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Serbia one of leading countries in European integration process

Belgrade/Brussels, 10 October 2017

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said late today, after the meeting with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, that the opening of new chapters in Serbia's accession negotiations with the EU is expected by the end of the year.

Ana Brnabic and Johannes Hahn

Author: Fonet/EU

At the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Brnabic said that this would be an important signal for our citizens and the administration that has worked on it.

The Prime Minister stated that she sees the European integration of Serbia as a process based on three basic principles, on economic development and macroeconomic stability, public administration reform and the rule of law.

According to Brnabic, in the last three years the best results have been achieved in the area of macroeconomic stability, much of it has been done on public administration reform, and much more needs to be done in order to have a public administration that our citizens and the economy deserve.

Now is the time to focus on the third pillar, that is, the rule of law, Brnabic said, adding that Serbia is not working on these reforms for the EU, but in order to have its own more transparent, more efficient and predictable judiciary.

She added that Serbia cannot make progress towards the EU and in the field of the economy without regional stability and that is why our country has a leading role in the Berlin Process.

Hahn pointed out that Serbia is well positioned as one of the leading countries in the process of EU accession, noting that it will soon become part of the European family.

He expressed his gratitude to Serbia for its key role in the stability of the region, as well as satisfaction for the fact that Brnabic's first official visit as prime minister is to Brussels, as this shows the significance and importance she attaches to the relationship with the EU.

A lot of work has been done, which will pay off with the opening of new chapters, the European Commissioner said.

Serbia, as he noted, is rapidly progressing in order to take advantage of the moment that came after the speech of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, where a clear signal was sent to the region that the EU unambiguously supports the policy of enlargement to the Western Balkans.