Английская Википедия:Accession of Serbia to the European Union

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Serbia applied to join the European Union (EU) in 2009 and has been a candidate for membership since 2012, along with nine other states. Serbia is the largest country in Southeast Europe seeking entry into the EU.

After initial popular support for Serbia's entry, it has held unfavorable domestic approval with support weakening since 2014. International support for their accession is similarly mixed with concerns over Serbia's claim over Kosovo, regional geopolitical tensions, foreign policy alignment with Russia, and domestic policies. Serbia's issues with democratic backsliding has been identified by the Financial Times as a long-term obstacle to the state's entry into the EU and NATO.

History

Identification

Шаблон:Further information Negotiations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro) intensified following the election defeat and ousting of Slobodan Milošević in 2000, and the EU officially declared the Balkan states potential candidates for membership following the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Thessaloniki on 21 June 2003.

Stabilisation and Association Agreement

On 7 November 2007, Serbia initiated a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union. The SSA came into force on 1 September 2013.

Status of SAA ratification

Шаблон:Stabilisation and Association Process

Recommendation

The European Commission recommended making Serbia an official candidate on 12 October 2011. The Council also made the recommendation on 28 February 2012.

Candidacy

Serbia received full candidate status on 1 March 2012. In December 2013, the Council of the European Union approved opening negotiations for Serbia's accession.

Application

Serbia officially applied for European Union membership on 22 December 2009.

Developmental Aid

Until 2020, Serbia had been receiving €2.9bn of developmental aid from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, a funding mechanism for EU candidate countries.

Chronology of relations with the EU

Timeline

Date	Event
1998	Regional Approach: the EU Council of Ministers establishes political and economic conditionality for the development of bilateral relations.
June 2003	At the Thessaloniki Summit, the Stabilisation and Association Process is confirmed as the EU policy for the Western Balkans. The EU's perspective on these countries is confirmed.
October 2004	European Council conclusions open up a process for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SSA).
October 2005	Negotiations for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement are launched.
3 May 2006	SAA negotiations called off due to lack of progress on cooperation with the ICTY.
13 June 2007	SAA negotiations with Serbia resumed, following a clear commitment by the country to achieve full cooperation with the ICTY.
1 November 2007	Serbia's SAA is initialed.
1 January 2008	Entry into force of the Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreement between Serbia and the EU.
18 February 2008	Council adopts revised European partnership for Serbia.
29 April 2008	The Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and Interim agreement on trade and trade-related issues between Serbia and the EU are signed in Luxembourg.
19 December 2009	Visa requirement lifted for Serbs travelling to Schengen countries.
22 December 2009	Serbia officially applies for membership in the European Union.
14 June 2010	EU members decide to start SAA ratification process
31 January 2011	Serbia replies to Commission questionnaire
14 October 2011	European Commission delivers its Opinion on Serbia's EU membership application, granting candidate status based on one key priority.
1 March 2012	European Council grants Serbia official candidate status for EU membership
28 June 2013	European Council endorsed the commission's recommendation to open negotiations with Serbia
1 September 2013	Entry into force of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement
25 September 2013	Screening of the acquis started.
17 December 2013	Council adopted the negotiating framework with Serbia and agreed to hold the 1st Intergovernmental Conference with Serbia in January 2014
21 January 2014	1st EU-Serbia Intergovernmental Conference held, signaling the official start of negotiations.
25 March 2015	All EU acquis screenings are completed.
14 December 2015	Opening of Chapters 32 "financial control" and 35 "other issues – Item 1: Normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo*"
18 July 2016	Opening of Chapters 23 "Judiciary and fundamental rights" and 24 "Justice, freedom and security"
13 December 2016	Opening of Chapters 5, Public procurement, and 25, Science and Research. Chapter 25, Science and Research, provisionally closed.
27 February 2017	Opening of Chapters 20, Enterprise and industrial policy, and 26, Education and culture. Chapter 26, Education and culture, is provisionally closed.
20 June 2017	Opening of Chapters 7, Intellectual property law, and 29, Customs Union.
11 December 2017	Opening of Chapters 6, Company law, and 30, External relations.
25 June 2018	Opening of Chapters 13, Fisheries, and 33, Financial and budgetary provisions.
10 December 2018	Opening of Chapters 17, Economic and monetary policy, and 18, Statistics.
27 June 2019	Opening of Chapter 9, Financial services
9 December 2019	Opening of Chapter 4, Free Movement of Capital
1 February 2021	New Methodology comes into effect
14 December 2021	Opening of Chapters 14, Transport Policy, 15, Energy, 21, Trans-European Networks and 27, Environment and Climate Change

Foreign Policy

Serbia refused to join Western sanctions against Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. In response, the European Parliament passed a resolution that stated in part it "strongly regrets Serbia’s non-alignment with EU sanctions against Russia, which damages its EU accession process."

