votes for and 1 vote against, a candidate status recommendation was issued, and Serbia received full candidate status on 1 March. On 28 June 2013 the European Council endorsed the Council of Ministers conclusions and recommendations to open accession negotiations with Serbia. In December 2013 the Council of the European Union approved opening negotiations on Serbia's accession in January 2014, and the first Intergovernmental Conference was held on 21 January at the European Council in Brussels. Former Yugoslavia Other European countries Oceania See also Government of Serbia Ministry of Foreign Affairs List of diplomatic missions in Serbia List of diplomatic missions of Serbia Visa requirements for Serbian citizens Serbia in intergovernmental organizations Serbian Blue Book Foreign relations of Yugoslavia References Further reading Schevill, Ferdinand. History of the Balkans (1922) online Stavrianos, L. S. The Balkans Since 1453 (1958), a comprehensive scholarly history Trivanovitch, Vaso. "Serbia, Russia, and Austria during the Rule of Milan Obrenovich, 1868-78" Journal of Modern History (1931) 3#3 pp. 414–440 online External links Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Politics of Serbia