European Council

By Eleni Varvitsioti

BELGRADE - The EU will help Serbia in the wake of the devastating floods that have hit the country, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said, adding that this was the most significant message of his visit to Brussels on Wednesday.

Serbian FM: Serbia can count on EU help

BRUSSELS -- Ivica Dačić said on Wednesday that the most important message to the Serbian public is that the EU will help after the catastrophic floods of the past few days.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said after a meeting he had with European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn on Wednesday that the most important message to the Serbian public is that the EU will help Serbia after the catastrophic floods of the past few days.

Foreign minister "to lead delegation to Brussels"

BELGRADE -- First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dačić announced he would lead a delegation to Brussels that will discuss assistance to the flood-stricken Serbia with EU officials.

Georgia will sign a key association agreement with the EU on June 27, according to European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.

He announced the step after talks with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili in Tbilisi.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has invited Moldova to sign an association and free trade pact with the European Union on June 27 in Brussels.

BELGRADE - May 9, marked as the day of victory over fascism and Nazism in World War II, is also celebrated as Europe Day to commemorate the day when the then French foreign minister Robert Schuman laid the foundations of a united Europe in 1950.

BELGRADE - The next Serbia-EU intergovernmental conference during which the Serbian top government and Brussels officials would discuss further steps in the accession talks will probably be held on the margins of the next meeting of the European Council, the Belgrade-based daily Novosti reported.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has ruled out EU military intervention to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.

Herman van Rompuy commented on the situation in Ukraine during the presentation of his latest book, "Europe in the storm-Lessons and Challenges", on Monday evening in Brussels.