Serbia was identified as a potential candidate for EU membership during the Thessaloniki European Council summit in 2003. In March 2012 Serbia was granted EU candidate status. So far, 22 out of 35 chapters have been opened (including all chapters under cluster 1 on the fundamentals of the process and cluster 4 on Green agenda and sustainable connectivity), two of which are provisionally closed.

European Union Delegations are an integral part of the EU External Action Service (EEAS) and have constituted the official diplomatic representation of the EU to countries outside the EU since the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009.

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