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Droga Serbii do Unii Europejskiej - stan i perspektywy
Serbia’s Road to the European Union – State and Perspectives

Author(s): Monika Skrzeszewska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: european integration; Kosovo; Serbia; European Union

Summary/Abstract: This article shows Serbia’s road to the European Union, mainly Serbian’s problems. First problem was a cooperation with International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with was solved in 2011 and Serbia meantime could ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and put forward an official proposal of membership in the European Union. Second and the biggest problem is now relations with Kosovo. In 2011 mostly under European Union’s influence Serbia had started negotiations with Kosovo but meantime did not agree with its independence. However the progress in cooperation with Kosovo made possible to start negotiations with the European Union and ratification of Agreement and now open two negotiation’s chapters. Currently government with a strong Serbian society support wants cooperate with the European Union because in this they see correct way of Serbia’s transformation. Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vučić is planning to finish all negotiations by end of 2018 and become a member in 2020.

  • Issue Year: 20/2016
  • Issue No: 1 (77)
  • Page Range: 167-194
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish