EU has called Bosnia to hold a democratic, credible and inclusive elections and said a strong turnout would be “of utmost importance” so citizens decide who to entrust and task to deliver a positive change.
Botanical Garden “Jevremovac” in Belgrade, renovated thanks to European Union funds worth EUR1,4 million, was officially opened in the presence of Minister of Education Srdjan Verbic and Head of the EU Delegation Michael Davenport.
Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) has immediately stepped in with various aid, including emergency food supplies, shelter materials, hygienic parcels, as well as cash grants for affected households across Serbia. The provision of this ongoing support will continue in Serbia until the end of this year.
The reconstruction of damaged houses and construction of new homes in flood affected areas, included in European Union Assistance for Flood Relief in Serbia programme, is expected to start by the end of October 2014.
Opening of Chapters 23 and 24 under negotiations with European Union could happen in spring 2015 “in best case scenario”, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport told joint session of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and European Integration Committees.
Serbia has set the legal basis for economic reforms, and “now the main challenge will be to implement” new regulations so that country could take a step toward improving the economic situation and meeting the economic criteria required for EU accession, said Freek Janmaat Head of the European Integration Section of the EU Delegation to Serbia.
Joint Declaration by the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, 10 October 2014.
Located in Nis, European Civil Resource Centre Serbia has started operating. This European Commission-funded project aims to facilitate civil organizations and public institutions to take active participation in the processes of forming European policies and decision-making.
European Commission granted almost EUR7 million to Vojvodina Development Fund, aimed at SMEs engaged in information technologies, for the development of application software that could be used in agriculture.
Ugljesa Sajtinac is one of the laureates of European Union Prize for Literature, which recognises the best new and emerging authors in Europe, announced Androulla Vassiliou European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
