Noticias
New European Commission elected
09/02/2010 On 9 February in Strasbourg, the European Parliament elected the new European Commission by 488 votes in favour, 137 against and 72 abstentions. The vote was a single vote on the whole College of Commissioners, consisting of one Commissioner from each of the 27 EU member states. Stefan Fule became the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy.
EU helps the reconstruction of Montenegrin railway lines
08/02/2010 Better, more efficient and secure railway transportation of both people and goods will be the result of the reconstruction and rehabilitation works on the railway lines in Montenegro.
The project worth over 40 million Euros is co-funded by the EIB and the EU and will help will finance the detailed designs for the rehabilitation of railway infrastructure between Bar, Podgorica and Kolasin, and the rehabilitation works for the section of railway line running from Kolasin to Trebaljevo.
UN Secretary-General visits Cyprus
03/02/2010 United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG), Ban Ki-moon, visited Cyprus on 1 February in order to support the ongoing settlement process. He had separate meetings with Mr Christoafias and Mr Talat and a joint meeting with both leaders. In their joint statement the leaders thanked the UN and expressed their strong commitment to continue working for a solution to the Cyprus issue in the shortest possible time. UNSG Ban Ki-moon also participated in the launching event for the second phase of Ledra-Lokmaci Street stabilisation works in Nicosia, financed by the EU.