Varhelyi: Reform agenda discussed with Serbian government

BELGRADE - EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met with Serbian PM Milos Vucevic and the members of his cabinet on Tuesday morning to discuss "outstanding issues" of a reform agenda under an EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.

"We had a detailed discussion on the outstanding issues of Reform Agenda which need to be finalised in the next days. The gas unbundling is the most urgent issue. It has significant implications to the future of the energy security of Serbia," Varhelyi wrote in a post on the social media network X.

"This is a critical year. The next 5 years will be shaped upon today’s key decisions. No time to lose," he also wrote in a separate post following the meeting with Vucevic and his cabinet.

Alongside Vucevic and German Ambassador to Belgrade Anke Konrad, Varhelyi also attended the signing of an agreement on KfW grants for the second phase of a renewable energy and biomass programme in Serbia.

The agreement was signed by Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic and Minister of European Integration Tanja Miscevic.