Q:
A:
Second round of talks with EU takes place
Belgrade,
5 April 2006
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Serbian negotiating team Miroljub Labus said today that the talks on the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU will be concluded by July if the Serbian delegation continues to work at the current pace and if the chief political condition is fulfilled, and that is cooperation with the Hague Tribunal.
Reinhard Priebe, left, and Miroljub Labus at today's press conference
Author:
Fonet
Following the second official round of negotiations, Labus said that the talks were highly successful, that the delegations went over the entire contract and cleared up all dilemmas except the ones regarding specific deadlines, which will be done at the last meeting.
"We are now near the completion and can accomplish everything even before the set deadline expires if of course there are political conditions for that", stressed Labus and explained that this refers to the cooperation with the Tribunal.
He also said that workers' rights were discussed, as well as the formation of institutions to oversee the implementation of the SAA.
According to Labus, the "transition period" will take five years and the remaining deadlines will be adjusted to it.
Director of the European Commission for Western Balkans Reinhard Priebe said that the second official round of talks was feasible due to the European Commission's assessment that Serbia-Montenegro did cooperate with the Tribunal.
Priebe pointed out that this cooperation will be assessed once again later this month, meaning that the Commission will not change its conditions for the continuation of talks.
He stressed that a lot has been achieved in the negotiating process and the collocutors have agreed on the majority of issues in the Agreement, which concern political dialogue and regional policy, movement of goods, services and capital, harmonisation of the judiciary, cooperation policy and financial cooperation.
"We are now near the completion and can accomplish everything even before the set deadline expires if of course there are political conditions for that", stressed Labus and explained that this refers to the cooperation with the Tribunal.
He also said that workers' rights were discussed, as well as the formation of institutions to oversee the implementation of the SAA.
According to Labus, the "transition period" will take five years and the remaining deadlines will be adjusted to it.
Director of the European Commission for Western Balkans Reinhard Priebe said that the second official round of talks was feasible due to the European Commission's assessment that Serbia-Montenegro did cooperate with the Tribunal.
Priebe pointed out that this cooperation will be assessed once again later this month, meaning that the Commission will not change its conditions for the continuation of talks.
He stressed that a lot has been achieved in the negotiating process and the collocutors have agreed on the majority of issues in the Agreement, which concern political dialogue and regional policy, movement of goods, services and capital, harmonisation of the judiciary, cooperation policy and financial cooperation.
-
Belgrade, 13 May 2025Serbia's sincere, firm commitment to European path, reforms and dialogue
-
Belgrade, 13 May 2025Vučić welcomes European Council President in front of Palace of Serbia
-
Belgrade, 16 April 2025New Serbian government voted in
-
Belgrade, 15 April 2025Building unity through dialogue, tolerance, respect for value system
-
Belgrade, 14 April 2025National Assembly speaker convenes session on government election
-
Belgrade, 6 April 2025Đuro Macut nominated as prime minister-designate
-
Belgrade, 2 April 2025Positive trend in growth of trade exchange with UK
-
Belgrade, 19 March 2025Parliament confirms resignation of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević
-
Belgrade, 12 March 2025Vučić welcomes President of Burundi in front of Palace of Serbia
-
Belgrade, 6 March 2025Parliament adopts amendments to Law on Higher Education