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Serbia deserves chapters to be opened by year-end
Belgrade,
25 September 2015
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said today that Serbia deserved that negotiation chapters be opened by the end of the year, and that he received encouraging messages from European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn on this matter.
Vucic said at a joint press conference with Hahn that in the previous period Serbia acted in many areas of social life in a good and responsible manner.
He underlined that Serbia expects from the EU continued support and cooperation at a high level.
The Prime Minister said that he presented to the European Commissioner economic results that our country has achieved in the previous period.
Vucic also pointed out that the unilateral decision of Croatia to close the border with Serbia is a great burden for our county and very bad news in economic and political terms.
He also thanked the EU not only on financial aid, which is never insignificant, but also on know-how and many other things, with the hope that such cooperation will continue.
The Prime Minister said that the current migrant crisis was also discussed during today's talks, as well as Serbia's European path, asylum seekers who go to European countries and also obligations that Serbia took upon itself, relations in the region and economic and political circumstances.
Hahn urged the Croatian government to change its decision to close borders for vehicles with Serbian licence plates, noting that the measures of the Croatian authorities are not proportionate and are discriminating.
He underlined that it is in the mutual interest of all peoples in the Western Balkans that there is freedom of movement, which is important for economic stability.
He underlined that Serbia expects from the EU continued support and cooperation at a high level.
The Prime Minister said that he presented to the European Commissioner economic results that our country has achieved in the previous period.
Vucic also pointed out that the unilateral decision of Croatia to close the border with Serbia is a great burden for our county and very bad news in economic and political terms.
He also thanked the EU not only on financial aid, which is never insignificant, but also on know-how and many other things, with the hope that such cooperation will continue.
The Prime Minister said that the current migrant crisis was also discussed during today's talks, as well as Serbia's European path, asylum seekers who go to European countries and also obligations that Serbia took upon itself, relations in the region and economic and political circumstances.
Hahn urged the Croatian government to change its decision to close borders for vehicles with Serbian licence plates, noting that the measures of the Croatian authorities are not proportionate and are discriminating.
He underlined that it is in the mutual interest of all peoples in the Western Balkans that there is freedom of movement, which is important for economic stability.
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