronger attachment to the EU, is not succeeding.