Thomas Schieb (Beta/GIZ)
The German ambassador in Belgrade, Thomas Schieb, stated on March 24 that he hoped Serbia's European integration would be more dynamical this year, stressing the importance of the necessary reforms in the field of the rule of law and of media freedom as the preconditions for democracy.
"Expectations are obvious and the European Commission's report on Serbia's progress in European integration is unambiguous in that regard, and is a true indicator of the flaws that need to be remedied," Schieb told Television N1.
He said that Serbia was "half way to becoming an EU member" and encouraged the government in Belgrade to continue with the reforms. Schieb stated that it was important to implement the new enlargement methodology, the purpose of which is to make the accession negotiations more efficient, and that he was pleased to know that Serbia had endorsed that methodology.
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