Accession of Serbia to the European Union

Serbia applied to join the European Union (EU) in 2009 and has been a candidate for membership since 2012, along with nine other states. Serbia is the largest country in Southeast Europe seeking entry into the EU.

Accession of Serbia to the European Union
StatusCandidate negotiating
Application
European perspective21 June 2003
Potential candidate21 June 2003
Membership application22 December 2009
Candidate status1 March 2012
Screened & negotiations commence25 March 2015
Clusters open6
Chapters open32
Clusters closed0
Chapters closed3†
†Chapter 25 – Science and research and Chapter 26 – Education and culture are provisionally closed. Chapter 34 - Institutions is currently not applicable.
Memberships & Treaties
Association Agreement
1 September 2013
Economic and monetary policy
EU Free Trade Agreement1 September 2013
World Trade Organization (WTO)Undergoing accession process.
Euro & the EurozoneThe euro is widely accepted in Serbia, although it has no formal approval, and the official currency of the country is the Serbian dinar
Travel
Schengen visa liberalisation19 December 2009
Energy
Energy CommunityMember since 9 August 2006
EuratomSerbia is not a member. Serbia does not have any nuclear power, but it does have a moratorium on the development of nuclear energy.
ENTSO-EElektromreža Srbije is a member.
Foreign and military policy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Individual Partnership Action Plan since 15 January 2015
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)1 August 1975 (as Yugoslavia)
Human rights and international courts
Council of Europe (CoE)since 2003 (as Serbia and Montenegro)
International Criminal Court (ICC)Serbia and Montenegro deposited their instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute on 6 September 2001. The Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002.
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Main articles: Bosnian genocide case and Croatia–Serbia genocide case
Impact (27+1)
Population446,828,803455,052,321
1.5%
Area4,233,262 km2
1,634,472 mi2		4,310,736 km2
1,664,385 mi2
1.8%
(excluding Kosovo)
HDI0.8960.890
0.67%
GDP (PPP)$25.399 trillion$25.572 trillion
0.68%
GDP per capita (PPP)$56,928$56,196
1.29%
GDP$17.818 trillion$17.256 trillion
0.4%
GDP per capita$39,940$37,920
5.3%
Gini30.030.1
0.39%
Official Languages2425 Serbian
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Politics of Serbia
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
  • National Assembly
    President: Ana Brnabić
    Current membership
Judiciary
  • Supreme Court
    President: Jasmina Vasović
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
  • Diplomatic missions of / in Serbia
  • Nationality law
  • Passport
  • Visa requirements
  • Visa policy
 Serbia portal
  • Other countries

After initial popular support for Serbia's entry, it has held unfavorable domestic approval with support weakening since 2014. International support for their accession is similarly mixed with concerns over Serbia's claim over Kosovo, regional geopolitical tensions, foreign policy alignment with Russia, and domestic policies. Serbia's issues with democratic backsliding has been identified by the Financial Times as a long-term obstacle to the state's entry into the EU.

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