Tanja Miscevic

BELGRADE - The green light for opening new chapters in Serbia's EU accession talks by the end of the year will depend on a progress report on the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic said Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The plan is to open all chapters in the EU accession talks by 2018, Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic said late Monday, adding that three more negotiation chapters - on public procurements, science and research and education, culture and youth - could realistically be opened by the end of 2016.

BELGRADE - The big confusion about Europe's future will not obstruct internal changes and reforms in Serbia, Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic said Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbia must be very careful because there are open issues in its relations with neighbours that are in the EU, and they could be raised in any stage of the EU accession process, says Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic.

BELGRADE - Croatia's conditions regarding Serbia's further European integration are to be dealt with by the EU member states and the European Commission, but Croatia should be assisting Serbia on its European path, rather than tripping it up, says Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic.

BELGRADE - Serbia has met the criteria for opening Chapter 24 in its EU accession talks, Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic said Wednesday during a meeting with representatives of civil society organisations that form the National Convention on the EU (NCEU).

Tanja Miscevic said on Friday that she "believes it is realistic to expect chapters 23 and 24 to be opened in June."

This is the case although "everyone is still waiting for Croatia's official opinion," the head of Serbia's team in membership negotiations with the EU said, according to Tanjug.

Tanja Miscevic says the meeting of the Committee on EU Enlargement of the Council of the EU (COELA) taking place on Tuesday would not discuss Chapter 23.

The head of Serbia's team in accession negotiations with the EU made the statement late on Monday.

After opening chapters 32 and 35 in EU accession talks "Serbia is ready for chapters 23 and 24 the most," Tanja Miscevic has said.

These concern the rule of law and should be opened in early 2016, the head of Serbia's team in negotiations with the EU explained.

Serbia's chief negotiator with the EU says the opening of the first chapters in the EU accession talks is significant progress and support for Serbia.

But Tanja Miscevic noted "there will be no privileges in the process and that there are no easy chapters."