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Full membership in EU remains Serbia’s foreign policy priority

Belgrade, 14 September 2022

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke today with Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Emanuele Giaufret about Serbia’s progress in the process of European integration and other current topics.

Brnabic underlined that for our country a full membership in the European Union (EU) remains one of the foreign policy priorities and expressed her conviction that support and cooperation with partners from the EU will continue to yield visible results, especially in concrete areas, such as the Green Agenda.

When it comes to energy security, the Prime Minister said that the deadline for the construction of the gas interconnector between Sebria and Bulgaria is next year, but that other projects in the field of energy are also planned.

Giaufret said that the new gas interconnector with Bulgaria will significantly increase the amount of gas and secure a cleaner environment.

With the implementation of this project, the EU will continue its support to Serbia and the Western Balkans, with the aim of further improvement of energy infrastructure and security.

Speaking about questions related to the media and the safety of journalists, Giaufret said that it is very important that the Working Group for the Safety and Protection of Journalists, as well as the entire media community, reacted quickly in the case of threats sent to the editor-in-chief and reporters of OK Radio in Vranje.

Brnabic said that government’s priorities in the next mandate will be the adoption of a set of media laws, first and foremost the Law on Public Information and the Media and the Law on Electronic Media, as envisaged by the Media Strategy.

The Prime Minister and the Head of the EU Delegation discussed the possibilities of Serbia accelerating and increasing the effects of EU financial assistance through IPA III programme.

Giaufret reiterated the importance of holding EuroPride in Serbia, the first time in Southeast Europe, but also disappointment on the part of the EU with the decision of the Serbian Interior Ministry to forbid the EuroPride march. He voiced hope that a solution will be found so that the march could be held on 17 September safely and in peace.

Brnabic assessed that cooperation with the EU Delegation is exceptionally good and expressed her conviction that it will continue at the same level in the new mandate of the Serbian government too.