Vucic: Serbia belongs in EU

BELGRADE - Serbia belongs in the line of EU member countries and it wants to be appreciated in the same way it appreciates the EU, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said after the talks with outgoing enlargement commissioner Stefan Fuele.

The meeting between Vucic and Fuele was held after the regional conference of ministers of foreign affairs and finance from Western Balkan countries, and Vucic noted that his talks with the guests from the EU covered the issue of political stability in Serbia and the region, economic reforms and Serbia's EU accession.

Vucic expressed gratitude to the EU for the support it provided to the country so far and underscored that Serbia has done and will continue to do everything it can to preserve stability.

He noted that any kind of instability suits only those who want to do harm to Serbia.

Stability suits us because we want Serbia to progress and develop, the prime minister noted and added that Serbia maintains a serious and responsible attitude not because it is weak but because such a stand is better for the country and the region.

Vucic said that he had talks with the guests from the EU concerning economic reforms as well which are painful but which are being implemented because Serbia wants to be a successful and normal country. He added that EU support is important for Serbia because nobody in the Union wants another country with weak economy as a member.

The third topic of the talks covered Serbia's EU accession, and the talks primarily focused on the ways for Serbia to achieve progress on its EU path, Vucic said.

Serbia is working at full steam, it is adopting laws but it will not beg for membership, nor will it accept alms, Vucic said and...