The primary purpose of this paper is to ascertain the degree to which the Republic of Serbia is ready for full membership of the European Union. Therefore the criteria set by the European Union for the countries aspiring to membership have been examined, including in particular the Copenhagen criteria of 1993. The assessment expressed in the European Parliament resolution of 18 April 2013 has also been taken into account. In many respects, the Republic of Serbia is not yet fully prepared for membership in the European Union, but on 20 January 2014 negotiations started on Serbia’s accession to the EU. Their results will be conditional on the course and pace of the talks concerning the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo. The date of Serbia’s eventual accession to the European Union is expected to be 2020.
The primary purpose of this paper is to ascertain the degree to which the Republic of Serbia is ready for full membership of the European Union. Therefore the criteria set by the European Union for the countries aspiring to membership have been examined, including in particular the Copenhagen criteria of 1993. The assessment expressed in the European Parliament resolution of 18 April 2013 has also been taken into account. In many respects, the Republic of Serbia is not yet fully prepared for membership in the European Union, but on 20 January 2014 negotiations started on Serbia’s accession to the EU. Their results will be conditional on the course and pace of the talks concerning the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo. The date of Serbia’s eventual accession to the European Union is expected to be 2020.
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Podstawowym celem niniejszego opracowania jest próba określenia w jakim stopniu Republika Serbii jest przygotowana do pełnego członkostwa w Unii Europejskiej. W tym celu zostały zbadane kryteria określone przez Unię Europejską dla krajów aspirujących do członkostwa, w szczególności kryteria kopenhaskie z roku 1993. Została również uwzględniona rezolucja Parlamentu Europejskiego z dnia 18 kwietnia 2013 r. Pod wieloma względami Republika Serbii nie jest w pełni przygotowana do członkostwa w Unii Europejskiej, niemniej jednak 20 stycznia 2014 r. rozpoczęły się negocjacje w sprawie przystąpienia Serbii do UE. Ich rezultat będzie uwarunkowany przebiegiem negocjacji w sprawie normalizacji stosunków między Serbią a Kosowem. Oczekuje się, że data ewentualnego przystąpienia Serbii do Unii Europejskiej to 2020 r.
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