Brussels

Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis is scheduled to travel to Brussels on Wednesday to participate in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) will be hosting a conversation with Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis in Brussels on Monday, November 13, at 7 p.m. Central European Time (8 p.m. Greek time). 

BRUSSELS - In its annual report on Serbia, the European Commission says the country has made progress on judicial and media reforms and on aligning with the EU foreign policy, diplomatic sources have told Tanjug.

The report commends two recently adopted media strategy laws - the Law on Public Information and the Media and the Law on Electronic Media, the sources said.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic confirmed to Tanjug on Monday Pristina had rejected an invitation to a new round of technical dialogue between chief negotiators scheduled for November 7, while Belgrade had accepted it.

"Yes, Lajcak is in Kosovo today and tomorrow," said Joana Laana from the EU office.
Lajak's today's visit to the so-called Kosovo was not announced earlier, so there is no information about his agenda.

BRUSSELS - EU spokesman Peter Stano said on Monday the EU had tabled a "balanced" proposal on the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities at the most recent Brussels meeting with leaders of Belgrade and Pristina and that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Pristina's PM Albin Kurti had hinted a readiness in principle to accept the proposal.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended a conference by the German foreign ministry devoted to the enlargement of the European Union and reforming it before accepting new members.

He added that during her visit to Belgrade, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, clearly stated that the EU wants Serbia to join the bloc.

It was June 29, 1982 and Andreas Papandreou had just returned from a fraught European Economic Community summit. The Greek prime minister gave his family a detailed account of what was said during the talks with his European counterparts with regard to the war that was raging in the Middle East at the time.

Europe's underground gas storage facilities are poised for the upcoming heating season with more than 99% of their capacity filled, marking a significant milestone in the region's efforts to reduce energy dependence on Russia.