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SAA ratification to start mid-June

Serbia and the EU signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) two years ago, but it was immediately suspended. Đelić underscored that Serbia's goal was to become an EU candidate member in mid-2011, and to start negotiations on its accession in the EU by mid-2012. “Based on a report by Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, which we expect to be positive, we may also expect the EU Council of Ministers to decide in mid-June on the beginning of the SAA ratification process,” Đelić said presenting a report on the implementation of the National Program for Serbia's integration in the EU for the period January-March 2010 to the parliament Committee for European Integrations. Đelić added that it would be a clear political signal that Serbia, which would be an EU associate member after the ratification process was completed, was on a European path. Source: Tanjug