Faculty of Philology in Belgrade hosted the celebration of European Day of Languages with a multilingual performance of Ode of Joy by a choir of International School in Belgrade and meeting on multilingualism which sent a message that learning languages is a way for members of different nations to meet, connect and learn about mutual diversity.
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn commended Serbia today in Belgrade and Principovac for its humanitarian approach in dealing with refugee crisis, noting that the crisis was not caused by Western Balkans countries and stressing its, not only European, but global nature.
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, together with Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs/President of Working group in charge of addressing mixed migrant flow Aleksandar Vulin, toured reception centre for refugees in Sid
Speaking at an extraordinary meeting with the managing authorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), Commissioner Marianne Thyssen said…
President of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti and Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic signed Memorandum of Understanding launching a joint initiative for the development of investment environment, support to development of private sector and promotion of good governance in Serbia.
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini made it very clear that closing borders is not the solution in dealing with refugee crisis, said Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, joined by the Human Rights Sub-Committee travelled to Serbia on 23-24 September, in the framework of the preparations for the annual progress report on Serbia.
Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations is visiting Belgrade on Friday, 25 September to discuss the current refugee crisis and to express EU’s solidarity with Serbia.
High Representative of European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told press in Brussels about her talks with Prime Ministers of Serbia and Croatia Aleksandar Vucic and Zoran Milanovic and said that she expected border between the two countries to be open.
The European Commission will give Serbia and FYROM EUR 17 million as part of a money package of assistance to the countries affected by the refugee crisis, Belgrade media reported.
