Gerhard Schroeder

German ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has named the reasons pushing Europe to stop South Stream construction.

Last week Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Moscow was abandoning the project over EU resistance and Bulgaria's reluctance to unfreeze the pipeline.

Prime minister travels to Berlin

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić will on Monday pay a one-day visit to Germany to attend a panel discussion on Serbia's path towards the European Union.

It is organized by the Serbia-Germany Forum and the German Foreign Policy Council.

BERLIN - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will on Monday pay a one-day visit to Germany, where he will attend a panel discussion on Serbia's path towards the European Union, organised by the Serbia-Germany Forum and the German Foreign Policy Council.

BERLIN - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will on Monday pay a one-day visit to Germany, where he will attend a panel discussion on Serbia's path towards the European Union, organised by the Serbia-Germany Forum and the German Foreign Policy Council.

On a visit to Belgrade on Thursday, Gerhard Schroeder said he believed that Serbia could join the EU by 2020, as its government was ready to undertake reforms “despite all difficulties on the pathway [to membership]."

"Serbia's readiness to join EU stirs optimism"

BELGRADE -- The will of the people that Serbia becomes part of the EU is stirring optimism, Managing Board of the Zoran Đinđić Foundation chair Ružica Đinđić has said

BELGRADE - Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stated on Thursday that the government in Belgrade has a realistic goal for Serbia to join the EU by 2020 as it is ready to carry out reforms despite all difficulties on the pathway.

Serbia's EU membership by 2020 "realistic goal"

BELGRADE -- Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stated on Thursday that the government in Belgrade has "a realistic goal for Serbia to join the EU by 2020."

This is the case as it is "ready to carry out reforms despite all difficulties on the pathway," he was quoted as saying.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will confer with former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Belgrade on Thursday.

Vucic and Schroeder will discuss deepening of cooperation and improvement of bilateral relations. The meeting will take place in the Serbia-Germany Forum Association.

Vučić, Schroeder to open Serbia-Germany Forum

BELGRADE -- Deputy PM Aleksandar Vučić will meet with former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Belgrade on Thursday.

The meeting will mark the initiation of operation of the Serbia-Germany Forum, the Forum announced on Monday.

Vučić, Schroeder meet to discuss setting up of Serbia-Germany Forum