The economy is very important in the context of the European Union acession, concluded the Head of the EU Delegation Sem Fabrizi at the last panel of the first day of the Kopaonik Business Forum 2019, called A different EU – a different partnership. According to his assessment of the status of negotiations with the EU, Serbia is currently on the “right track”.
On the panel attended by the ambassadors of Romania, Germany and the USA to Serbia, Fabrizi said that there was limited progress in the rule of law, and that there should be a focus on reforms in the field of judiciary system, fight against organized crime and corruption, human rights and freedom of the media.
“The economic growth and development of Serbia are important in the context of the EU accession. The macroeconomic consolidation has been achieved. The figures are good, the deficit is falling, employment is growing, there are still many reforms, in the state administration, in the fight against corruption, everything that is important for business environment, and to place the economy on a sustainable basis,” emphasized Fabrici, remarking that the economy has to continue growing.
Before that, the Head of the EU Delegation spoke at the panel about the European integration, together with the Head of the Negotiating Team Tanja Miščević and the Executive Director of the Open Society Foundation in Serbia Milan Antonijević. The second day of the Forum starts with an address of the Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Christian Danielsson.
