Brussels, 31/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 31 July, the European Commission decided to transform €100 million of the instrument of pre-accession (IPA) for Serbia into budget support to help the country to face the economic and financial crisis. In so doing, the Commission is responding favourably to a request made by the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Bozidar Djelic, during an interview with Commissioner Olli Rehn in Brussels on 23 March (EUROPE 9868). This aid, which will be paid in...