European Union

Minimum EUR 24.6 mln to go to least developed municipalities

NOVI PAZAR - Over the next three and a half years,the European Union and the governments of Serbia and Switzerland will set aside at least EUR 24.6 million in support of the development of 34 local self-government authorities in southeastern and southwestern Serbia through the European Progress Programme,the signatories of a grant agreement said on Wednesday.

Romania could use 100 pct of funds under sectoral programmes (EU funds minister)

The Operational Sectoral Programme 'Human Resource Development' and the Operational Sectoral Programme 'Raising Economic Competitiveness' (POS CCE) could use up 100 percent of their respective European Funds by the end of 2015, said Eugen Teodorovici, Minister of European Funds, according to a press release remitted on Wednesday to AGERPRES.

Serbian government adopts amendments to BIA law

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted on Wednesday a set of amendments to the law on the Security Information Agency (BIA), the government office for media relations has stated.

The amendments refer to a number of provisions within the law that the Constitutional Court deemed were not in line with the Constitution.

Secretary of State George Ciamba participates in General Affairs Council meeting

Secretary of State for European Affairs George Ciamba in Luxembourg on Tuesday participated in the General Affairs Council meeting, the discussions having focused mainly on the preparation of the Summer European Council meeting (June 26-27, 2014), granting the candidate status to Albania, the annual exercise European Semester of coordinating the economic policies in the EU and the

OSCE chairmanship is great responsibility for us

BELGRADE - It is a great responsibility to chair the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Borge Brende said in an interview for the Wednesday edition of the Belgrade-based daily Politika, adding that he is sure that Serbia is preparing well for the role it is to take on in 2015.

Bulgarian President to Attend SEECP Summit in Bucharest

President Rosen Plevneliev will take part in the meeting of the heads of state and government of the South East European Co-operation Process (SEECP) countries on June 25.

This is the highest level of political dialogue in the region in this format, according to the President's press office.

The SEECP was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996.

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