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BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn announced on Friday an aid package worth nearly EUR 80 million for flood recovery in Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria, out of which three-quarters will go to Serbia as the worst-affected.

The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) has allocated a total of EUR 10 500 000 to Bulgaria in aid for flood damage.

The sum is part of a package worth EUR 80 M which is distributed among 3 flood-hit countries, including Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.

BELGRADE - Serbia should solve the issue of public companies which are monopolies, and it is up to the Serbian government to decide whether it will privatize or restructure them, said Freek Janmaat, official of the EU Delegation to Serbia.

FM attends foreign policy screening meeting

BELGRADE -- First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić is in Brussels on Friday where he will take part in a foreign policy screening meeting.

He will also give a lecture on Serbia's European integration.

BRUSSELS - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will visit Brussels on Friday, where he will take part in a foreign policy screening meeting and give a lecture on Serbia's European integration.

EU's Horizon 2020 program presented in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- A two-day workshop aimed at familiarizing businesspeople with Horizon 2020 opened at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) on Thursday.

Horizon 2020 is EU's new EUR 80 billion program for funding research and innovations from 2014 to 2020.

EC recommends Chapter 32 to open accession talks

BELGRADE -- EU Delegation head Michael Davenport says the European Commission (EC) recommended that the accession talks with Serbia start with Chapter 32.

This chapter concerns financial control.

At the same time, he stressed that the final decisions was up to the member countries.

BELGRADE - Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said on Thursday the European Commission (EC) had recommended that the accession talks with Serbia start with Chapter 32, which refers to financial control, but stressed that the final decisions was up to the member countries.

BELGRADE - A two-day workshop aimed at familiarising businesspeople with Horizon 2020, the EU's new EUR 80 billion programme for funding research and innovations from 2014 to 2020, opened at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) on Thursday.

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