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Serbia expects to obtain EU candidacy status by end of 2010
Belgrade,
4 January 2010
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Bozidar Djelic voiced hope late today that Serbia will obtain EU candidacy status by the end of 2010 and that negotiations on accession will immediately follow.
Bozidar Djelic
Author:
Fonet
Djelic expressed hope at the ambassador conference that the EU Council of Ministers will allow the European Commission to examine Serbia's candidacy petition by spring this year at the latest.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that Serbia now has to answer a Questionnaire of the European Commission which contains between 2,000 and 4,000 questions, adding that the ministries are already preparing answers to them.
Djelic said that 2009 has been the best year in history when it comes to European integration.
According to him, in the process of obtaining the candidacy status, it is very important that Serbia shows that visa liberalisation does not jeopardise the stability and safety of EU member states.
Serbia’s aim is that Great Britain, Ireland and Japan abolish visas to Serbian citizens in 2011.
Speaking about abolishment of visas for the USA, the Deputy Prime Minister explained that due to security risks there is not much room for optimism concerning the abolishment of visas, but that the announced reduction in the prices of visas is a step forward.
He said that Serbia receives considerable financial aid from the EU, which currently stands at €200 million per annum, while as a full EU member it will be able to count on between €2 billion to €3 billion per year.
Over 13 months of unilateral implementation of the Interim trade agreement will reduce Serbia’s waiting time from candidacy status to full EU membership by almost a year, Djelic concluded.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that Serbia now has to answer a Questionnaire of the European Commission which contains between 2,000 and 4,000 questions, adding that the ministries are already preparing answers to them.
Djelic said that 2009 has been the best year in history when it comes to European integration.
According to him, in the process of obtaining the candidacy status, it is very important that Serbia shows that visa liberalisation does not jeopardise the stability and safety of EU member states.
Serbia’s aim is that Great Britain, Ireland and Japan abolish visas to Serbian citizens in 2011.
Speaking about abolishment of visas for the USA, the Deputy Prime Minister explained that due to security risks there is not much room for optimism concerning the abolishment of visas, but that the announced reduction in the prices of visas is a step forward.
He said that Serbia receives considerable financial aid from the EU, which currently stands at €200 million per annum, while as a full EU member it will be able to count on between €2 billion to €3 billion per year.
Over 13 months of unilateral implementation of the Interim trade agreement will reduce Serbia’s waiting time from candidacy status to full EU membership by almost a year, Djelic concluded.
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