Serbia begins accession talks on January 21

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

Izvor: Tanjug

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BRUSSELS The first intergovernmental conference between Serbia and the EU, which will mark the formal start of the accession talks, will be held in Brussels on Jan. 21. According to an announcement from Brussels, the conference will start at 9 a.m. and be followed by a news conference. Serbia begins accession talks on January 21 Serbia will be represented at the conference by Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, while EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will represent the European Commission. Greece's foreign minister will chair the conference, since Greece holds the EU Presidency until July, Dacic said earlier. According to Dacic, the conference, as a way of monitoring progress in the talks will be held four times a year, and the first one holds symbolic significance for Serbia. Officials of the European Commission and Serbia will present their frameworks for the talks, he explained, adding that the Serbian teams were prepared for the negotiations. Serbia has already started the screening process and Chapter 35 of the talks, which refers to Kosovo, is expected to be opened in the coming days, he noted. "It means a lot of obligations for us, like continuing the talks with Pristina, which is a daily topic and a nightmare," he stated. The dialogue with Pristina is a basic political criterion that will affect the course of the accession talks with the EU, he pointed out. "We have come to the end of a very difficult beginning and we shall see how fast things will develop, and our country wants the accession to be both fast and of good quality," the prime minister concluded. Tanjug

Serbia begins accession talks on January 21

Serbia will be represented at the conference by Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, while EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will represent the European Commission. Greece's foreign minister will chair the conference, since Greece holds the EU Presidency until July, Dačić said earlier.

According to Dačić, the conference, as a way of monitoring progress in the talks will be held four times a year, and the first one holds symbolic significance for Serbia.

Officials of the European Commission and Serbia will present their frameworks for the talks, he explained, adding that the Serbian teams were prepared for the negotiations.

Serbia has already started the screening process and Chapter 35 of the talks, which refers to Kosovo, is expected to be opened in the coming days, he noted.

"It means a lot of obligations for us, like continuing the talks with Priština, which is a daily topic and a nightmare," he stated.

The dialogue with Priština is a basic political criterion that will affect the course of the accession talks with the EU, he pointed out.

"We have come to the end of a very difficult beginning and we shall see how fast things will develop, and our country wants the accession to be both fast and of good quality," the prime minister concluded.

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