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174 million euro grant for Serbia from IPA 2010

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European integration Bozidar Djelic and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Serbia Ambassador Vincent Degert have signed a financial agreement between the Serbian Government and the European Union for the IPA National Programme, Component 1 – assistance in the transition and institution building in 2010. The agreement was […]

Montenegro marks European SME Week

Head of the EU Delegation to Montenegro Ambassador Leopold Maurer said in his introductory speech that success in the fight against corruption and organised crime, as well as strengthening the rule of law, will promote the development of business sector in Montenegro. “This is why we are so insistent that reforms are adopted and thoroughly […]

European Union grants €174 million for National Programme for Serbia

Twenty-six projects worth €174 million that the EU has earmarked for Serbia have been approved under the agreement. All projects will directly benefit the economic growth of Serbia, European integration process and everyday living of Serbian citizens. Among other things, the funds will be used for programmes of support to local infrastructure (31 mill euros) […]

THE EU DELEGATION, GREECE AND BULGARIAN EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVES VISITED JTS PRIJEPOLJE, 21 April 2010

The delegation consisted of: the Greek Ambassador, H.E. Dimosthenis Stoidis, the European Union Delegation Attaché, Konstantinos Soupilas, the Greek Embassy Secretary, Dimitrios Selinis, the Counsellor at the Bulgarian Embassy Atanas Atanasov, the Secretary of Bulgarian Embassy Stefan Dragoev. The delegation was accompanied by Prijepolje Municipal representatives – the Mayor, Dragoljub Zindovic, the President of Municipal […]

Administrative check completed

Opening Session and Administrative Check (Step 1) of the Applications submitted in the framework of the 1st Call for Proposals that was performed by the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) with the support of the Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) is finalized. The Report on Opening and Administrative Check was approved by the Joint Monitoring Committee and […]

First meeting of the Committee overseeing the implementation of the EU – Serbia Interim Agreement

Director Mirel said: ‘The implementation of the Interim Agreement will help the modernisation of Serbian economy, boost investments and create new jobs’. At the meeting of the Interim Committee, the EU and Serbia adopted the working arrangements to monitor and promote the implementation of the Interim Agreement, notably by establishing the technical bodies responsible for […]

The EU and the Western Balkans in a changing world

I  am happy to be in Belgrade and to be visiting the Balkans at this early stage of my new responsibilities as EU High Representative. The Western Balkans are key to the EU. [But before I turn to the EU-Balkan agenda let me first sketch the wider context in which we all operate. It may […]

Improving Montenegro’s fiscal system is one of the key reform priorities

The overall objective of the project is to strengthen Montenegro’s fiscal system in as well as lending support to Montenegro’s Tax Administration (MTA) to implement the improvements in legislation, procedures, human resources and information technology needed to achieve their goals. The Head of the EU Delegation to Montenegro, Ambassador Leopold Maurer underlined that this project […]

Spain embarks on the six-month EU Presidency

The forthcoming six-month EU Presidency will be a great challenge for Spain and requires setting clear priorities, said Inigo de Palacio Espana, Spanish Ambassador to Serbia, on the pres conference held on the occasion of the Lisbon Treaty taking effect (http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/index_en.htm) and the start of Spanish Presidency of the Union. Spanish Ambassador Palacio Espana and […]