European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle hailed Serbian authorities for allowing organisation of the Pride Parade saying it was a milestone on modern history of democratic Serbia.

Head of the European Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport welcomed the steps taken by Serbian authorities to ensure the holding of Pride Parade and called for a universal fight against homophobia in society.

The European Commission has unveiled details of how the EU will support reform efforts in the Western Balkans and Turkey for the next seven years. The funding, agreed by the EU last year, totals €11 billion and will be available through the new Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II), out of which 1.5 billion euros will be allocated to Serbia.

Cross-border cooperation programme in Western Balkans shows how European integrations directly benefit citizens, improve quality of their lives and influence reconciliation and renewed cooperation, which is why these programmes remain among EU priorities, said Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Michael Davenport.

European Commission and the Government of Serbia will soon sign IPA 2014 Financing Agreement that will allow continued support to local administration whose strengthening ensures local and social development, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said, addressing the conference “Establishment of institutional mechanisms for EU affairs in local government units in Serbia”.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport expressed his hopes that Serbia would succeed in sending a message of tolerance and diversity on Sunday, September 28, by holding the scheduled Pride Parade. Presenting the campaign “Discrimination is not a joke”, part of the EU-funded project aimed at fighting against discrimination, Davenport said that campaign was primarily directed to Serbian youth.

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Guidelines for participation of CSOs in legislative process that have been presented in Belgrade are another step towards Serbia’s EU accession, said Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport.

Head of the Delegation of European Union Michael Davenport will participate in Pride Parade on Sunday 28 September, thus expressing EU’s support to freedom of assembly and diversity in Serbia.

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton hailed agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on energy arrangements and an action plan on its implementation, saying she expected the steps to promote power supply to all citizens, her spokesperson said in a statement.