Accession of Serbia to the European Union

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with EU Mission Head in Belgrade Sem Fabrizi on Tuesday to discuss Serbia's EU path, the situation in the region, the rule of law and freedom of the media.

Vucic noted EU membership was Serbia's priority and that it would do all that was required to become a part of the European family.

Kosovo Premier Ramush Haradinaj will visit Brussels next week, Beta reported on Tuesday.

According to the agency, he will attend a meeting of the Council for the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Kosovo - but there are no signs that the dialogue with between Belgrade and Pristina on normalizing relations might resume anytime soon.

Aleksandar Vucic and Sem Fabrizi on Tuesday discussed Serbia's EU path, the situation in the region, the rule of law and media freedoms.

The EU expects Serbia to make additional efforts to gradually align with the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy by the date of its accession.

This is what the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Sem Fabrizi, told Tanjug on Wednesday.

BRUSSELS - Kicking off her first visit to Brussels since taking office, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Tuesday met with European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister, who noted Serbia was a significant country for the EU in terms of its geostrategic and geopolitical position.

The internal problems of several EU member states are impeding progress on Serbia's accession to the European Union, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Hungary will insist on Serbia opening five chapters in its EU accession talks this year as it would be a positive signal to Serbia on its European path, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said at a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbia joining the EU as soon as possible is in the interest of Hungary and the Union itself, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said after a meeting with Serbian European Integration Minister Jadranka Joksimovic in Belgrade on Friday.

BRUSSELS - Estonia, which holds the rotating EU presidency, is working on organising the opening of new chapters in Serbia's EU accession talks, with mid-October or mid-December as the possible date.

Brussels has not set a date for the next Serbia-EU intergovernmental conference and it remains unknown which chapters might be opened at that time.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Friday to discuss Serbia's EU path, the situation in the region and the dialogue with Pristina.

Full EU membership is Serbia's foreign policy priority, a statement from the presidential press office quoted Vucic as saying.