Tomislav Nikolic

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Thursday he feels very good as a prime minister, and regardless of the public position he will hold as of November, he will remain a big advocate of Serbia's integration and of the other states in the region aspiring to join the EU.

BELGRADE - Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta started off his visit to Belgrade on Thursday by meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic.

Vucic welcomed Ponta outside Palace Serbia.

The meeting will be followed by a plenary meeting of the two countries' delegations, the Serbian government office for media relations has stated.

Romanian prime minister visits Serbia

BELGRADE -- Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday morning began his visit to Serbia with a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.

EUR 1.8 bn pledged for Serbia and Bosnia

BRUSSELS -- A total of EUR 1.846 billion worth of aid for Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina was raised at the donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday.

This was announced by European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva at the conclusion of the conference.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said that EUR 995 million in favorable loans and grants had been earmarked for Serbia at the international donors’ conference for Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Brušels on Wednesday, adding that he was very pleased and proud about it.

The EU Enlargement Commissioner, Stefan Fuele, called on the international donors' conference, which opened in Brussels on Wednesday, to show solidarity when pledging assistance to flood-hit Bosnia and Serbia.

"I hope we can use this moment of solidarity to help ensure that the countries of this region never have to endure the same destruction as we witnessed in May," he said.

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic thanked on Wednesday all participants of the donors' conference for the solidarity and support that they have been giving to Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) hit by the severe floods in May.

BRUSSELS - Three films about the May floods in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and about the reaction from the international community to the event marked the start of the Donor Conference in Brussels on Wednesday under the motto Rebuilding Together, which will be used to help repair the damage caused by the natural disaster.

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Bakir Izetbegovic before the beginning of the donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ponta will arrive on Thursday on a visit to Belgrade where he will meet with senior state officials of Serbia.