EC to give negative Serbia report

The European Commission report on Serbia’s progress in 2008 will be negative, Belgrade daily Danas writes. The document states that Serbia failed to progress in many areas since last year’s report, the newspaper claims. EC to give negative Serbia report The EC presents its report in the first week of November. Still, the daily’s sources claim that dubbing the document as “negative” is a "media qualification", since the commission only records the reform process, without marking it. However, the report will be seen as negative in the eyes of those who will use it as parameter when they make their decisions related to Serbia, such as foreign investors and EU institutions. On the other hand, the body that gives a negative or positive opinion on the report is the College of the Commissioners of the 27 EU member-states. They will state their opinion after the EC presents its Serbia document to the public. Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will then give oral suggestions to Serbian government on the action it needed to undertake to speed-up the EU accession process. The daily’s source claims that Rehn will on that occasion not praise Serbia, but will instead point out to oversights in main areas of reform.

EC to give negative Serbia report

The EC presents its report in the first week of November. Still, the daily’s sources claim that dubbing the document as “negative” is a "media qualification", since the commission only records the reform process, without marking it.

However, the report will be seen as negative in the eyes of those who will use it as parameter when they make their decisions related to Serbia, such as foreign investors and EU institutions.

On the other hand, the body that gives a negative or positive opinion on the report is the College of the Commissioners of the 27 EU member-states.

They will state their opinion after the EC presents its Serbia document to the public.

Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will then give oral suggestions to Serbian government on the action it needed to undertake to speed-up the EU accession process.

The daily’s source claims that Rehn will on that occasion not praise Serbia, but will instead point out to oversights in main areas of reform.