00:00Serbian President Alexander Vucic is on his way to Prague to meet with European Commission
00:05President Ursula von der Leyen, in a visit right after meeting with the French President
00:10Emmanuel Macron.
00:11The new growth plan for the Western Balkans is high on the agenda, built to bring a total
00:16of 6 billion euros to the region, including Serbia.
00:20The country has prepared a reform agenda necessary to receive funding, which is now being consulted
00:26at the European Commission.
00:49The European Commission explained to Euronews that financial support will depend on successful
00:55implementation of reforms.
00:59Certain conditions are always required of candidates and must respect democratic mechanisms,
01:04such as free and fair elections, media pluralism and independent judiciary.
01:11Belgrade and Pristina also have an additional prerequisite, the normalisation of their relations.
01:17Of the mentioned 6 billion in funding, 2 will be directly paid into the country's budgets,
01:43while 4 will be in loans.
01:47According to unofficial estimates, Serbia could receive 1 billion and 630 million euros.
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