The positive Feasibility Study for Serbia-Montenegro, despite all attempts to diminish its significance, is the first and a very important step required for further progress in the process of our country’s European integration. We are now that one-step closer to the European Union.
Of course, we should not forget that there is a lot more work to do on the road to EU-membership, especially when it comes to the harmonisation of domestic regulations and standards with those of Europe. That is a daunting task, which involves not only tens of thousands of pages of various documents, but also their implementation. Luckily, we already have a series of laws passed in line with EU rules.
Accession of any country to the EU is a matter of political decision, but businesspeople will have a greeter role than politicians in creating that path. To enter the European family, we need to pass two exams – the respect of laws and preparedness for harmonisation. On that journey, the economy will carry the heaviest burden. The economy is already adjusting its standards with the EU’s, primarily through privatisation. Because each privatised firm acquired by a company from the EU is already adjusting to the standards of the new owner and to European technical standards and norms. These firms are already in the EU, in a way, even though the country has not yet formally joined the union.
As much as the positive decision on the feasibility study is recognition of our country’s readiness to start stabilisation and association talks, it is also an opportunity to summarise the current state of affairs and to determine what else has to be done.
Of course, we should not forget that there is a lot more work to do on the road to EU-membership, especially when it comes to the harmonisation of domestic regulations and standards with those of Europe. That is a daunting task, which involves not only tens of thousands of pages of various documents, but also their implementation. Luckily, we already have a series of laws passed in line with EU rules.
Accession of any country to the EU is a matter of political decision, but businesspeople will have a greeter role than politicians in creating that path. To enter the European family, we need to pass two exams – the respect of laws and preparedness for harmonisation. On that journey, the economy will carry the heaviest burden. The economy is already adjusting its standards with the EU’s, primarily through privatisation. Because each privatised firm acquired by a company from the EU is already adjusting to the standards of the new owner and to European technical standards and norms. These firms are already in the EU, in a way, even though the country has not yet formally joined the union.
As much as the positive decision on the feasibility study is recognition of our country’s readiness to start stabilisation and association talks, it is also an opportunity to summarise the current state of affairs and to determine what else has to be done.