Aleksandar Senic

BELGRADE - Portugal supports Serbia's EU integration, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the Portuguese parliament Paulo Mota Pinto said Tuesday.

The Portuguese delegation led by Pinto met in Belgrade today with members of the Serbian parliament's European integration and foreign affairs committees.

SOFIA - Serbia's parliamentary delegation talked with Bulgaria's officials on Tuesday about the completion of a part of Road Corridor 10, Nis-Sofia, and the construction of a gas interconnector between the two countries, Chair of the Serbian parliament's EU Integration Committee Aleksandar Senic said on Tuesday.

SOFIA - A delegation of the Serbian parliamentary headed by Chairman of its European Integration Committee Aleksandar Senic begun their two-day visit to Bulgaria.

Senic told Tanjug that they would meet with Bulgaria's officials to talk about the country's experiences in accession negotiations and discuss cross-border cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbia is expected to pay attention to the continuation of reforms in the judiciary, public administration and protection of fundamental human and minority rights and freedoms, Director General of the European Commission Directorate General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson said on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Countries in the region need to set up a higher level of cooperation because only together can they act as an important factor in Europe and the EU, states one of the conclusions reached at the 10th conference of the European integration committees from the countries in the Stabilisation and Association process for South East Europe which is taking place in the Serbian parliament.

BELGRADE - European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister backed Serbia's EU integration on Thursday, noting that it would be good for the country to open the first negotiation chapters in 2015, primarily those of essential importance.

BELGRADE - The continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina talks bears major importance for Serbia's European integration and Germany maintains the stand that the talks with Serbia should begin by opening the chapter on Kosovo, German MPs said in the Serbian parliament on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Member of the Serbian delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Aleksandar Senic said Thursday that further suspension of Russia's voting rights in this international body could weaken the position of Serbia regarding Kosovo's bid to join the Council of Europe (CE).

The 18-member Russian delegation is one the largest in the PACE.

BELGRADE - MEP Igor Soltes voiced confidence on Monday that the first chapters in Serbia's EU accession negotiations will be opened at the beginning of 2015.

BELGRADE - European Commissioner on Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said during the talks with members of the Serbian parliament European Integration Committee that EU member countries support the efforts Serbia is investing on its EU path, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia released on Thursday.