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Hungary is giving new impetus to enlargement, we expect progress from SRB

by AI | 06.Jul 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The EU ambassador to Serbia said at the Hungarian reception on the occasion of the presidency that there is a new momentum for the enlargement process and that it should be seen as an opportunity.

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BELGRADE – The head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia, Emanuele Giaufret, said that Hungary’s presidency of the European Union will be a new impetus for the expansion of this European community, and that they look forward to and eagerly anticipate Serbia’s progress in the next six months. At the reception marking the start of Hungary’s presidency of the EU Council in Belgrade, he praised the decision of the Hungarian embassy to organize this reception on the banks of the Sava, a few meters from the Danube, so that everyone can enjoy the beauty of Belgrade, which, as he said, is “a capital we love, which is growing and developing and which we want to see as a member of the European Union”. “The previous chairman was able to fulfill certain concessions when it comes to the enlargement policy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Ukraine, and that is certainly the spirit we live in, and this is a new impetus for enlargement and it is important that we are all aware of the opportunity ahead of us,” said Giaufret. The political reality that characterizes Europe, he added, is sometimes a reality that is difficult to read, but he noted that there is a direction that leads towards the expansion of the European community. “Instruments such as the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans are significant and I want to thank the President and the Government of Serbia for the hard work they put into the reform agenda which will soon be completed, and I look forward to its adoption. I look forward to the beginning of its implementation so that we can utilize all resources for the Western Balkans and reduce the gap between the European Union and the Western Balkans,” said Giaufret. He added that they are looking forward to and eagerly anticipating Serbia’s progress in the next six months. “We know that the well-known recipe is – it is about hard work, political ideology, unity in delivering results to the European Union. We will continue on the path of enlargement,” said Giaufret. He congratulated the Hungarian ambassador József Magyar and stated that everyone must go together, “in unity toward the same goal because we know what we want to achieve”. (July 6)