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Implementation of transitional agreement between Serbia, EU to begin soon
Belgrade,
23 July 2008
Advisor to the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Ksenija Milivojevic said today that implementation of the transitional agreement between Serbia and the EU will commence soon.
Ksenija Milivojevic
That should happen within the next couple of weeks at the latest, since conditions have been created for that with the arrest of Radovan Karadzic.
According to Milivojevic, Serbia can now expect positive developments and a positive report on cooperation from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) which would allow for implementation of the transitional agreement, which is actually a summary of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
The transitional agreement is separated from the issue of liberalisation of the visa regime, but its implementation is a huge step towards full abolition of visas to Serbian citizens, Milivojevic explained.
Milivojevic said that visa restrictions were removed for citizens of every country that began to implement the agreement. She added that the agreement brings many advantages including trade benefits since implementation of the agreement implies the gradual creation of a free trade zone with the EU.
This means that following a certain period it will be possible to export Serbian goods with complete freedom to the EU market and vice versa. We are currently in a good position and are doing this step by step in order to protect our economy, she said.
According to Milivojevic, Serbia will retain a certain degree of customs protection for goods arriving from the EU to Serbia during the transitional period of the next six years, in order to protect the domestic economy which is still not adequately competitive.
According to Milivojevic, Serbia can now expect positive developments and a positive report on cooperation from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) which would allow for implementation of the transitional agreement, which is actually a summary of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
The transitional agreement is separated from the issue of liberalisation of the visa regime, but its implementation is a huge step towards full abolition of visas to Serbian citizens, Milivojevic explained.
Milivojevic said that visa restrictions were removed for citizens of every country that began to implement the agreement. She added that the agreement brings many advantages including trade benefits since implementation of the agreement implies the gradual creation of a free trade zone with the EU.
This means that following a certain period it will be possible to export Serbian goods with complete freedom to the EU market and vice versa. We are currently in a good position and are doing this step by step in order to protect our economy, she said.
According to Milivojevic, Serbia will retain a certain degree of customs protection for goods arriving from the EU to Serbia during the transitional period of the next six years, in order to protect the domestic economy which is still not adequately competitive.
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