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BELGRADE- Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic stated on Thursday that during his visit to Serbia, European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister would get an additional insight into the progress Serbia achieved on its EU path.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the head of the Social Democrat Party, said his party will discuss in their parliamentary groups the nomination of Eduard Hellvig as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI).

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President Klaus Iohannis nominated Eduard Helvig of the National Liberal Party as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI).

Photo credit: (c) GRIGORE POPESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Hellvig is currently a member of the European Parliament.

President, PM meet with EP rapporteur

BELGRADE -- European Parliament Rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister has "welcomed the reform measures the Serbian government" during his meeting with PM Aleksandar Vucic.

The German MEP also said on Thursday that Serbia's progress on its EU path in 2015 was "not only possible, but also realistic."

BELGRADE - European Parliament Rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister welcomed the reform measures the Serbian government is conducting on Thursday, during the meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, and he also said that Serbia's progress on its EU path in 2015 is not only possible, but also realistic.

EU, B92 Fund, Novak Djokovic Foundation repair kindergarten

SVILAJNAC -- With the financial help of the EU, the B92 Fund and the Novak Djokovic Foundation, a kindergarten in Svijalnac has been repaired and reopened on Wednesday.

The Decja Radost ("Children's Joy") kindergarten in this central Serbian town had suffered extensive damage during the floods last spring.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will meet with European Parliament Rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister Thursday.

Vucic will also have a separate meeting with the Franco-German Youth Office Secretaries-General, Beatrice Angrand and Marcus Ingenlath.

In his statements during a meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee of the European Parliament, EC President Jean Claude Juncker stressed that the Troika insulted Greece’s dignity, while he described it as “undemocratic” and further noted that that “mistakes were made”.

SVILAJNAC - European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister said on Wednesday that the EU is ready for new members, but it will take time for Serbia to be ready for EU entry.

Agreement on judiciary is not enough - EP official

BELGRADE -- European Parliament Rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister welcomed on Wednesday the agreement on judiciary that Belgrade and Pristina reached on February 9.

However, he added that it was not sufficient to open the chapters in Serbia's EU accession talks as there are many topics that have not yet been addressed.