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EU enlargement commissioner visits Belgrade

BELGRADE -- European Union's Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule stated in Belgrade on Monday that Brussels supports Serbia's EU path.

BELGRADE - EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele arrived in Belgrade on Monday, with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic receiving him at the start of his visit.

By Alexis Papachelas

EU requests from Vucic to impose sanctions to Russia

The EU enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuehle has come to offer support to new Serbian Government on its path to the EU and to conducting announced economic reforms. But not for that only…

Ashton was "not completely honest," says analyst

BRUSSELS -- Catherine Ashton's visit to Serbia represents "an unusually strong expression of support for the new government and the country's EU integration."

This is the conclusion of two Brussels-based political analysts who spoke for the Tanjug news agency on Friday.

BELGRADE - Kori Udovicki, Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, conferred on Wednesday with Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport on activities and support of the European Union to the reform of public administration in Serbia.

By Paschos Mandravelis

Greece lost five points in terms of its press freedom last year and now ranks 92nd out of 197 countries, according to an annual report by Freedom House, published on Thursday.

The US-based non-governmental organization rated the media in Greece as being “partly free.” It placed Greece below Mozambique but just above Lesotho in terms of the freedom of reporting.

"EU membership Serbia's main goal"

BELGRADE -- A meeting attended by Ivica Dačić, Jadranka Joksimović, and Tanja Mišćević concluded that "full membership in the EU was the main foreign policy aim of Serbia."

EU working with Balkans to improve food production

Experts said the goal is to harmonise agriculture legislation with that of the EU and implement more efficient practices.

The EU is assisting Balkan countries to adopt efficient agricultural practices and policies. [AFP]