Serbia and Kosovo

The biggest obstacle to Serbia's accession to the EU is its strained relationship with Kosovo, which declared its independence on 17 February 2008. The Serbian government has declared that the status of Kosovo should not be tied to the EU negotiations. In September 2012, the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Štefan Füle, denied that the European Union would insist on Serbia's recognition of Kosovo before it can join the organisation.

On 19 April 2013, the governments of Kosovo and Serbia completed the Brussels Agreement, which was hailed as a major step towards normalising relations and enabled the start of EU accession talks with Serbia. In November 2013, Kosovo's Minister of Foreign Affairs Enver Hoxhaj suggested that the EU should approve the accession of Kosovo and Serbia simultaneously due to concerns that if Serbia was admitted first they could veto Kosovo's membership. However, Serbia's accession negotiations were not halted.

In March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a report on Serbia, which, amongst other things, emphasized that the normalization of relationships between Serbia and Kosovo is "a priority and a requirement for EU accession."

Negotiations

Screening and Chapter Dates

Progression	34 / 34Шаблон:Progression	34 / 34Шаблон:Progression	22 / 34Шаблон:Progression	2 / 34Шаблон:Progression
Acquis Chapter	Screening Started	Screening Completed	Chapter Opened	Chapter Closed
Overview	34 out of 34	34 out of 34	22 out of 34	2 out of 34
1. Free Movement of Goods	2014-06-17	2014-09-12	–	–
2. Freedom of Movement For Workers	2014-01-23	2014-03-25	–	–
3. Right of Establishment & Freedom To Provide Services	2014-01-30	2014-03-13	–	–
4. Free Movement of Capital	2014-10-13	2014-12-15	2019-12-10	–
5. Public Procurement	2014-03-21	2014-05-13	2016-12-13	–
6. Company Law	2014-12-11	2015-02-05	2017-12-11	–
7. Intellectual Property Law	2014-09-24	2014-11-13	2017-06-20	–
8. Competition Policy	2014-03-31	2014-11-05	–	–
9. Financial Services	2015-01-21	2015-03-17	2019-06-27	–
10. Information Society & Media	2014-05-22	2014-07-02	–	–
11. Agriculture & Rural Development	2014-03-18	2014-09-16	–	–
12. Food Safety, Veterinary & Phytosanitary Policy	2014-02-03	2014-10-24	–	–
13. Fisheries	2014-09-30	2014-11-14	2018-06-25	–
14. Transport Policy	2014-12-16	2015-02-27	2021-12-14	–
15. Energy	2014-04-29	2014-06-12	2021-12-14	–
16. Taxation	2014-10-14	2015-03-06	–	–
17. Economic & Monetary Policy	2014-12-02	2015-03-12	2018-12-10	–
18. Statistics	2014-05-20	2014-11-26	2018-12-10	–
19. Social Policy & Employment	2014-02-10	2014-06-26	–	–
20. Enterprise & Industrial Policy	2014-04-03	2014-07-02	2017-02-27	–
21. Trans-European Networks	2014-04-29	2015-02-27	2021-12-14	–
22. Regional Policy & Coordination of Structural Instruments	2014-10-01	2015-01-29	–	–
23. Judiciary & Fundamental Rights	2013-09-25	2013-12-10	2016-07-18	–
24. Justice, Freedom & Security	2013-10-02	2013-12-13	2016-07-18	–
25. Science & Research	2014-10-06	2014-12-01	2016-12-13	2016-12-13
26. Education & Culture	2014-02-20	2014-04-04	2017-02-27	2017-02-27
27. Environment	2014-09-15	2014-11-21	2021-12-14	–
28. Consumer & Health Protection	2014-12-04	2015-02-04	–	–
29. Customs Union	2014-03-26	2014-06-04	2017-06-20	–
30. External Relations	2014-07-02	2014-10-09	2017-12-11	–
31. Foreign, Security & Defence Policy	2014-07-15	2014-10-10	–	–
32. Financial Control	2013-10-17	2013-11-26	2015-12-14	–
33. Financial & Budgetary Provisions	2015-01-27	2015-03-24	2018-06-25	–
34. Institutions	–	–	–	–
35. Other Issues: Relations with Kosovo*	2014-01-22	2015-03-25	2015-12-14	–
Progression	34 / 34Шаблон:Progression	34 / 34Шаблон:Progression	22 / 34Шаблон:Progression	2 / 34Шаблон:Progression

