More powers for association of Serb municipalities

"It only remains to be seen to what extent those powers will be increased" Vucic said, adding that Serbia's decision and readiness to accept an agreement with Pristina depends on that. Serbia's national leadership has already seen the non-paper proposals from Brussels and will go to meetings with Ashton to convey the country's positions, Vucic said in a B92 broadcast late Sunday. He added that Serbia's stance is very clear and that he is "confident that the decision of the state leadership will be uniform, which is very important." "We seek a date (for the start of EU accession talks) and we are going there to get it," the deputy PM said, adding that Serbia has met 90 percent of the conditions imposed by the Council of the EU in December 2012. "If Serbia does not get a date for the start of negotiations, they will have to say why it did not get it. They will have to say that we did not get the date because we did not agree to fewer powers for the association of Serb municipalities in KiM," Vucic concluded. SNS to dismiss some of its ministers Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's first deputy prime minister and defense minister, has said that some changes to the cabinet can be expected following an analysis of the ministers' performance. In an appearance on B92 television on Sunday night, Vucic said his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) - the strongest party in the ruling coalition - has offered a reshuffle even though the government has performed better than its predecessors, because it believes some ministers could have done a better job. He noted that the SNS will evaluate the work of its own ministers as well as those from other parties, and confirmed some SNS ministers will be replaced. The SNS main committee will decide about the dismissals very soon, he said. "This is the first time in modern Serbian political history that a party on the rise is calling for a reshuffle and offering a review of the work of its own ministers," noted Vucic.