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The European Commission has approved the allocation of €40 million from its Cohesion Fund to finance anti-flooding projects in Athens, it was announced on Wednesday.

BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday approved the reform agendas of five Western Balkan partners including Serbia, paving the way for disbursement of funds from a 6 bln euro Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday evening a delegation of four government members - Deputy PM Aleksandar Vulin and Ministers Bratislav Gasic, Adriijana Mesarovic and Nenad Popovic - would be representing Serbia at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova inaugurated the establishment of a "Trusted Investors Network" during a press conference with Deputy Minister of Development and Investments Zoe Rapti.

Family, friends, and PASOK members who worked alongside her throughout the years gathered on Saturday afternoon to say their final goodbye to Vasso Papandreou, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 80.

The funeral took place at the Church of Saint Basil in Valimitika, Aigio, her hometown.

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Belgrade on Friday, October 25, for meetings with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and PM Milos Vucevic, European Commission deputy spokesperson Arianna Podesta announced.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the Commission plans to introduce new legislative measures aimed at facilitating the return of illegal migrants. Migration was a key issue during the European leaders' meeting that concluded last night. She noted that currently, only 20% of those not eligible to stay in the EU are being returned to their countries of origin.

BRUSSELS - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to use all their leverage, including trade, development aid and visa policy, to speed up returns of migrants illegally entering the bloc and asked the European Commission to urgently draft a law.

Determined not to let the rhetoric of “national concessions” fester, Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared from Brussels, speaking in strong terms of “super-patriots” and implicitly but responding to Antonis Samaras’ new shots, even though he separated his views from the right-wing rebukes of the government, against the backdrop of the Greek-Turkish dialogue, and immigration.

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a European People's Party summit on Thursday to discuss the EU's role in resuming negotiations on the Cyprus issue, which have been stalled since 2017.