Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on 8 October, after being delivered the 2014 Progress Report on Serbia’s results in the European integration process by Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport, that Serbia has done an important job and got the best assessments in the region from the European Commission. The Prime Minister said and pointed out that in certain areas, such as the judiciary and the environment, he himself would be even stricter than the European Commission.
The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the European Commission for understanding the difficult steps that the government will implement in the economy, and underlined that he is satisfied with the assessment of regional policy, and that Serbia will remain dedicated to the preservation of full regional stability. Regarding the situation in the field of protection of human rights, the Prime Minister said that it is objectively presented in the Report both in the case of national minorities and the Pride Parade.
I am particularly proud of the fact that the Report acknowledges the fight against crime and corruption, Vucic said.
The Report also states, he added, that media freedom should be improved, but that a significant progress in the area of information society and the media has been made with the passing of three media laws. Vucic undrelined that the issue of foreign policy is particularly important, and Serbia is doing everything it can to respect and follow the processes and policies of the EU.
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport stated that this is a very important day for Serbia and for the Union, and that, despite the difficulties and challenges, negotiations go as planned and not a single day has been lost. He noted that it is very important that Serbia has taken steps for negotiations to become an inclusive process, where, as he said, it is essential that Serbia continues to be committed to regional cooperation and full implementation of the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina.
It is clear, he stated, that Serbia must focus on the rule of law, media freedom, freedom of expression, the implementation of media strategy and the reform of the public administration. According to him, Serbia is expected to gradually harmonise its views with those of the EU in terms of security policy, as well as to increase efforts in harmonisation with EU standards in the fields of environment and energy.

The EU will support Serbia in all its efforts to meet its requirements, Davenport confirmed and announced that instruments for pre-accession assistance will be the main common financial instrument.