Implementation of Serbia’s Reform Agenda in EU accession process

Minister of European Integration Tanja Miščević met today with presidents of negotiating groups to discuss the implementation of the Reform Agenda of the Republic of Serbia and preparations to pass the National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis from 2024 to 2027.

The next step involves the IPA Committee, which includes all EU member states, adopting the Reform Agenda, after which the European Commission will issue an Implementation Decision.

Also, by the end of the year, Serbia needs to agree with the EU and ratify in the National Assembly two financial instruments, which will be an integral part of the Growth Plan.

Their ratification will set the legal basis for Serbia to pull funds intended as pre-financing.

According to the methodology of the European Commission, that first tranche should be €112 million, out of a total of €1.58 billion, which will be at Serbia's disposal until the end of 2027.

It was jointly assessed that there is readiness for all institutions to work on the realisation of the steps which will enable the implementation of the 98 measures covered by the Reform Agenda within the stipulated deadlines, while observing the principle of inclusivity, that is, the inclusion of the National Convention on the European Union.