EU Delegation to Serbia is closely following the developments related to the tragic incidents in the area of Kursumlija, when a member of Serbian special police Stevan Sindjelic lost his life while on duty.

Remarks by President Barroso following the Western Balkans Summit:

On August 28, President Barroso will attend the Western Balkans Summit hosted by the German government in Berlin.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport and Serbian Minister of education Srđan Verbić saw off the new generation of Erasmus Mundus programme grantees from Serbia, the 75 students enrolled in master and doctoral studies at certain European universities.

On 22 August, the spokesman of Commissioner Štefan Füle welcomed the attention of the Serbian government to the issue of exports to Russia, and expressed appreciation for the constructive approach as announced by the Prime Minister Vučić.

The Schengen Visa Information System VIS will start being operative in the Western Balkans and Turkey, as from 25 September 2014.

During the first hundred days of its new mandate, the Government of the Republic of Serbia has shown its consistent determination towards continuing European integrations and adjusting the Serbian legislature with the standards of the European Union, Head of the Delegation of EU to Serbia Michael Davenport said in a statement on the occasion of 100 days of the government of Serbia.

Chief Prosecutor of the European Union Special Investigative Task Force (SITF) Clint Williamson said that his team had found compelling evidence to file an indictment against certain former senior officials of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Investigative findings are largely consistent with the Council of Europe (CoE) report of 2011. Indictments will be filed once an judicial mechanism is established to host a fully independent, impartial, transparent and secure trial.

The working group of Belgrade and Pristina in charge with issues related to the Mitrovica bridge would continue working on a joint way forward in the coming weeks, while at a July 22 meeting in Brussels the two sides agreed to the EU Office in Kosovo’s technical assessment of the condition of the Mitrovica bridge as a first step, High Representative’s spokeperson said in a statement.

At the Donors’ Conference in Brussels, two thirds out of EUR995 million were pledged by European Union, its institutions and Member States, for Serbia to deal with the aftermath of floods. Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport told RTS that Serbia would receive EUR80 million of grants from IPA funds, but would also gain access to EU Solidarity Fund as if it were a Member State, but that sum was yet unknown and would depend on damage assessment.