No Agreement on Opening Cluster 3 with Serbia Again

Ambassadors of EU member states have not reached a final agreement on giving Serbia the green light to open Cluster 3, which concerns competitiveness and inclusive growth, and discussions on this issue will continue, reports the Tanjug news agency.

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14.12.2024. 15:07

No Agreement on Opening Cluster 3 with Serbia Again

At the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU member states (Coreper II) regarding the opening of Cluster 3 in the accession negotiations with Serbia, the vast majority of countries were in favor of opening the cluster.

According to Tanjug's information, Serbia's letter submitting negotiation positions for chapters 16 on taxation and 19 on social policy and employment within the cluster was positively assessed, but it was not adopted at the meeting because the Netherlands tied it to the adoption of the draft conclusions of the EU Council on enlargement, the final agreement on which is expected on Sunday or Monday.

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 the rule of law reforms and the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

Cluster 3 includes eight chapters related to 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.

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