EP to ratify SAA with Serbia next week

Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Serbia will be ratified by the European Parliament next week in Brussels. Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Bozidar Djelic will address the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Monday evening to present Serbia's plans for 2011 regarding the EU integration process. EP to ratify SAA with Serbia next week He will inform MEPs on Serbia's expectations for getting the EU candidate status and for starting pre-accession negotiations. Djelic will also speak about Serbia's plans regarding the Danube Strategy. The main event for Serbia's EU integration is scheduled for Tuesday, when the EP is expected to ratify the SAA between the EU and Serbia. The SAA, which Djelic signed on April 28, 2008, has so far been ratified by 13 EU member states, the first of them Spain on June 21, 2010, and the others are expected to follow suit soon. On Wednesday, the EP will debate and vote on a resolution on Serbia to be submitted by Rapporteur Jelko Kacin. Kacin's report on Serbia's progress, recommending SAA ratification, was adopted on December 1, 2010, by the Foreign Affairs Committee with 51 votes in favor, three against and two abstentions.

EP to ratify SAA with Serbia next week

He will inform MEPs on Serbia's expectations for getting the EU candidate status and for starting pre-accession negotiations.

Đelić will also speak about Serbia's plans regarding the Danube Strategy.

The main event for Serbia's EU integration is scheduled for Tuesday, when the EP is expected to ratify the SAA between the EU and Serbia.

The SAA, which Đelić signed on April 28, 2008, has so far been ratified by 13 EU member states, the first of them Spain on June 21, 2010, and the others are expected to follow suit soon.

On Wednesday, the EP will debate and vote on a resolution on Serbia to be submitted by Rapporteur Jelko Kacin.

Kacin's report on Serbia's progress, recommending SAA ratification, was adopted on December 1, 2010, by the Foreign Affairs Committee with 51 votes in favor, three against and two abstentions.