Jose Manuel Barroso

OBRENOVAC - The European Union will continue to assist Serbia in remedying the consequences of the May floods because solidarity is the essence of Europe, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in Obrenovac on Sunday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic expressed gratitude to European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso for the assistance and support the EU gave to Serbia concerning the recent catastrophic floods and reiterated that the country's full EU membership is the Serbian government's priority.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic sent a note of congratulations to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Saturday concerning Albania's success to win the EU candidate status.

OBRENOVAC - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that he expects that, during Sunday's meeting in Belgrade, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso will give clear backing to Serbia's EU accession.

BRUSSELS - European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso will visit Serbia on Sunday, The EC said in a release Wednesday.

Barroso will meet with senior officials in the Serbian government, the EC said.

The EU and Azerbaijan have agreed to fast-track the strategic modernization partnership deal and to boost efforts on the Southern Gas Corridor, according to Jose Manuel Barroso.

The EC President presented the results of a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has reassured Russia that it has nothing to fear from Moldova and Georgia associating with the European Union.

The European Union is to boost the financial aid it allocates to Moldova in support of its commitment to reforms, the leader of the bloc's mission to the country said.

From Financial Times

Bulgaria's prime minister has halted work on a new Russian-led pipeline that would provide a route around Ukraine for Russian gas into Europe, dealing a setback to Kremlin efforts to strengthen its hold on EU energy supplies.

PM: We want to be reliable ally of Germany

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has said ahead of his trip to Berlin on Wednesday that "Serbia wants to be a reliable ally of Germany."

He said that he was honored by the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit.