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EU membership key foreign policy priority of Serbia

Belgrade, 8 October 2020

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic underlined today during the talks with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi that membership in the European Union is a key foreign policy priority of Serbia and that European future of the Western Balkans is important for the stability of the entire region.

Brnabic said that the continuation of reforms will be a priority of the future government of Serbia, and emphasised that the goal of all reforms that Serbia is implementing on the road to the EU is a better life for citizens.

Brnabic and Varhelyi discussed the Annual Report of the European Commission on the progress of the Republic of Serbia, whereby the Prime Minister pointed out that it is important that the economic criteria in the report were positively assessed.

The Prime Minister and Commissioner Varhelyi discussed in particular the European Commission's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans.

The plan envisions grants of €9 billion from IPA funds and another €20 billion from international financial institutions for the Western Balkans region, for the period from 2021 to 2027.

In accordance with that, Brnabic assessed that this plan is an additional incentive and assistance for the continuation of reform processes and that it will contribute to GDP growth and the strengthening of economies.

Projects in the field of infrastructure, renewable energy sources, green economy and digital infrastructure were indentified as a priority.