EU perspectives and current standing of the countries in the region in the Stabilization and Association Process - THE CASE OF REPUBLIC OF SERBIA - REPUBLIC OF SERBIA GOVERNMENT European Integration Office Belgrade, 7 and 8 December 2005 Tanja Miščević, Director of the SEIO

The role of the SEIO SEIO is main coordinator of the EU integration process in Serbia SEIO prepares the European Integration Council’s meetings SEIO coordinates all the line ministries in the process of EU integrations and forthcoming SAA negotiations SEIO prepares regular reports for the Parliament SEIO - a Secretariat for the Serbian Negotiating team and coordinator for SAA negotiations

SCG Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate General for EU Council for EuropeanIntegrations Deputy Prime Minister’s Cabinet Serbian European Integration Office Committee for coordination of European integration process EIU – line ministries Councilfor European Integrations Ministry for International Economic Relations and European Integrations Committee for coordination of European integration process EIU – line ministries Negotiation team of the State Union of SCG SCG Council for European integrations Serbian Negotiation Team Team Montenegrin Negotiation Team REPUBLIC OF SERBIAREPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO MONTENEGRIN NATIONAL PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTCommittee for European Integrations SERBIAN NATIONALPARLIAMENTCommittee for European Integrations SCG European Integration Office SCG PARLIAMENT Committee for European Integrations Serbia-Montenegro – institutional structure of the European Integrations Process

Strategic and institutional preparations for the SAA negotiations Organized harmonisation of national legislation (since 2003) National Assembly Resolution on Serbia’s European future (October 2004) Establishment of negotiation team (February 2005) National Strategy of the Republic of Serbia for SCG’s accession to the European Union (June 2005) Cooperation with the NGO and media Communication campaign Cooperation with the countries in the region, new and old EU members

Preparations for/and SAA negotiations in Serbia WG for preamble, political dialogue and regional cooperation WG for agriculture WG for free movement of goods WG for free movement of services WG for free movement of capital and financial cooperation WG for harmonisation of legislation, transitional and final provisions Platform for SAA negotiations (September 2005) QUESTION OF CAPACITIES !!!

SCG Negotiation Team Serbian Negotiation Team Montenegrin Negotiation Team WG for preamble, political dialogue and regional cooperation WG for preamble, political dialogue and regional cooperation WG for agriculture WG for agriculture WG for free movement of goods WG for free movement of goods WG for free movement of services WG for free movement of services WG for free movement of capital and financial cooperation WG for free movement of capital and financial cooperation WG for harmonisation of legislation, transitional and final provisions WG for harmonisation of legislation, transitional and final provisions WG for preamble, political dialogue, institutional, transitional and final provisionsWG for preamble, political dialogue, institutional, transitional and final provisions WG for agriculture and fisheriesWG for agriculture and fisheries WG for free movement of goodsWG for free movement of goods WG for free movement of people, services and capitalWG for free movement of people, services and capital WG for financial cooperation and other areas of cooperationWG for financial cooperation and other areas of cooperation WG for legal harmonisationWG for legal harmonisation Preamble, political dialogue, institutional, transitional and final provisions Preamble, political dialogue, institutional, transitional and final provisions Visa regime, asylum, migrations and integrated border management Visa regime, asylum, migrations and integrated border management Harmonisation of legislation Harmonisation of legislation

SAA negotiations SAA negotiations Started on October 10 th Timetable (max. 1 year, 3 Official rounds and 5 Technical meetings) Key issue is the pace of trade liberalization Serbia is prepared for short and smooth negotiations First official round held on 7-8 November 2005 EC’s Assessment – constructive approach of Serbian Negotiation Team

First Official round of negotiations Negotiated issues Preamble Art. 1 – the goal of association General Principles Regional Cooperation of the SAA Some of the cooperation policies, incl. Financial cooperation

First Technical Round – 20/21 December Issues to be negotiated: Free movement of goods General provisions on trade in the SAA Framework of concessions in industrial, agricultural and fisheries products – twin track Cooperation policies

How to Increase the Capacities Coordination of Legal approximation –Action plan for Harmonization/Internal Screening Economic analysis and coordination –Monitoring Tool and Methodology for economic assessment of Acquis Institutional and administrative capacity building –Constant training and support for IC building Communication and relations with the EU institutions –National campaign, public polls, cooperation with the media and NGO’s and promotional materials SEIO’s competences

Regional and international cooperation Memoranda of Understanding Hungary-SerbiaCroatia-SCGSlovenia-SCG Bosnia and Herzegovina-SCG-is being prepared Macedonia-SCG-is being prepared Czech Republic-Serbia-is being prepared How to Increase the Capacities

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