OSCE to continue to support Serbian government

BELGRADE - The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Thursday welcomed the progress achieved by Serbia in the EU accession process, announcing that it will continue to support the Serbian government in further consolidation of the reform process.

"It is encouraging that the 2014 Report concludes with finding the satisfactory progress of Serbia on its European integration path despite some reported shortcomings," said Michael Uyehara, Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia.

"Consistent with its mandate, the OSCE Mission to Serbia will continue to assist the Government of Serbia in further consolidation of its reform efforts, especially in the fields of rule of law and media freedom," Uyehara said in a statement released by the OSCE Mission.

In the annual report, published on Wednesday, the European Commission said that Serbia has achieved significant progress in European integrations over the past year, but that additional efforts are necessary in reform implementation, in particular in the fields of the judiciary and fighting corruption, as well as in normalising the ties with Pristina.