Chief Negotiator for EU Accession Claims No Decision Yet on Serbia Not Receiving EU Funds
Head of the Operational Team for Accession to the European Union and chief negotiator Danijel Apostolović stated today that there is no formal decision on freezing European Union funds for Serbia.
TL;DR
- No formal decision has been made to freeze EU funds for Serbia.
- Serbia has acted quickly on Venice Commission recommendations for judicial laws, with adoption expected by the end of May.
- Drafts of four electoral laws are ready and have received approval, with public hearings underway.
- The OSCE/ODIHR's opinion is awaited for two remaining electoral laws.
- Cluster 2, related to the internal market, is nearing technical readiness for opening, with conditions potentially met by June.
- Public support for Serbia's EU membership has grown to 45-47%.
- €111 million has already been paid from pre-financing, and the first tranche of approximately €55 million is available for the Serbia Growth Plan.