SERBIA CAN BREAK THE RECORD IN DECEMBER: Opening of three to five chapters

The EU Enlargement Working Group received a proposal for a negotiating position for another chapter in the negotiations with Serbia, the chapter nine, which relates to financial services,  "Vecernje Novosti" reports, citing a well-informed source in the European administration.

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- Some member countries agreed on the same day that this chapter should be opened, without any remarks - says the source and adds that it is advancing with usual pace, with the expectation that everything will be ready for the intergovernmental conference where chapters are opened, and which should be organized on 11th and 12th December.

The newspaper states that there are no technical obstacles, but some member states are waiting to get acquainted with the context of the periodic report about the rule of law in Serbia, whose publication was announced for November.

- The vast majority of members already agree on it, and their number is above 20 out of a total of 28 members - Novosti reports.

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It is said that the European Commision is finalizing preparations for chapter 13, which deals with fishing, and the working group has been working for weeks on chapters 6 (company law), 30 (economic relations with foreign countries) and 33 (financial and budgetary provisions).

According to sources from the European Council, it is realistic for Serbia to open "three to five" new chapters in December. 

(Telegraf.co.uk / Tanjug)