Arne Sannes Bjornstad

BELGRADE - Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia Arne Sannes Bjornstad has welcomed the EU's new enlargement strategy, set to be released on Tuesday, noting that it would bring a stronger commitment by Brussels to enlargement in southeastern Europe.

He told Tanjug Monday his country would continue to work with the EU to enable Serbia to join the bloc as soon as possible.

BELGRADE - Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia Arne Sannes Bjornstad told Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Monday his government had confirmed Norway would double its financial assistance to Serbia in 2018.

At a conference organized on the occasion of International Data Protection Day, the commissioner for information of public importance and personal data protection warned against the continuation of the long-standing practice of the state activities being largely, almost exclusively, reduced to the activities of the commissioner.

The Serbian government announced this, adding that the document was signed by Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic and Norway's Ambassador Arne Sannes Bjornstad.

The Norwegian ambassador in Belgrade has told Blic in an interview that the debate about "the chairs" Serbia is sitting on distracts from important topics.

Arne Sannes Bjornstad says that instead, Serbia should ask itself what kind of signal it is sending to the European Union.

BELGRADE - The election of Aleksandar Vucic as president and the choice of Ana Brnabic as PM take Serbia towards the EU and continued reforms, but a political climate is needed where the government and the opposition will listen to each other and stop rejecting proposals just because they come from the other side, says Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia Arne Sannes Bjornstad.

BELGRADE - Serbia has become a pillar of stability in the region, says Norway's Ambassador to Belgrade Arne Sannes Bjornstad.

Serbia has become a pillar of stability in the region, says Norway's Ambassador to Belgrade Arne Sannes Bjornstad.

PM and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic deserves Europe's support in his efforts to improve relations with Serbia's neighbors and make the Western Balkans a region of cooperation, rather than conflicts, Bjornstad told the Diplomacy&Commerce magazine in an interview.

Serbia has become a pillar of stability in the region, says Norway's Ambassador to Belgrade Arne Sannes Bjornstad.

PM and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic deserves Europe's support in his efforts to improve relations with Serbia's neighbors and make the Western Balkans a region of cooperation, rather than conflicts, Bjornstad told the Diplomacy&Commerce magazine in an interview.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Tuesday in Belgrade with Norwegian Ambassador Arne Sannes Bjornstad.

They spoke about Norway's bilateral aid to Serbia "that would be in line with the priorities of the Serbian government," the government announced.