Kovac: Serbia hoping to open Cluster 3 during Hungary's EU presidency

BELGRADE - Hungary's EU presidency will be about supporting the EU enlargement process and the Western Balkans' EU accession path - undeniably, the region has been put on hold due to the geopolitical situation but we are hoping Serbia will open Cluster 3 (Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth) in its accession talks during the Hungarian presidency, Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Elvira Kovac, who also heads the parliamentary committee on EU integration, said on Monday.

"In October or November, we will have an European Commission report that will say, for a third time already, that we are prepared for this cluster, which is not a political one, nor a sensitive issue. We are really working on European integration and opening this chapter would lend an impetus to enlargement," Kovac told Vecernje novosti in an interview.

She said the end of the Hungarian EU presidency...