Union for the Mediterranean

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was in Barcelona on Monday to join his European and regional counterparts at the 3rd Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean.

The summit, now in its 10th year, is to focus on regional issues and prospects for cooperation.

It is to be opened by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell.

Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu says the future of Romania is greatly linked to stability and development in the Mediterranean region, and the current relations between Romania and the countries in this region are all the more stronger for being "cemented by the bonds that exist at the human level."

BRUSSELS - The Western Balkan ministers of transport on Wednesday decided to name Belgrade the seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the regional Transport Community.

The decision was confirmed in Brussels at the first Council of the EU-Western Balkans ministerial meeting on the Transport Community.

PALERMO, BELGRADE - The participants in the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Agriculture, including Serbian Agriculture Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic, agreed in Palermo Friday that there was an urgent need to bring more young people back to the countryside and to support the development of rural areas in general.

BELGRADE - Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic will attend the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Agriculture in Palermo, Italy, on Friday, November 28, the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement on Thursday.