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EU recognises and acknowledges Serbia-Montenegro’s efforts in implementing reforms
Belgrade,
3 October 2005
The Serbian government’s EU Integration Office said in a statement that the EU Council has decided to adopt a mandate for negotiations on the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia-Montenegro, which shows that Serbia-Montenegro has made another step forward in the EU integration process, and that it is ready to considerably improve its economic and political relations with the EU.
The decision confirms that the EU has recognised and acknowledged Serbia-Montenegrin efforts in the implementation of indispensable economic and social reforms, fulfilling international obligations and following the guidelines proposed by the European Commission, which pave the way for reforms in Serbia-Montenegro, the statement reads.
The talks with the EU are scheduled for October 10, when European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will present a draft of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) to the authorities in Belgrade, and the first concrete negotiations on the contents of the SAA are expected to start in November 2005.
The talks on the SAA will be conducted by the Serbian, Montenegrin and Serbia-Montenegrin negotiating teams on one hand, and EU representatives on the other.
The key issues, especially concerning trade liberalisation and harmonisation of law with European standards, will be considered at meetings of expert teams from both sides, due to take place over the next several months.
The outcome of the talks will be the SAA, signed by Serbia-Montenegro and the European Commission and EU member states.
After it is ratified in Serbia-Montenegro and other EU member countries, the SAA will come into effect, but until then a temporary agreement will be in force, which is to set in order economical relations among the signatories, the statement concludes.
The talks with the EU are scheduled for October 10, when European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will present a draft of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) to the authorities in Belgrade, and the first concrete negotiations on the contents of the SAA are expected to start in November 2005.
The talks on the SAA will be conducted by the Serbian, Montenegrin and Serbia-Montenegrin negotiating teams on one hand, and EU representatives on the other.
The key issues, especially concerning trade liberalisation and harmonisation of law with European standards, will be considered at meetings of expert teams from both sides, due to take place over the next several months.
The outcome of the talks will be the SAA, signed by Serbia-Montenegro and the European Commission and EU member states.
After it is ratified in Serbia-Montenegro and other EU member countries, the SAA will come into effect, but until then a temporary agreement will be in force, which is to set in order economical relations among the signatories, the statement concludes.
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