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EU Council President mentions potential for closer EU-Serbia relations

EU Council President mentions potential for closer EU-Serbia relations Photo: President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic and President of the European Council Charles Michel (x.com/CharlesMichel)
Author: Daryna Vialko

Serbia is on the way to strong economic convergence with the European Union, according to the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

Michel emphasized that the future of Serbia and the Western Balkans is in the European Union.

"The Growth Plan provides a real opportunity for strong economic convergence of Serbia and the region with the EU. We need to use the potential of gradual integration to bring the practical benefits to the people," Charles Michel noted.

Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that Ukraine could join the European Union at the same time as the Western Balkan countries, including Serbia, despite the fact that they started the accession process earlier.