Serbia's President, Boris Tadic, announced yesterday the formation of a government by democratic parties. The parties involved – the Democratic Party of President Boris Tadic, the Democratic Party of Serbia of Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, and the G17 Plus party led by Mladjan Dinkic – would thus have succeeded in agreeing on a joint, pro-reform and pro-Europe government shortly before the constitutional deadline expires on 14 May.
The EU Presidency welcomes these latest developments in Belgrade and expresses the hope that the future government will initiate the relevant reforms so that the negotiations with Serbia on a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Serbia, which have been on hold for the past year, can be resumed.
