The EU welcomes this endevour of the Serbian Government to engage into structural economic reforms with the ultimate goal to contribute to growth and increase competitiveness and announced measures considers as an addition to reforms launched this summer, said Peter Stano, spokesman of the European Enlargement Commissioner.
The European Union closely follows the situation regarding floods in East Serbia, Delegation is in contact with relevant authorities of the Ministry of Interior and the Government of Serbia and stands ready to provide assistance, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said.
“High Representative Catherine Ashton welcomes Belgrade’s decision to further extend the freedom of movement arrangements in the coming days to Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport and to an additional five border crossing points in the next two months. This follows previous arrangements already in place at two other border crossing points of Serbia with Hungary and Croatia.
During their first visit to Serbia, 10-12 September, members of the the EU Council’s Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the Union (COELA) met top Serbian officials and visited Pancevo and Novi Sad, venues of some of the ongoing EU-funded projects.
From now on, the citizens of Vojvodina and South-eastern Serbia will be able to use free services of EU information points in Nis and Novi Sad. The two EUIPs, operated under the contract with the EU Delegation to the Republic of Serbia, will offer accurate information and news about Serbia’s integration into the EU and its many opportunities for Serbia and its people.
Members of the Committee for European Integration of the National Assembly and Head of EU Delegation in Serbia Michael Davenport, in the presence of senior staff of the Delegation, held a joint meeting to exchange information on the activities planned for the coming period, on both sides.
The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia is astonished by the item published in today’s edition of “Informer” in which it is alleged that the European Union is paying for lawyers defending Mr Miroslav Mišković. These allegations are untrue.
Members of the Committee on EU enlargement and countries in the process of accession of the Council of European Union (COELA) are visiting Serbia for the first time from 10-12 September at the proposal of Italy as the EU presiding country that puts a high priority on the enlargement of the EU and Balkans’ European integration, as well as bringing the European Union closer to citizens.
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport will visit Obrenovac on Wednesday, 10 September 2014, and together with top representatives of the Serbian government deliver the EU assistance to farmers, followed by a visit to reconstruction sites where the flood rehabilitation works has been taking place within the programme of EU’s assistance to flooded areas in Serbia.
Belgrade and Pristina made progress at a meeting in Brussels as technical teams agreed on the IBM crossing points, the EU High Representative’s spokesperson said in a statement.
