Josep Lloveras and Tanja Miscevic
Author:
Tanjug
The meeting is being presided by Head of the Serbian government’s EU Integration Office Tanja Miscevic and Head of the European Commission delegation in Belgrade Josep Lloveras, who stated on the occasion of today’s meeting that at an administrative level this meeting represents preparation for drafting the Annual Report by the European Commission on the state of reforms in Serbia, which is expected to appear in October this year.
Representatives of the European Commission stressed that the Enhanced Permanent Dialogue is a necessary instrument allowing the construction of a complete picture of the problems and reforms in a society in transition such as Serbia. They pointed out that on the path to European integration and harmonisation with the legal standards of the EU it is especially important to follow the definition and implementation of activities on a macroeconomic and institutional level.
Experts of the Serbian government, the European Commission and the European Central Bank today discussed basic macroeconomic trends and Serbia’s relations with international financial institutions, fiscal and monetary policies, and the restructuring and privatisation of companies. The agenda for tomorrow includes issues of ownership rights and market regulation, above all execution of contracts, regulatory framework for energy and telecommunications, the experience with registration of companies and implementation of legislation in the area of bankruptcy.