President on EU membership talks

Serbia wants to begin the negotiations on its EU membership by late 2011 or early 2012, President Boris Tadić said in Munich on Monday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 05.10.2010.

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Serbia wants to begin the negotiations on its EU membership by late 2011 or early 2012, President Boris Tadic said in Munich on Monday. Tadic met with Bavaria's Prime Minister Horst Seehofer and the two held a joint news conference afterwards, where Seehofer supported Serbia's EU integration. President on EU membership talks According to Tadic, 2016 would be the earliest time by which Serbia could become a member of the EU. However, negotiations are important not only for reasons of procedure, but because they would speed up Serbia's reforms as well, the president stressed. "The date is not essential, it is the process of reform and changes within the society. We need to conduct reforms and improve our people's quality of life as soon as possible," Tadic explained. "Our goal is to get all Western Balkan societies to push strongly towards the EU, without asking for special treatment or insisting on a faster process, but by meeting standards," Tadic remarked. However, EU integration must not be slowed artificially either, said Tadic. Seehofer supported Serbia's integration into the EU, adding that reconciliation between the people of the Western Balkans was a key issue in the process. Tadic stated he was proud that Serbia and Bavaria were marking 40 years of economic cooperation, adding that he and Seehofer had discussed a development strategy for the Danube. The two attended a meeting of the Serbian-Bavarian Committee. Bavaria's Minister for European and Federal Affairs Emilia Mueller was also at the meeting. The committee was established in 1970 to stimulate and improve cooperation between Serbia and Bavaria. Bavaria accounts for about a third of Serbia's trade with Germany, and there will be more discussions on how to better economic cooperation during a number of business meetings that are scheduled in Munich for the coming days

President on EU membership talks

According to Tadić, 2016 would be the earliest time by which Serbia could become a member of the EU.

However, negotiations are important not only for reasons of procedure, but because they would speed up Serbia's reforms as well, the president stressed.

"The date is not essential, it is the process of reform and changes within the society. We need to conduct reforms and improve our people's quality of life as soon as possible," Tadić explained.

"Our goal is to get all Western Balkan societies to push strongly towards the EU, without asking for special treatment or insisting on a faster process, but by meeting standards," Tadić remarked.

However, EU integration must not be slowed artificially either, said Tadić.

Seehofer supported Serbia's integration into the EU, adding that reconciliation between the people of the Western Balkans was a key issue in the process.

Tadić stated he was proud that Serbia and Bavaria were marking 40 years of economic cooperation, adding that he and Seehofer had discussed a development strategy for the Danube.

The two attended a meeting of the Serbian-Bavarian Committee.

Bavaria's Minister for European and Federal Affairs Emilia Mueller was also at the meeting.

The committee was established in 1970 to stimulate and improve cooperation between Serbia and Bavaria.

Bavaria accounts for about a third of Serbia's trade with Germany, and there will be more discussions on how to better economic cooperation during a number of business meetings that are scheduled in Munich for the coming days

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