Tanja Miscevic

BELGRADE - Serbia's European Integration Minister Tanja Miscevic met on Tuesday in Belgrade with a delegation of the Polish parliamentary committee on EU affairs, headed by Chairman Kacper Plazynski, to discuss Serbia's main reform challenges on the path to EU membership, bilateral cooperation with Poland and the country's support to the EU integration process.

BELGRADE - Serbian European Integration Minister Tanja Miscevic said on Friday Germany was Serbia's largest foreign investor and its largest donor of development aid.

Miscevic said German aid in the past 23 years totalled 2.3 bln euros and could be compared only to EU grants.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed on Thursday an agreement on a 175 mln euro grant for the construction of a Belgrade-Nis high-speed rail line.

The amount is the second tranche of a 600 mln euro EU grant for the project.

BELGRADE - Under economic criteria, a country that wants to become an EU member state must prove that it has a market that is based on competition and economic competence, Serbia's European Integration Minister Tanja Miscevic noted on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - An agreement on the first tranche of a 598 mln euro EU investment grant for the construction of a Belgrade-Nis high-speed rail line was signed on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Rule of law and changes resulting from rule of law reforms are the crucial element for improving the everyday life of every Serbian citizen, but also crucial for those dealing with European integration, Serbia's European Integration Minister Tanja Miscevic said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - MEPs Vladimir Bilcik and Matjaz Nemec will be visiting Belgrade on January 26-27, their offices have confirmed to Tanjug.

Confirming the visit, the Serbian parliament said they would meet with Speaker Vladimir Orlic to discuss further cooperation between the National Assembly and the European Parliament.

According to Blic, she should serve as Deputy Secretary General.

BELGRADE - Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic said on Tuesday Serbia would by the end of March be fully prepared to open five chapters in its EU accession talks.

Speaking at a conference on Chapter 30, she said Serbia would by the end of the month also "send" to Brussels the chapter concerning the economic and monetary union.

BELGRADE - Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic said Wednesday Serbia must complete the EU accession process in 2023 to be able to meet the timeframe for potential accession in 2025.