On the occasion of Europe Day, the EU Delegation to Serbia and its Info Centre announce a multimedia contest titled “Serbia and EU: Open Chapter”.

Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the developments in Ukraine’s Crimea.

The Stabilisation and Association Committee (SA Committee) held its second meeting following the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Serbia on 1 September 2013. Representatives of the Republic of Serbia and of the European Commission reviewed the implementation of the Copenhagen EU accession criteria and the implementation of the SAA. The fruitful exchanges allowed for the reviewing of key reforms which are being pursued first and foremost for the benefit of the citizens of Serbia.

In its resolution passed on Tuesday, the committee welcomes the new Serbian government’s commitment to the European integration process and its constructive approach to relations with its neighbours. The accession process must nonetheless be more inclusive and transparent, it says.

Head of the EU Delegation in Belgrade Michael Davenport said 12th Belgrade Dance Festival “brings the world to Serbia and sends a positive image of Serbia to the world”. Each year, the Festival heralds the arrival of spring through music, joy and dance. The manifestation facilitates convergence between European and other nations and cultures and unites our countries in diversity, Davenport said at the press conference at the National Assembly of Serbia.

The representatives of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia today visited the Serbian Commission for State Aid Control, holding the first meeting with the newly appointed members of that Commission.

Delegation of the European Union proudly supports Belgrade Dance Festival which will, in its twelfth edition from 23 March to 9 April, present some of the world’s most famous ballet and dance companies hailing from the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, Israel and the US.

The EU Delegation is surprised by the report in today’s issue of Informer entitled “EU and Serbian Radical Party (SRS) supporter working together to prove censorship in Serbia”.

Dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo on normalisation of their relations will resume in January, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security policy Federica Mogherini said in a statement following her meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi.

EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini met on Monday in Brussels with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa to resume the high level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina for the normalisation of relations.