November 2023 European Commission Report

Progression	12 Unopened Chapters 22 Open Chapters 2 Closed Chapters	Some level of preparationШаблон:Composition bar Moderately preparedШаблон:Composition bar Good level of preparationШаблон:Composition bar
Acquis chapter	Chapter Status	Acquis Status
1. Free Movement of Goods	Unopened	Moderately prepared
2. Freedom of Movement For Workers	Unopened	Moderately prepared
3. Right of Establishment & Freedom To Provide Services	Unopened	Moderately prepared
4. Free Movement of Capital	Open	Moderately prepared
5. Public Procurement	Open	Moderately prepared
6. Company Law	Open	Good level of preparation
7. Intellectual Property Law	Open	Good level of preparation
8. Competition Policy	Unopened	Moderately prepared
9. Financial Services	Open	Moderately prepared
10. Information Society & Media	Unopened	Moderately prepared
11. Agriculture & Rural Development	Unopened	Some level of preparation
12. Food Safety, Veterinary & Phytosanitary Policy	Unopened	Moderately prepared
13. Fisheries	Open	Moderately prepared
14. Transport Policy	Open	Good level of preparation
15. Energy	Open	Moderately prepared
16. Taxation	Unopened	Moderately prepared
17. Economic & Monetary Policy	Open	Good level of preparationШаблон:Dagger
18. Statistics	Open	Moderately prepared
19. Social Policy & Employment	Unopened	Moderately prepared
20. Enterprise & Industrial Policy	Open	Moderately prepared
21. Trans-European Networks	Open	Moderately prepared
22. Regional Policy & Coordination of Structural Instruments	Unopened	Moderately prepared
23. Judiciary & Fundamental Rights	Open	Some level of preparation
24. Justice, Freedom & Security	Open	Some level of preparation
25. Science & Research	Chapter Closed	Good level of preparation
26. Education & Culture	Chapter Closed	Good level of preparation
27. Environment & Climate Change	Open	Some level of preparation
28. Consumer & Health Protection	Unopened	Moderately prepared
29. Customs Union	Open	Good level of preparation
30. External Relations	Open	Moderately prepared
31. Foreign, Security & Defence Policy	Unopened	Moderately prepared
32. Financial Control	Open	Moderately prepared
33. Financial & Budgetary Provisions	Open	Some level of preparation
34. Institutions	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia
35. Other Issues – Normalisation with Kosovo	Open	Further efforts needed
Legend: Chapters in bold indicate completed chapters. Шаблон:Dagger indicates chapters in which the European Commission has simultaneously awarded the chapter both "moderately prepared" AND "good level of preparation".

