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Serbia to apply for EU candidacy by year's end
Belgrade,
19 December 2009
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic stated today that the Serbian government has decided to apply for EU candidacy by the end of this year.
Author:
Fonet
Sweden, as the country holding the EU presidency, will decide on when Serbia will be able to make a formal application for EU candidacy.
With this decision, Serbia has paved its path for the next period and shown that it shares the aspirations of European states, the Prime Minister said after a government session, which was also attended by Serbian President Boris Tadic.
On behalf of the Serbian government, Tadic and Cvetkovic signed the application for Serbia's EU candidacy and the Serbian government's Memorandum on Serbia's EU candidacy application.
The President and the Prime Minister said that today is an important and solemn day for Serbia.
The decision to apply for EU candidacy is the final step in the current phase of Serbia's European integration which, if Serbia's candidacy is accepted, will open a new chapter in Serbia's efforts to join the European family of nations.
Sweden presides over the EU until January 1, 2010, when the office will be taken over by Spain.
With this decision, Serbia has paved its path for the next period and shown that it shares the aspirations of European states, the Prime Minister said after a government session, which was also attended by Serbian President Boris Tadic.
On behalf of the Serbian government, Tadic and Cvetkovic signed the application for Serbia's EU candidacy and the Serbian government's Memorandum on Serbia's EU candidacy application.
The President and the Prime Minister said that today is an important and solemn day for Serbia.
The decision to apply for EU candidacy is the final step in the current phase of Serbia's European integration which, if Serbia's candidacy is accepted, will open a new chapter in Serbia's efforts to join the European family of nations.
Sweden presides over the EU until January 1, 2010, when the office will be taken over by Spain.
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