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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Continuation of reforms in all sectors necessary for EU accession

Belgrade, 24 November 2005

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus met today with head and first secretary of the European Commission delegation to Serbia-Montenegro Josep Lloveras and David Hudson. They discussed Serbia-Montenegro's advancement and further necessary steps in the process of EU integration which are stated in the recently published report of the European Commission.

Lloveras pointed out that the report gives a positive assessment of achieved progress, and added that Serbia still has a lot to do on its way toward EU accession. He said that the priorities in the process are reform of public administration, strengthening of economic development and continuation of the privatisation process, establishing of a professional and independent judiciary, as well as a vigorous fight against corruption.

Lloveras especially stressed that it is necessary to pay additional attention to the rule of law and to improving the work of the judiciary, and added that the judiciary has been declared the key segment not only because it enables the functioning of a legal state, but also because it helps to effectively implement economic reforms.

Labus said that the European Commission report is a significant document that contains useful guidelines for the continuation of reforms in all sectors, and recalled that in the past 12 months, the Serbian government has achieved remarkable results and proved its determination to implement economic reforms, and to establish political consolidation.

During the meeting, Labus confirmed that the Serbian negotiating team is getting ready for the first round of technical talks with the EU, scheduled for December 20 in Belgrade.