Miscevic hoping for good cooperation with Hahn

BELGRADE - Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic is hoping for good cooperation with Johannes Hahn, the Austrian politician who will officially succeed European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on November 1.

"I am hoping for very nice cooperation with European Commission member Johannes Hahn because, first of all, he knows us very well," Miscevic told reporters.

"That is a really great advantage. I am not saying that all of us will be cut some slack, but it means better, good understanding," Miscevic said.

Serbia owes much gratitude to outgoing Commissioner Fuele, who was a "fierce advocate of every Western Balkan state" during his five-year term, she said.

Fuele visited Belgrade last Thursday to attend an informal meeting of foreign and finance ministers of Western Balkan countries, and said that Serbia is now a certain candidate for European Union accession.

He also said that, since his first visit five years ago, Serbia has achieved major progress in integrations.

I am very happy to see after less than five years that Serbia has become a certain candidate for EU accession and that we are focusing on the question of "when" rather than "if", Fuele said.

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