PM Brnabic: EU membership remains Serbia’s foreign policy priority

Brnabic said she believes that support and cooperation with partners from the EU will continue to yield visible results, especially in concrete areas, such as the Green Agenda, said a Government press release.

When it comes to energy security, the Prime Minister said that the deadline for the construction of the gas interconnector between Serbia and Bulgaria is next year, but that other projects in the field of energy are also planned.

The press release quoted Giaufret as saying that the new gas interconnector with Bulgaria will significantly increase the amount of gas and secure a cleaner environment and that, by implementing this project, the EU will continue to support Serbia and the Western Balkans, with the aim of further improving energy infrastructure and security.

Speaking about matters related to the media and the safety of journalists, Giaufret said it was very important that the Working Group for the Safety and Protection of Journalists, as well as the entire media community, reacted quickly in the case of threats sent to the editor-in-chief and reporters of OK Radio in Vranje.

Brnabic said that government’s priorities in the next mandate will be the adoption of a set of media laws, first and foremost the Law on Public Information and Media and the Law on Electronic Media, as envisaged by the Media Strategy.

The Prime Minister and the Head of the EU Delegation discussed the possibilities for Serbia accelerating and increasing the effects of EU financial assistance through the IPA III program, said the press release.