Commissioner Johannes Hahn, in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, will visit Belgrade in his new capacity on 20 November. He visited Serbia to assess floods damage in May.
The visit at the very beginning of Mr Hahn’s mandate is a sign that enlargement negotiations have the same priority as before, and that the European perspective of the Western Balkans countries is real.
Commissioner’s visit to Serbia is part of his plan to visit all the countries in South East Europe soon.
Mr Hahn is eager to meet government and key stakeholders to encourage them to continue the reform process through enlargement negotiations. In addition to acquis alignment and the strengthening of rule of law, economic reforms are also crucial.
Mr Hahn believes that Negotiations and reforms are not just a bureaucratic process. It is also important that their implementation does have a positive impact to people’s lives.
Upon taking over his new post on 1 November, Commissioner Hahn tweeted: “EU stronger with close partners: looking forward to working with neighbours South and East & enlargement countries starting today!”
Commissioner – European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations
