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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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EU most important political, trade partner of Serbia

Novi Sad, 9 May 2022

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated tonight at a reception on the occasion of Europe Day in Novi Sad that the European continent has always been the engine of world science, culture and art, education and philosophy, but unfortunately of conflicts and wars too.

Speaking at Novi Sad City Hall, Brnabic pointed out that that is why 9 May also represents the creation of foundations of the European Union, a project that is first and foremost a peace project, and only then an economic and political project, which provided a decade of welfare and prosperity.

Serbia is a state that is defined by Article 1 of its Constitution as belonging to European principles and values. Today, the European path is more important than ever and represents a guarantor of peace and stability and progress for all our citizens, said Brnabic.

The Prime Minister noted that Serbia and the Balkans are not the European periphery, as some like to say, or the soft belly of the European Union or the European lobby.

The fact that we are today in Novi Sad - the European Capital of Culture, a city that until recently was the Youth Capital of Europe, a city that is home to the European centre of excellence Biosens Institute, is just one of many indicators that Serbia is not a periphery, but for centuries an inseparable part of the European community in terms of politics, economy, values and socially, the Prime Minister pointed out.

She stated that the EU is the most important political and trade partner of Serbia.

Europe is our past, Europe is our present, Europe is our future. We belong to the same family, we share the same values and we have a common future ahead of us. I wish a happy Europe Day to all our citizens and the citizens of the European Union, Brnabic concluded.

The reception on the occasion of Europe Day was organised by Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Emanuele Giaufret and Novi Sad Mayor Milos Vucevic.