Report History

Acquis chapter	2010	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
1. Free Movement of Goods	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
2. Freedom of Movement For Workers	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
3. Right of Establishment & Freedom To Provide Services	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
4. Free Movement of Capital	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
5. Public Procurement	Considerable efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
6. Company Law	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation
7. Intellectual Property Law	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation
8. Competition Policy	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Good level of preparation	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
9. Financial Services	Considerable efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
10. Information Society & Media	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
11. Agriculture & Rural Development	Early stage	Early stage	Considerable efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Early stage	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation
12. Food Safety, Veterinary & Phytosanitary Policy	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
13. Fisheries	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
14. Transport Policy	Some level of preparation	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation
15. Energy	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
16. Taxation	Further efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
17. Economic & Monetary Policy	Further efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Good level of preparationШаблон:Dagger
18. Statistics	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
19. Social Policy & Employment	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
20. Enterprise & Industrial Policy	Some level of preparation	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
21. Trans-European Networks	Considerable efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Some level of preparation	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
22. Regional Policy & Coordination of Structural Instruments	Considerable efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
23. Judiciary & Fundamental Rights	Considerable efforts needed	Some level of preparation	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation
24. Justice, Freedom & Security	Considerable efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation
25. Science & Research	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation
26. Education & Culture	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Some level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation
27. Environment	Early stage	Considerable efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Some level of preparation	Early stage	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation
28. Consumer & Health Protection	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
29. Customs Union	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation	Good level of preparation
30. External Relations	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
31. Foreign, Security & Defence Policy	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Further efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
32. Financial Control	Early stage	Early stage	Considerable efforts needed	Considerable efforts needed	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared	Moderately prepared
33. Financial & Budgetary Provisions	Early stage	Early stage	Early stage	Early stage	Early stage	Early stage	Early stage	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation	Some level of preparation
34. Institutions	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia	Currently not applicable for Serbia
35. Other Issues Normalisation with Kosovo	Early stage	Early stage	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed	Further efforts needed
Legend: Chapters in bold indicate completed chapters. Шаблон:Dagger indicates chapters in which the European Commission has simultaneously awarded the chapter both "moderately prepared" AND "good level of preparation".

Clusters of negotiating chapters

Clusters	Acquis Chapter	State of Play	Cluster Opened	Cluster Closed
Overview	Overview	22 out of 34	3 out of 6	0 out of 6
Fundamentals	23. Judiciary & Fundamental Rights	Opened	Opened	–
	24. Justice, Freedom & Security	Opened
	Economic criteria	–
	Functioning of democratic institutions	–
	Public administration reform	–
	5. Public Procurement	Opened
	18. Statistics	Opened
	32. Financial Control	Opened
Internal Market	1. Free Movement of Goods	Serbia working on fulfilment of opening benchmarks	–	–
	2. Freedom of Movement For Workers	Draft EU Common Position in Council
	3. Right of Establishment & Freedom To Provide Services	Draft EU Common Position in Council
	4. Free Movement of Capital	Opened
	6. Company Law	Opened
	7. Intellectual Property Law	Opened
	8. Competition Policy	Serbia working on fulfillment of opening benchmarks
	9. Financial Services	Opened
	28. Consumer & Health Protection	Serbia invited to present its negotiating position
Competitiveness and inclusive growth	10. Information Society & Media	Draft EU Common Position in Council	–	–
	16. Taxation	Opening Benchmarks Assessment Report in Council
	17. Economic & Monetary Policy	Opened
	19. Social Policy & Employment	Opening Benchmarks Assessment Report in Council
	20. Enterprise & Industrial Policy	Opened
	25. Science & Research	Closed
	26. Education & Culture	Closed
	29. Customs Union	Opened
Green agenda and sustainable connectivity	14. Transport Policy	Opened	Opened	–
	15. Energy	Opened
	21. Trans-European Networks	Opened
	27. Environment	Opened
Resources, agriculture and cohesion	11. Agriculture & Rural Development	Opening Benchmarks Assessment Report in Council	–	–
	12. Food Safety, Veterinary & Phytosanitary Policy	Serbia working on fulfilment of opening benchmarks
	13. Fisheries	Opened
	22. Regional Policy & Coordination of Structural Instruments	Opening Benchmarks Assessment Report in Council
	33. Financial & Budgetary Provisions	Opened
External relations	30. External Relations	Opened	–	–
	31. Foreign, Security & Defence Policy	Screening Report in Council
	34. Institutions	–	Opened	Closed
	35. Other Issues: Relations with Kosovo*	Opened	Opened	–

Public opinion

Serbia was initially supportive of accession in the past due to better relationships with countries in the European Union, as well as for economic reasons. In the last decades because of the support of Kosovo's independence by most European countries, the economic crisis, the better relationships with the United States in addition to giving sanctions against Russia during the Russian invasion in Ukraine, support for EU membership went down. Serbia has become more opposed to the Western NATO bloc and prefer better ties and relationships with, for example, Russia for its shared Eastern Orthodox Christian Slavic traditions and China with its large economy and similar soft alliance with Russia.Шаблон:Citation needed

A 2023 NSPM poll released in July recorded that 46.7% were against joining the EU, compared to 43.7%. The rest did not answer or refused to give the answer. Another poll recorded the question "If recognizing the independence of Kosovo were a condition of joining the EU, do you think that condition should be accepted?", 77% answered no, compared to only 12.7% who said yes.

