Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said on Tuesday evening that he was glad Europe had set Serbia on an irreversible path, but there should be caution as Chapter 35 would show whether Europe would like Serbia to join the bloc with or without Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).

Not a single citizen of Serbia has failed to feel relief and satisfaction because the EU finally recognized the effort Serbia has invested in the past 15 years, Nikolic said.

Now the EU will not be able to send Serbia back to some previous phase, the president said in a live broadcast on RTS.

Nikolic noted that the opening of chapters meant greater stability for investors from the entire world. “I would also like we arrive at an agreement on Kosovo as soon as possible, so that we see how, in fact, the EU sees this deal,” the Serbian president said.