“EC report crucial for start of accession talks”

A key document for the beginning of the EU accession talks will be EC’s report, Serbian government's EU Integration Office Director Milica Delevic says. According to her, in the best-case scenario Serbia could start the accession talks in 2013. “EC report crucial for start of accession talks” However, she could not say when exactly the negotiations could begin, adding that one of the key elements for EC’s positive opinion would be progress in the Belgrade-Pristina talks. Opening a conference dubbed “European Union and Serbia: from transition to accession”, Delevic said that the most important moment in Serbia’s EU integration process was EC’s positive opinion on the reforms and backing of the EU candidate status. She warned, however, that this did not mean that the situation in Serbia was ideal but that Serbia had adopted the EU recommendations regarding reforms and stressed that Serbia still needed to overcome many obstacles along the way. According to the EU Integration Office director, the future government’s steps would be important when it comes to the EC’s positive opinion and the new government will have to continue the reforms, especially reforms in administration and state institutions. Milica Delevic (Beta, file) Tanjug

“EC report crucial for start of accession talks”

However, she could not say when exactly the negotiations could begin, adding that one of the key elements for EC’s positive opinion would be progress in the Belgrade-Priština talks.

Opening a conference dubbed “European Union and Serbia: from transition to accession”, Delević said that the most important moment in Serbia’s EU integration process was EC’s positive opinion on the reforms and backing of the EU candidate status.

She warned, however, that this did not mean that the situation in Serbia was ideal but that Serbia had adopted the EU recommendations regarding reforms and stressed that Serbia still needed to overcome many obstacles along the way.

According to the EU Integration Office director, the future government’s steps would be important when it comes to the EC’s positive opinion and the new government will have to continue the reforms, especially reforms in administration and state institutions.