Serbian and Hungarian presidents Boris Tadić and Pal Schmitt pointed out the importance of integrating South East Europe into the EU as they meet in Belgrade. They also affirmed Hungary’s continued support to Serbia’s EU integration efforts.

Bulgaria could get back 13.5 million euro of its installment to the European Union as part of an amount that is in excess of the bloc’s 2010 budget, socialist MEP Ivailo Kalfin said on May 5 2011.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert has stated that Serbia’s visa liberalization could be temporarily suspended due to false asylum seekers. He added that the discussion had only recently started.