Serbia to start EU integration talks on January 21

The first intergovernmental conference between Serbia and the EU, which will mark the formal start of the accession talks, will be held in Brussels on Jan. 21.

According to an announcement from Brussels, the conference will start at 9 a.m. and be followed by a news conference.

Serbia will be represented at the conference by Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, while EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will represent the European Commission. Greece’s foreign minister will chair the conference, since Greece holds the EU Presidency until July, Dačić said earlier.