The historic day for Serbia

January 21, 2014 is a day that will be written in Serbian history because on that day Serbia opened accession negotiations to the European Union. Positive reactions from Serbian representatives.

The delegation of Serbia at the First Intergovernmental Conference, that took place in Brussels, was led by Prime Minister Ivica Dacic. The conference was also attended by First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Evangelos Venizelos and the EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. The formal start of Serbia’s accession negotiations is the most significant event for Serbia since the World War II. Serbia will have to work a lot before entering the EU and will have to adopt and implement EU acquis.

Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said: “The opening of negotiations is a historic step for Serbia and a major achievement for the coalition government. We see this as a resounding endorsement of the steps we are taking to transform Serbia and look forward to negotiations moving forward as quickly as possible so that the Serbian people can enjoy all the benefits of EU membership.”

Serbian goal is to become a full EU member in 2020 and Serbian citizens will decide about the EU membership on referendum.