Agricultural exports from Serbia to EU triple in past nine years

The export of agricultural products from Serbia to the EU has tripled in the past nine years, Sem Fabrizi, the Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, stated today and added that, in 2018 alone, the export of agricultural products to EU states had amounted to EUR 1.3 billion.

At the opening of the conference “The Future of Food – The Future of Healthy Serbia”, Fabrizi said that the joint agricultural policy was the most complex and successful EU policy, which enables the Union to be the best global market for the production, consumption and export of agricultural products.

Thanks to the high standards it has set, Fabrizi says, the EU is truly the leading country when it comes to food safety and trade with quality products.

– Considering that it aims for an EU membership, Serbia has committed to develop high quality standards itself and to adopt the EU standards. It is these standards that are the subject of Chapter 12 – Fabrizi said.

Fabrizi says that the improvement of the quality of agricultural products in Serbia is shown by the exports, but adds that, regardless of the degree of the harmonization of Serbia with the demands of the EU market, a lot of work still remains to be done.

He says that Serbia needs to continue working on the harmonization with the EU acquis and the strengthening of administrative capacities. It is also important to train and employ inspectors and to control food at the borders.

– The control should be risk-based. It should be based on a predictable system, which will enable an unobstructed flow of goods in both directions – Fabrizi says.

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