Vucic: There is small possibility of opening Cluster 3 in December

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in Brussels, where he attended a summit on EU enlargement, that there was a small possibility of opening Cluster 3 in Serbia's EU talks in December and that the country would do everything in its power to try to open the cluster before the end of the year.

Speaking to reporters, Vucic said this depended on the EU member states and that he was trying to speak with officials of some Scandinavian and Baltic countries. He said his meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa had addressed all important issues and that the discussion had been good.

"I would like to thank Antonio Costa for a sincere and fair attitude towards our country. In a few minutes, I will have a meeting with (EU special envoy for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Peter) Sorensen here at the Mission. After that, we will have dinner with (EU Enlargement Commissioner) Marta Kos," Vucic said.

Vucic: Serbia has not opened a single cluster in EU talks in three and a half years

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in Brussels Serbia had not opened a single chapter or a single cluster in its EU accession talks in three and a half years, which "very much coincides with the fact that, at that time (three and a half years ago), the war in Ukraine started", and that, even though Serbia had always respected the territorial integrity of Ukraine, it was not enough because it had not imposed sanctions on Russia.

"We have always been condemning the incursion and everything that was going on in Ukrainian territory, but it was not enough - it became... ...more of a geopolitical game than a merit-based process," Vucic said at a session held as part of a Brussels summit on EU enlargement.

"At the same time, I believe that we have to consider all the remarks, all the demands from the EU. We need to change the level of our enthusiasm, the level of our energy, to understand what we were doing in the wrong way and to go much faster." he said.

He said he was aware that EU member states had doubts due to Belgrade's relations with Beijing and Moscow, but noted that he was seeking no justification for that.

"I believe that everybody should talk to each other and I think it is very healing, and it does not mean I agree with someone if I speak to them," Vucic said.