Many challenges ahead of Serbia - EU official

A series of challenges is yet ahead for Serbia on its path of European integrations, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has told Tanjug.

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Tuesday, 21.01.2014.

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BRUSSELS A series of challenges is yet ahead for Serbia on its path of European integrations, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has told Tanjug. There is no time to relax, said Fule, who - beside Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos and members of diplomatic missions - on Tuesday be represented the EU at the intergovernmental conference with Serbia in Brussels. Many challenges ahead of Serbia - EU official Belgrade will have to remain fully committed to normalizing relations with Pristina and continue to implement the Brussels Agreement, and step up efforts aimed at reaching European standards as well as carrying out reforms, particularly with respect to the rule of law, Fule told Tanjug on Monday. He recalled that the process of normalizing relations with Pristina will be covered by Chapter 35, to be presented in detail at upcoming screening sessions. Fule dismissed objections that the EU is placing too much emphasis on the Kosovo issue in the process of Serbia's European integrations and putting internal reforms in Serbia on the back burner. On the contrary, internal reforms concerning the rule of law and establishing a market economy represent the essence of the accession talks, Fule noted. Fule declined to comment on speculations about early elections in Serbia, adding that, as far as he is aware, the decision on the matter has not been made yet, but that it is fully in the hands of Serbian politicians. Regardless of that, the EU expects Serbia to remain fully committed to implementing reforms and to the dialogue, Fule said, adding that timely and consistent implementation is of key significance. (Beta, file) Tanjug

Many challenges ahead of Serbia - EU official

Belgrade will have to remain fully committed to normalizing relations with Priština and continue to implement the Brussels Agreement, and step up efforts aimed at reaching European standards as well as carrying out reforms, particularly with respect to the rule of law, Fule told Tanjug on Monday.

He recalled that the process of normalizing relations with Priština will be covered by Chapter 35, to be presented in detail at upcoming screening sessions.

Fule dismissed objections that the EU is placing too much emphasis on the Kosovo issue in the process of Serbia's European integrations and putting internal reforms in Serbia on the back burner.

On the contrary, internal reforms concerning the rule of law and establishing a market economy represent the essence of the accession talks, Fule noted.

Fule declined to comment on speculations about early elections in Serbia, adding that, as far as he is aware, the decision on the matter has not been made yet, but that it is fully in the hands of Serbian politicians.

Regardless of that, the EU expects Serbia to remain fully committed to implementing reforms and to the dialogue, Fule said, adding that timely and consistent implementation is of key significance.

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