Vucic: Serbia - factor of stability and prosperity in region

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday, during a meeting with President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda, that Serbia is a factor of stability and prosperity in the region.

Vucic underscored that Serbia has made great progress in fulfilling the requirements for EU entry, and will pass a set of very important reform bills after the elections.

Our goal is to complete the negotiation process by 2018/2019, and then the decision on Serbia's membership is in the hands of the EU, Vucic said.

Swoboda expressed satisfaction about the progress that Serbia has made in the EU integration process and commended the results of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, the government's press office released.

Swoboda stressed that the European Parliament will assist Serbia in the EU accession talks.