Report: Talks with EU to start on Jan. 21

The first intergovernmental conference between the EU and Serbia, which will mark the formal start of the accession talks, will be held on January 21.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 17.12.2013.

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BRUSSELS The first intergovernmental conference between the EU and Serbia, which will mark the formal start of the accession talks, will be held on January 21. Tanjug said it learned from the conclusions the Council of the EU will adopt on Tuesday. Report: Talks with EU to start on Jan. 21 The first intergovernmental conference will be held on January 21, the text says in the part that refers to EU enlargement and Serbia, which Tanjug was presented with several hours before its official adoption. Earlier versions of the document had December 20 as the date, but the ministers agreed in the meantime to start the talks in January. Tanjug's diplomatic sources say the reason for that is Germany's insistence on January, but that the coming Christmas holidays also affected the decision, as the conference would have been difficult to fit in the Council of the EU's schedule. The council will continue to monitor closely Serbia's work on normalizing its relations with Kosovo and the implementation of the agreements signed so far, the conclusions state, adding that Belgrade and Pristina must not obstruct each other's EU integration. During this new stage of the relations with the EU, the council calls on Serbia to pay particular attention to the rule of law, judiciary reform and the battle against corruption and organized crime, the document says, stressing the need to continue also the reform of the public administration. Serbia should also ensure the independence of its institutions, media freedom, better business environment and protection for minorities, especially for the Roma and the LGBT population, the council says. Serbia should continue working with EULEX and helping EULEX perform its mandate unobstructed, according to the conclusions. The council is expected to adopt also the framework for the talks with Serbia, which still contains some issues that need resolving. (Beta/AP, file) Tanjug

Report: Talks with EU to start on Jan. 21

The first intergovernmental conference will be held on January 21, the text says in the part that refers to EU enlargement and Serbia, which Tanjug was presented with several hours before its official adoption.

Earlier versions of the document had December 20 as the date, but the ministers agreed in the meantime to start the talks in January.

Tanjug's diplomatic sources say the reason for that is Germany's insistence on January, but that the coming Christmas holidays also affected the decision, as the conference would have been difficult to fit in the Council of the EU's schedule.

The council will continue to monitor closely Serbia's work on normalizing its relations with Kosovo and the implementation of the agreements signed so far, the conclusions state, adding that Belgrade and Priština must not obstruct each other's EU integration.

During this new stage of the relations with the EU, the council calls on Serbia to pay particular attention to the rule of law, judiciary reform and the battle against corruption and organized crime, the document says, stressing the need to continue also the reform of the public administration.

Serbia should also ensure the independence of its institutions, media freedom, better business environment and protection for minorities, especially for the Roma and the LGBT population, the council says.

Serbia should continue working with EULEX and helping EULEX perform its mandate unobstructed, according to the conclusions.

The council is expected to adopt also the framework for the talks with Serbia, which still contains some issues that need resolving.

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