EU Member States Fail to Reach Agreement on Opening Cluster 3 with Serbia Again
Ambassadors of EU member states have once again failed to reach an agreement on opening Cluster 3, which pertains to competitiveness and inclusive growth, in Serbia’s accession negotiations.
Discussions on this issue will continue, the Tanjug news agency was informed following deliberations during a meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU Member States (Coreper II), chaired by Hungary’s permanent representative as the presiding country of the EU Council.
Contracts for the implementation of two new EU grants supporting local self-government – “EU Support to Integrated Territorial Development (EU Integra)” and “EU for Human Resource Management in Local Self-Governments - Phase III”, with a total value of €14.7 million – were signed in Belgrade.
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, met in Brussels with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and stated that they had an open and difficult conversation.
The European Commission, in its report on Serbia, published as part of the 2024 Enlargement Package, stated that Cluster 3 is technically ready for opening and emphasized that the overall pace of negotiations will continue to depend on reforms in the rule of law and the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.
Cluster 3 includes eight chapters related to the information society and media, taxation, economic and monetary policy, social policy and employment, entrepreneurship and industrial policy, science and research, education and culture, and the customs union.
Serbia last opened negotiation chapters with the EU in December 2021.
Biti ili ne biti, pitanje je sad. Januarski ispitni rok je odložen na većini fakulteta u Srbiji, a šta će biti sa početkom drugog polugodišta u srednjim i osnovnim školama? Vlada kaže - u ponedeljak su svi u klupama, a šta kažu prosvetari, roditelji i maturanti?
Više javno tužilaštvo (VJT) u Beogradu preuzelo je na nadležnost slučaj protiv M. P. (37), vozača automobila koji je u Ruzveltovoj ulici tokom blokade saobraćaja udario i nosio devojku S. P. (20) na krovu vozila nekoliko metara, nakon čega je ona pala na asfalt, a on pobegao sa mesta incidenta.
Mišljenja prosvetnih sindikata su podeljena, jedni smatraju da je generalni štrajk protivzakonit i da prosvetni radnici nemaju pravo na to, te da je dogovorom sve rešeno, dok deo sindikalnog članstva štrajk vidi kao legitiman i dogovor sa Vladom ne priznaje.
The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office (HPPO) in Belgrade has taken jurisdiction over the case against M. P. (37), the driver of a car who, during a traffic blockade on Roosevelt Street, struck and carried S. P. (20) on the roof of his vehicle for several meters.
A memorial service was held at the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade to mark the seventh anniversary of the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, leader of the Civic Initiative "Serbia, Democracy, Justice."
Dragan Sutanovac, former Minister of Defense and ex-president of the Democratic Party, has been confirmed as Serbia’s new ambassador to Washington, Newsmax Balkans reports.
The Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovic, interrupted and walked out of talks in Brussels due to what he described as "unprecedented terror and institutional violence" by Pristina and Albin Kurti against Serbs, Newsmax Balkans has learned from the Belgrade delegation.
If the referendum shows that fifty percent plus one vote of the citizens who voted say they have no confidence in the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, he will resign on the same day, said the President of the National Assembly of Serbia, Ana Brnabic.
Serbia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marko Djuric, commented on the victory of Zoran Milanovic in Croatia's presidential elections, stating that it is very important for Serbia to build good, solid, and quality relations with Croatia, regardless of whether this is politically popular or not.
Representatives of the Serbian List submitted an appeal to the Election Appeals and Complaints Panel in Pristina regarding the decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) on the composition of election committees.
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