Accession of Serbia to the European Union

BELGRADE - The fourth National Cross-Border Cooperation Conference, whose goal is to point to the results achieved in this area, will be held in Belgrade on Friday and organized by the Serbian government's Office for European Integration.

Fuele: First two chapters may be opened by end of year

NEW YORK -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele believes that there is a chance for Brussels and Belgrade to cross an important threshold before the year ends.

NEW YORK - EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele believes that there is a chance for Brussels and Belgrade to cross an important threshold before the year ends and to open the first two of 35 policy chapters which Serbia must address to join the EU.

"I think we still believe that would be possible before the end of this year," Fuele said in an interview for Wall Street Journal.

BELGRADE - Serbia's public servants have to be fewer in number and more efficient, and although the surplus of employees in the administration is not large, they need to be better trained.

This calls for hiring and training civil servants in order to boost the country's EU integration, according to what was concluded at a debate on measuring the performance of the public sector.

BELGRADE - Serbia's EU accession talks are proceeding at the planned pace, and the EU backs the austerity measures and economic reforms being carried out by the Serbian government, said a statement released after Saturday's government session, which was also attended by the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and head of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Serbia Eduard Kukan agreed on Friday that regional cooperation and close relations between the countries of the Western Balkans were an important condition for Serbia's EU integration.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Friday with head of a European Parliament delegation and committee for stabilisation and association Eduard Kukan to discuss Serbia's cooperationn with the European Parliament.

Slovenian ex-PM say she'll "support Serbia in Brussels"

BELGRADE -- Future Vice President of the European Commission Alenka Bratušek says that she will continue to support Serbia's European path.

She added she would advocate in favor of EU enlargement after taking the new office.

BELGRADE - Future Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Alenka Bratusek says that she will continue to support Serbia's European path and advocate for EU enlargement after taking the new office.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will meet with a delegation of the Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the Union (COELA) on Thursday, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a release on Wednesday.