Mr. Goran Pitic, Minister of International Economic Relations and Mr. Bozidar Djelic, Minister of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Serbia

At a Donor Co-ordination Meeting held in Brussels today, representatives from 37 countries and 14 international organisations commended the authorities of Serbia and Montenegro on reform progress achieved to date. They also reaffirmed their commitment to support efforts to boost growth, reduce poverty and strenghten the rule of law.

The meeting, co-chaired by the European Commission and the World Bank, heard and discussed presentations by Serbia and Montenegro on the progress achieved in stabilising the political and economic situation and on the challenges ahead in sustaining a viable reform path towards EU integration.

Indicative Agenda (pdf, 94 KB)

Chair's Conclusions

Statements

Opening Remarks by Reinhard Priebe, Director Western Balkans, External Relations Directorate-General, The European Commission

Statement by Mr. Branko Lukovac, Minister for International Economic Relations of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (audio)

Statement by Mr. Slavoljub Stijepovic, Minister of Labor and Social Welfare of the Republic of Montenegro

Statement by the Canadian Delegation (3 pages, pdf, 54 KB)

Presentation on challenges in the context of the SAP by Therese Sobieski, External Relations Directorate-General, The European Commission

Statement by the IMF Staff Representative

Statement by Minister Plenipotentiary Francesco Bascone, Head of the Italian Delegation

Statement by Ambassador Maurizio Massari, OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro

Statement of Mr. József Berényi, State Secretary, MFA Slovak Republic (3 pages, pdf, 82 KB)

Statement by the Swiss delegation (4 pages, pdf, 90 KB)

Statement by Ruth Hansen, Deputy Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, United States Department of State

All audio recordings are in Real Audio format.

Mr. Rory O'Sullivan, World Bank Country Manager for Serbia and Montenegro, Ms. Orsalia Kalantzopoulos, Country Director and Regional Co-ordinator for Southeast Europe, the World Bank, Mr. Reinhard Priebe, Director, Western Balkans, European Commission and Mr. Branko Lukovac, Minister for External Economic Relations of Serbia and Montenegro

Key Background Documents

Documentation prepared by the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (November 17, 2003)

Reforms - Updated Statement, prepared by the Government of Serbia (November 14, 2003)

Progress report and other documentation prepared by the Government of Montenegro (November 16, 2003)

Serbia and Montenegro - Recent Progress on Structural Reforms, prepared by the World Bank (24 pages, pdf, 271 KB) (November 11, 2003)

Fact Sheet on Serbia and Montenegro's Reform Progress, prepared by the World Bank (2 pages, pdf, 99 KB) (November 11, 2003)

EC assistance to Serbia and Montenegro 2000-2003 - an overview, prepared by the European Commission (13 pages, pdf, 161 KB) (November 14, 2003)

Note on the Status as of September 30, 2003 of External Financial Assistance to Serbia and Montenegro, prepared by the Joint European Commission/World Bank Office for South East Europe (4 pages, pdf, 42 KB) (November 16, 2003)

Other Documents

Report on the results of the participatory research on poverty affected children in Montenegro, prepared by the UNICEF (38 pages, pdf, 905 KB) (September 2003)

Compendium of UN activities undertaken in Serbia and Montenegro, prepared by the UN (160 pages, pdf, 2.8 MB) (October 2003)

The Common Country Assessment for Serbia and Montenegro, prepared by the UN (132 pages, pdf, 3.36 MB) (October 2003)

OSCE in Serbia and Montenegro - Mission Overview (8 pages, pdf, 144 KB) (November 17, 2003)

Media

Media Advisory (pdf, 133 KB)

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