Serbia to join EU "in reasonable time"

BELGRADE -- Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said Wednesday that Serbia will achieve its goal of joining the EU in a reasonable time.

Davenport said that Serbia is close to being offered EU membership and it should derive a lot of benefit from the accession process.
The challenges are many in the Western Balkans, including the ones concerning European integration, but I am confident that the Serbian government is committed to pursuing Serbia’s European path, Davenport said at a meeting at the Serbian parliament discussing 10 years of Lithuania’s achievements in the European integration process.

Davenport said that a recent visit to Belgrade by European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has confirmed EU’s commitment to further enlargement, as the commissioner pointed to a multiple significance of the process and priorities facing Serbia.

Speaking about benefits of EU membership, Davenport pointed to Lithuania as a success story at economic, social and societal levels.........http://www.b92.net//eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=07&nav_id=90239
7/5/14 
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