Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said in Brussels today that Serbia is on the right track in terms of reforms and economic indicators, but that it also faces major challenges due to unilateral and unpredictable moves by Pristina.
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EU accession, regional stability Serbia’s highest interest
Belgrade/Brussels,
19 December 2018
During her speech at the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels, Brnabic stated that Serbia is seeking peace and stability, as well as the resolution of problems within the framework of existing international mechanisms. She noted that the normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations is in the interest of all, regardless of the European integration path.
According to the Prime Minister, the first foreign policy, but also the domestic political goal of Serbia is joining the European Union.
Brnabic called on the countries of the Western Balkans to understand the challenges faced by the European Union and not to blackmail the "club they want to join” during the accession process, but to persistently work towards meeting the standards for membership.
Serbia promotes the EU as a family of shared values and a peace project, not as a pot of money. Politicians often represented membership in the European Union as a pot of money and were saying that everything would be good as soon as the country’s entered the Union. And then came disappointment, because progress does not come only from Europe, the Prime Minister said.
She said that the year 2025 as a possible year of entry into the EU of Serbia and Montenegro is an "ambitious goal", which requires everyday hard work of the country that wants the membership, but also part of the progress on this path depends on the EU and the Member States.
Reforms are inherently as important as the ultimate goal - membership, and the path is sometimes more important than the goal, the Prime Minister underlined and emphasised that if a country is not ready to join the EU, its accession can be a losing combination both for that country and the EU.
She assessed that the reforms in the field of economy, public administration and rule of law are the most important reform measures and key pillars of the European integration process and progress of Serbia.
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