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EU:Fabrizi, Serbia doing 'good job', much remains to be done

Delegation head in Belgrade, law and press, crucial issues

19 July, 13:52
(ANSA) - BELGRADE - Serbia is doing 'goo job' on its path towards EU accession, the reform process is going on, but further efforts are needed, especially in the rule of law and press freedom. That is what was the head of the EU delegation in Belgrade, Italy's Sem Fabrizi, said in interviews released by Ansa and Nova news agencies. A year after his appointment, Fabrizi gave a positive assessment of the European path of Serbia, which has opened 14 negotiating chapters out of 35 with Brussels so far. ''The policy of enlargement to the Western Balkans - Fabrizi underlined - despite a certain slowdown due to some important issues affecting Europe (economy and finance, migrants, terrorism), remains among the priorities of the EU. In this regard, the Italian diplomat underlined the intense work carried out in recent months during the Bulgarian presidency of the Union. Serbia, said Fabrizi, should do more in the sectors of the rule of law and freedom of expression, which are the real pillars which the European Union is based on. ''There is progress but we need to take further steps forward - he said - and the Serbian government has committed itself to working on those issues, and we are willing to make our contribution''. As for the Kosovo issue, which is going to be the focus of a new session of the EU-mediated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina today in Brussels, Fabrizi said he feels confident.

''Dialogue has already produced results and agreements that have improved relations between the parties - said Fabrizi - and in the last twelve months the negotiations have been intensified, and we see that there is a willingness to reach a legally binding agreement. Our role is to facilitate the agreement, whose content must however be defined by the two parties involved in the talks''.

(ANSA).

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