Prime Minister Ana Brnabic talked today via a video link with European Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi about the prospects of Serbia's accession negotiations in the next six months.

Brnabic said that full membership in the EU remains a strategic priority of the government, emphasising that Serbia continues to work on the implementation of comprehensive reforms, especially in the area of the rule of law.

In the new mandate, the Serbian government has already made several reform steps in this area, Brnabic stressed, citing the establishment of a special ministry for human and minority rights and social dialogue and the Working Group for Security and Protection of Journalists, as well as the adoption of an Action Plan for Media Strategy.

Varhelyi expressed satisfaction with the presented plan of the government of Serbia and the efforts he is making on the path to EU membership, assessing that it is essential to speed up the process of Serbia's accession by implementing the mentioned reforms.

The Prime Minister pointed out that she highly appreciates the commitment of Commissioner Varhelyi that a certain amount of vaccines against COVID-19 be delivered to the countries of the Western Balkans as soon as possible.

Belgrade, 21 December 2020