SERBIA - European Commission · 2018-05-17 · SERBIA ON ITS EUROPEAN PATH Justice and Home Affairs...
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DECEMBER 2009 Application for EU membership MARCH 2012 EU Candidate country status granted SEPTEMBER 2013 Entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement JANUARY 2014 Accession negotiations opened DECEMBER 2017 12 chapters out of 35 opened of which 2 provisionally closed SERBIA ON ITS EUROPEAN PATH Justice and Home Affairs Public Administration Reform Transport Environment and Climate Change Social Development Agriculture and Rural Development Private Sector Development Other SUPPORT FOR KEY SECTORS 2014-2020 (€1.5 BILLION) EU FUNDING The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Serbia D €2.5 billion in EU pre-accession funds 2007-2020 D €5 billion provided in European Investment Bank loans since 1999 D €116.4 million provided to date in Western Balkans Investment Framework grants, leveraging investments estimated at € 2.25 billion D €72 million in disaster relief after the floods in 2014 TRADE & INVESTMENT D The EU is Serbia's biggest trading partner D The EU's contribution to total Foreign Direct Investment in Serbia was 66% in 2016 D Volume of trade with the EU was €2.3 billion in 2017’ MOBILITY & EMPOWERMENT D Visa-free travel to the EU since December 2009 D In 2015-2016 over 9000 participants in student, academic and youth exchanges under ERASMUS+ D € 33 million for inclusive quality education in the period 2014-2017 SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION D Strengthening Democracy: Rule of Law, Justice and Fundamental Rights D Reforming public administration D Strengthening competitiveness and supporting business development D Working towards a cleaner environment and safer food 10% 14% 12% 16% 14% 9% 16% KEY MILESTONES 63 % in imports from the EU 66 % in exports to the EU In 2016 9% ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement | facebook.com/EUnear | twitter.com/eu_near | Last updated: 05/2018 Source: EU data
Transcript of SERBIA - European Commission · 2018-05-17 · SERBIA ON ITS EUROPEAN PATH Justice and Home Affairs...
DECEMBER 2009
Application for EU membership
MARCH 2012EU Candidate country status granted
SEPTEMBER 2013Entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
JANUARY 2014
Accession negotiations opened
DECEMBER 2017
12 chapters out of 35 opened of which 2 provisionally closed
SERBIA O N I T S E U R O P E A N P A T H
Justice and Home Affairs
Public Administration Reform
Transport Environment and Climate Change
Social Development Agriculture and Rural Development
Private Sector Development
Other
SUPPORT FOR KEY SECTORS 2014-2020 (€1.5 BILLION)
EU FUNDING
The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Serbia
D €2.5 billion in EU pre-accession funds 2007-2020
D €5 billion provided in European Investment Bank loans since 1999
D €116.4 million provided to date in Western Balkans Investment Framework grants, leveraging investments estimated at € 2.25 billion
D €72 million in disaster relief after the floods in 2014
TRADE & INVESTMENTD The EU is Serbia's biggest
trading partner
D The EU's contribution to total Foreign Direct Investment in Serbia was 66% in 2016
D Volume of trade with the EU was €2.3 billion in 2017’
MOBILIT Y & EMPOWERMENT
D Visa-free travel to the EU since December 2009
D In 2015-2016 over 9000 participants in student, academic and youth exchanges under ERASMUS+
D € 33 million for inclusive quality education in the period 2014-2017
SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION
D Strengthening Democracy: Rule of Law, Justice and Fundamental Rights
D Reforming public administration
D Strengthening competitiveness and supporting business development
D Working towards a cleaner environment and safer food
10%
14%
12%
16%14%
9%
16%
K E Y M I LE S TO N E S
63% in importsfrom the EU
66% in exports to the EU
In 2016
9%
ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement | facebook.com/EUnear | twitter.com/eu_near | Last updated: 05/2018 Source: EU data