An October 2023 Smart Plus poll found that if a referendum on joining the EU would take place, 44% would vote in favour of joining the EU, with 30% voting against, 15% undecided and 10% abstaining.

Data by the Serbian Ministry of European Integration

Date	Question	Yes	No	Undecided
September 2002	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2003	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
September 2004	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
September 2005	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
September 2006	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2007	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2008	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	12%	21%
October 2008	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	–	–
December 2008	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
May 2009	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2009	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2010	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2010	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
May 2011	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2011	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
September 2011	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2011	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2012	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
July 2013	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2013	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2014	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2014	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2015	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2015	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2016	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2016	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2017	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2017	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
July 2018	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2018	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
July 2019	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2019	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2022	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%

Other Sources on Serbian Support for EU Accession

Date	Agency	Question	Yes	No	Undecided
2006	Gallup Balkan Monitor	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	–	–
October 2008	Strategic Marketing	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	–	–
November 2010	Gallup Balkan Monitor	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	–	–
March 2012	B92/Ipsos Strategic Marketing	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
July 2013	Ipsos Strategic Marketing	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	–	–
December 2014	EU Delegation to Serbia	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
December 2014	Eurobarometer	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
August 2017	NSPM	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
March 2022	IPSOS	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%
June 2022	Demostat	Join EU?	34%	Шаблон:Nts%	15%
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October 2023	Smart Plus	Join EU?	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%	Шаблон:Nts%

Visa liberalisation process

On 1 January 2008, the Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreement between Serbia and the EU came into effect. On 19 December 2009, Visa requirements were lifted for Serbs travelling to Schengen countries.

Impact of joining

Member countries	Population	Area (km2)	GDP (billion US$)	GDP per capita (US$)	Languages
Шаблон:Flagicon Serbia	6,797,105	88,499	65.700	9,560	Serbian
EU27	447,007,596	4,233,262	17,046	38,134	24
EU27+1	453,804,701 (+1.52%)	4,321,761 (+2.08%)	17,112 (+0.4%)	37,707 (-1.18%)	25 (+1)

Serbia's foreign relations with EU member states

Шаблон:Flagicon Austria Шаблон:Flagicon Belgium Шаблон:Flagicon Bulgaria Шаблон:Flagicon Croatia Шаблон:Flagicon Cyprus Шаблон:Flagicon Czech Republic Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark

Шаблон:Flagicon Estonia Шаблон:Flagicon Finland Шаблон:Flagicon France Шаблон:Flagicon Germany Шаблон:Flagicon Greece Шаблон:Flagicon Hungary Шаблон:Flagicon Ireland

Шаблон:Flagicon Italy Шаблон:Flagicon Latvia Шаблон:Flagicon Lithuania Шаблон:Flagicon Luxembourg Шаблон:Flagicon Malta Шаблон:Flagicon Netherlands Шаблон:Flagicon Poland

Шаблон:Flagicon Portugal Шаблон:Flagicon Romania Шаблон:Flagicon Slovakia Шаблон:Flagicon Slovenia Шаблон:Flagicon Spain Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden

See also

• Enlargement of NATO § Serbia
• Serbia–NATO relations
• Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
• Accession of Kosovo to the European Union
• Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
• Croatia–Serbia relations
• France–Serbia relations
• Germany–Serbia relations
• Human rights in Serbia
• Yugoslavia–European Communities relations

Further reading

• Шаблон:Cite journal
• Шаблон:Cite journal
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• Шаблон:Cite journal

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
• The EU integration Office
• War crimes, conditionality and EU integration in the Western Balkans, by Vojin Dimitrijević, Florence Hartmann, Dejan Jović, Tija Memišević, edited by Judy Batt, Jelena Obradović, Chaillot Paper No. 116, June 2009, European Union Institute for Security Studies