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BELGRADE - The economy will have to withstand the greatest burden of the EU accession talks, but it will derive benefits from the process, officials stated at the International Conference Introduction to the Negotiations on Chapter 30 - External Trade Relations.

BRUSSELS - The free trade agreement that Serbia has with Russia will remain in effect until Serbia's accession to the European Union, Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic said on Thursday.

"Free trade agreement with Russia until EU accession"

BRUSSELS -- The free trade agreement that Serbia has with Russia will remain in effect until Serbia's accession to the EU, Serbia's negotiator Tanja Miščević has said.

The EU may file legal action the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the Russian food embargo, according to EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht.

De Gucht said in an interview for German newspaper Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung that the complaint was being prepared and it could be filed in mid-September, adding that no final decision had been made on the step.

The European Union is to refer Moscow's decision to restrict imports of food from the bloc to the World Trade Organization (WTO), a diplomatic source reveals.

The United States hopes to reach an understanding with India to prevent the collapse of a key WTO deal, an official said July 30 as Secretary of State John Kerry headed to New Delhi.

The European Union launched a case on Tuesday in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against a Russian ban on imports of pigs and pork from the EU.