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Economic growth will fall to 1.5 per cent in 2016 due to a slowdown in EU funds absorption but will pick up in 2017, the European Commission has said in its latest forecast. 

Jadranka Joksimovic expects EU accession talks chapters 23 and 24, on the rule of law and the judicial reform, to be opened by the end of June.

This should happen during the Dutch EU presidency, the Serbian minister without portfolio in charge of EU integration said on Tuesday.

Six EU commissioners will visit Turkey in March 2016 for a high-level economic platform meeting, the Turkish EU Minister Volkan Bozk?r has said, while also noting that Turkish and EU officials would gather in January within the framework of a high-level energy dialogue mechanism.

The European Court of Justice says Greece is in breach of EU law by allowing doctors to work long hours without adequate rest. Ten Greek medical associations were backed by the European Commission when they filed a complaint with the EU’s top court.

The Heads of State or Government of the EU member states, who have convened for a regular meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, discussed migration and the referendum on the UK's continued membership to the EU at the first day of the summit.

The 22nd session of the OSCE Ministerial Council ended in Belgrade late on Friday without reaching consensus on all issues.

The topics considered included the fight against terrorism, Ukrainian and migrant crisis and climate change.

The OSCE Ministerial Council meeting on Thursday and Friday in Belgrade will be the culmination of Serbia's one-year chairmanship of the international security body.

Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, who is the 2015 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, said critical issues such as the Ukraine situation, the refugee crisis and terrorism would be discussed.

Johannes Hahn has said that Serbia has taken major steps on its EU path in the past year, which brings it closer to opening the first negotiation chapters.

EU heads of state and government are set to meet again on November 12 in another push to address the migrant influx into the continent, European Council President Donald Tusk has announced.

The Heads of State or Government of the 28 member states of the EU will convene at a regular meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday.

The refugee crisis facing Europe will be the main topic of discussion at the summit as leaders will continue efforts towards establishing an effective, humanitarian and safe European migration policy.