EC questionnaire to have 2,483 questions

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele stated is due to bring the EC questionnaire to Serbia this week.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 23.11.2010.

09:47

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EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele stated is due to bring the EC questionnaire to Serbia this week. This represents a big step ahead in the relations between Serbia and the EU, and a big step toward Serbia's EU membership, said he. EC questionnaire to have 2,483 questions Fuele pointed out that he regards his upcoming visit to Belgrade as very special, and that that he will bring along a large number of questions, as many as 2,483. Fuele reminded that these questions are included in the questionnaire which he will deliver to the Serbian authorities, and noted that, although this may seem as a small step in the history of Serbia, it will represent a large leap ahead in the relations between Serbia and the EU, and may also lead to the country's potential EU membership. Serbia's answers to the questions will provide the EC with an insight into the country's readiness to start pre-accession talks with the EU, Fuele pointed out in a statement for Tanjug. The EU commissioner noted that in situations such as this one, he usually says that major work begins by fulfilling the questionnaire, but that this point would not be fair in Serbia's case. It would not be fair because the EC knows that the country has done a lot of work in order to get to this point, Fuele said. He noted that it is Serbia's strenuous effort that brought this step about, and congratulated the country on a job well done. However, Fuele underlined, work is never completely done, and what lies ahead is only more work, more effort and more reforms. Fuele noted that although the reforms need to be carried out, they do not serve the interests of the EU, but those of the Serbian citizens, because the reforms would lead to a better judiciary, better administration, better jobs and more business options. The commissioner pointed out that he is not coming to Belgrade just to bring more work that needs to be done by the Serbian citizens and the administration, but that he is also bringing a clear message of hope. Fuele said that he will bring hope that the efforts which Serbia has already invested will take the country further on its EU path, and that the considerable efforts which Serbia will invest in the months to come will eventually end in the country's full EU membership. A file photo of Fuele and Tadic (Tanjug)

EC questionnaire to have 2,483 questions

Fuele pointed out that he regards his upcoming visit to Belgrade as very special, and that that he will bring along a large number of questions, as many as 2,483. Fuele reminded that these questions are included in the questionnaire which he will deliver to the Serbian authorities, and noted that, although this may seem as a small step in the history of Serbia, it will represent a large leap ahead in the relations between Serbia and the EU, and may also lead to the country's potential EU membership.

Serbia's answers to the questions will provide the EC with an insight into the country's readiness to start pre-accession talks with the EU, Fuele pointed out in a statement for Tanjug.

The EU commissioner noted that in situations such as this one, he usually says that major work begins by fulfilling the questionnaire, but that this point would not be fair in Serbia's case.

It would not be fair because the EC knows that the country has done a lot of work in order to get to this point, Fuele said. He noted that it is Serbia's strenuous effort that brought this step about, and congratulated the country on a job well done.

However, Fuele underlined, work is never completely done, and what lies ahead is only more work, more effort and more reforms.

Fuele noted that although the reforms need to be carried out, they do not serve the interests of the EU, but those of the Serbian citizens, because the reforms would lead to a better judiciary, better administration, better jobs and more business options.

The commissioner pointed out that he is not coming to Belgrade just to bring more work that needs to be done by the Serbian citizens and the administration, but that he is also bringing a clear message of hope.

Fuele said that he will bring hope that the efforts which Serbia has already invested will take the country further on its EU path, and that the considerable efforts which Serbia will invest in the months to come will eventually end in the country's full EU membership.

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