(3) EU Integration Republic of Serbia
Membership status
Candidate country
Background:
Serbia – along with 5 other Western Balkans countries – was identified as a potential candidate for EU membership during the Thessaloniki European Council summit in 2003. In 2008, aEuropean partnership for Serbiawas adopted, setting out priorities for the country's membership application, and in 2009 Serbia formally applied. In March 2012 Serbia was granted EU candidate status. In September 2013 aStabilisation and Association Agreementbetween the EU and Serbia entered into force.
In line with the decision of the European Council in June 2013 to open accession negotiations with Serbia, the Council adopted in December 2013the negotiating frameworkand agreed to hold the 1st Intergovernmental Conference with Serbia in January 2014.
On 21 January 2014,the 1st Intergovernmental Conferencetook place, signaling the formal start of Serbia's accession negotiations.
More information on the country's relations with the EU
Documents:
EU approves additional €17 million to help Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia cope with refugee influx
Evaluation of Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) - Final Evaluation Report
Evaluation of Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) - Executive Summary (FR)
Overview of parliamentary capacity building in EU candidate countries and potential candidates
2014 Progress report for Serbia
Indicative Strategy Paper for Serbia (2014-2020)
Screening report Serbia - Chapter 23 - Judiciary and fundamental rights
Screening report Serbia - Chapter 24 - Justice, Freedom and Security
Screening report Serbia - Chapter 32 - Financial control
Second Interim Evaluation of EU IPA assistance in Serbia
2013 Progress report for Serbia
First Interim Evaluation of EU IPA Pre-accession Assistance to Serbia
Joint Report on Serbia's progress April 2013
2012 Progress report for Serbia
Serbia European Partnership 2008
Regulation on implementing rules for EU external action
EU regulation 1085/2006 establishing the IPA
IPA implementing regulation 2006
EU regulation 80/2010 amending regulation 718/2007
Council conclusions on granting Serbia candidate status
Opinion on Serbia's application for membership of the EU
IPA National programme Serbia 2011
IPA National programme Serbia 2010
Multi-Annual indicative planning document (MIPD) Serbia 2011 - 2013
Commission proposal for a revised Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
Regulation on implementing rules for EU external action
EU regulation 1085/2006 establishing the IPA
Thematic evaluation of EU's support to civil society in the Western Balkans
Commission proposal for a revised Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
2012-13 Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework
Opinion on Serbia's application for membership of the EU
IPA National programme Serbia 2011
Multi-Annual indicative planning document (MIPD) Serbia 2011 - 2013
2010 Progress report for Serbia
IPA National programme Serbia 2010
Evaluation of the CARDS Programmes in Serbia (September 2009)
Serbia Multi-annual indicative planning document 2009 - 2011
Ad-hoc evaluation of the CARDS regional programmes in the Western Balkans (December 2008)
Serbia Multi-annual indicative planning document 2008 - 2010
Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia
Stabilisation and association agreement with Serbia
CARDS Regional programme 2006 (Amended)
CARDS Regional programme 2005 (Amended)
CARDS Regional programme 2003 (Amended)
Serbia Multi-annual indicative planning document 2007 - 2009
CARDS State Union of Serbia and Montenegro Annual Programme 2005
CARDS Serbia Annual Programme 2005
Regional Strategy Paper 2002-2006
Serbia and Montenegro - Country Strategy Paper 2002-2006
CARDS Serbia Annual Programme 2004
CARDS Serbia Annual Programme 2003
CARDS Serbia Annual Programme 2002
CARDS Serbia Initial Support programme 2001
CARDS Serbia Additional Support programme 2001
Serbia and Montenegro CARDS Multi-annual Indicative Programme 2005-2006
Public services receive upgrade
Reforms to Montenegro’s statistical office
“Learn to earn”: training the jobless
New centres help enterprise development
Revitalising Serbia’s health system
En route for a faster crossing
Loans spur on small business growth in Serbia
Building the capacity to govern
Available documents:
Enlargement of the European Union
Building bridges between people
Factsheet: Promoting regional cooperation
Growing together: enlargement – a positive sum game
Growing together: enlargement – a key ingredient of the EU "peace project"
Growing together: enlargement – free movement of people
Growing together: enlargement helps improve quality of life
Growing together: the EU on the global scene
Factsheet: consumer protection and public health
Info-graphics: Connectivity - creating links and building networks for business and people
Core Network Corridors of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
WBIF project: Intermodal Terminal in Belgrade, Serbia
WBIF project: Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor
WBIF project: Mediterranean Corridor
WBIF project: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Kosovo* – Serbia Rail Interconnection
WBIF project: Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor (I): Grid Section in Montenegro
2013 Annual Report on Financial Assistance for Enlargement
2012 Annual Report on Financial Assistance for Enlargement
2011 Annual Report on Financial Assistance for Enlargement
Info-graphics: Public Administration
Info-graphics: Democratic Institutions
Info-graphics: Economic Governance
Info-graphics: Fundamental Rights
Info-graphics: Regional Cooperation
Enlargement of the European Union
Building bridges between people
Factsheet: Promoting regional cooperation
Growing together: enlargement – a positive sum game
Growing together: enlargement – a key ingredient of the EU "peace project"
Growing together: enlargement – free movement of people
Growing together: enlargement helps improve quality of life
Growing together: the EU on the global scene
Factsheet: consumer protection and public health
Consumer protection and public health
Factsheet: Roma in Southeast Europe
Cultural heritage and EU Enlargement
Factsheet: Protecting cultural heritage
Factsheet: the fight against corruption
Factsheet: Energy, climate change and environmental protection
The energy for improvements - To everyone's environment
Speaking Out: the EU supports freedom of expression in Enlargement countries
Safeguarding freedom of expression and the media
Factsheet: Supporting the development of civil society
EU Enlargement: it's people that make the difference
Factsheet: how does the accession process work?
EU Enlargement: a careful approach. How does the accession process work?
The EU: What would it mean for me? (2012)
Understanding enlargement (2011)
"Accession of the Western Balkans to the EU: Evaluating a process" (May 2010)
Introducing the Western Balkans Investment Framework (2010)
IPA "A new focus to EU assistance for enlargement (2009)
Stabilisation and Integration Perspectives for the Western Balkans (April 2009)
Good to know about EU Enlargement (2009)
Regional cooperation in the western Balkans (2006)
Enlarging the European Union: from 15 to 25, what does it mean for us? (2004)
European Union Enlargement - An historic opportunity (2003)
EU support for Roma communities in Central and Eastern Europe (2003)
Free movement of persons / Pratical guide for an enlarged EU (May 2003)
European Union Enlargement - An historic opportunity (2002)
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