EU PROGRES Programme, in which the EU invested €14,1 million, contributed to the creation of at least 300 new jobs, attracted the investments worth at least €30 million and made the creation of 3,000 more jobs in the next five years possible, said the Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Ambassador Michael Davenport during his visit to Niš. Davenport also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of EU Info Point in this city.

The Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Ambassador Michael Davenport will visit Niš on March 25, 2014, where he will sign the Memorandum of Understanding about the establishment of EU Info Point. He will also attend the management committee meeting which marks the completion of the the European Partnership with Municipalities Programme – EU PROGRES, the programme through which the EU invested €14,1 million.

Fight against discrimination is a EU priority and it is good that the government of Serbia now has its own strategy to cope with this,said Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport, who joined Serbian officials attending the action “I have a hart, I do not hate,” organised to mark beginning of the European week against racism and discrimination.

Head of the Euroepan Union Delegation to Serbia Ambassador Michael Davenport visits Novi Sad on Friday 21 March 2014, where he will sign the Memorandum of Understanding on EU INFO POINT, visit the EXCHANGE 3 project, funded by the EU in GIS1Centre, and participate in a Panel discussion on the topic of “Serbia and the EU after the beginning of negotiation – new phase in European integration process”.

The European Council has decided to cancel the next EU-Russia Summit and impose visa ban and asset freeze on 12 more individuals overRussia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, warning that any further steps by Russia to destabilise Ukraine would have “far-reaching consequences.”

The European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement on the proposed Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) for the Banking Union that should stabilise financial system and facilitate taking measures towards banks in difficulties.

The European Union on March 21 signed the political provisions of the Association agreement with Ukraine in Brussels.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Ambassador Michael Davenport signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of EU Info Point with the Mayor of Novi Sad Milos Vucevic.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport signed in Novi Sad a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of EU Info Point in the capital of Vojvodina.

Greece economy is beginning to stabilise and is poised for a gradual resumption of growth, both authorities and staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed as they have concluded their review mission in the country.