Neighborhood Policy

Serbia has made "major steps toward its strategic goal of EU membership by opening four very significant chapters."

This is according to EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, who also noted that "strengthening of the rule of law remained the main challenge," Tanjug reported.

Serbia "will always be able to protect national interests, but will behave responsibly when it comes to stabilization of the region," Aleksandar Vucic has said.

According to the Serbian government's website, the prime minister made the statement after a meeting with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn on Saturday in Belgrade.

A high-level political dialogue mechanism between Turkey and the European Union will convene in Ankara on Sept. 9 to overview the state of accession talks and the migrant deal, in the first such ministerial meeting since Turkey's failed coup attempt on July 15. 

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has announced that its delegation met with Johannes Hahn this week.

Hahn is EU's commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations.

EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has called for an urgent ceasefire and a return to peace talks, stressing that measures taken by Turkey must be "targeted and proportional" and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) must lay down its arms. 

EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn says Chapters 35 and 32 "should be opened by the end of this year."

These chapters relate to Serbia's EU accession negotiations.

PM gives Hahn action plans for chapters 23 and 24

BELGRADE -- PM Aleksandar Vucic says his government will bear the responsibility unless the first chapter in EU membership negotiations is opened by the end of the year.

Ombudsman has full EU support - commissioner

BELGRADE -- EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has met with Serbian Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic.

Hahn also met with representatives on NGOs in Belgrade on Thursday.

LJUBLJANA - A clear European perspective for the Western Balkans will improve reforms in the region and EU enlargement to the countries should remain a strategic priority, it was said at the first part of the meeting of Western Balkan foreign ministers in Brdo pri Kranju, where Serbia is represented by Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.

LJUBLJANA - Serbia is ready for strengthening of regional cooperation and implementation of joint projects aimed at economic progress as one of the key factors on the Western Balkans' EU path, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday.