EU voorzitterschap blij met akkoord tussen Commissie en Servië (en)

The EU Presidency warmly welcomes the initialling by the European Commission and the Serbian representatives of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia, which took place today, 7 November, in Brussels. This is an important step towards the establishment of contractual relations between the EU and Serbia, which demonstrates the EU's firm commitment to Serbia's European perspective.

The EU is willing to sign the agreement as soon as possible, provided that the necessary conditions are met. In this regard, the EU Presidency calls on the Serbian authorities to strengthen their efforts in order to rapidly achieve full cooperation with the ICTY.

The EU Presidency encourages the Serbian authorities to intensify the necessary reforms and to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria, as well as the requirements of the Stabilisation and Association Process, to achieve strong progress towards Serbia's integration into the EU.

The EU Presidency reaffirms that Serbia's future lies within the EU and that the Union stands ready to work closely with Serbia towards this goal.