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State union close to positive feasibility study
Belgrade,
25 January 2005
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Ollie Rehn said today following a meeting with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus that the state union of Serbia-Montenegro is close to a positive feasibility study, noting that the only boundary for further EU integration is cooperation with the Hague tribunal.
He said that Serbia has to make important progress in cooperation with The Hague so as to implement the proposed accession agenda by 2012. According to him, if full cooperation with The Hague is implemented, Serbia may expect the Slovak scenario of accelerated accession in the EU.
Rehn noted that Serbia is the centre of the region, and praised the government for great efforts in the economy sector. He, however, pointed to the lack of political consensus, which resulted in Serbia’s lagging behind Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Croatia.
Labus agreed that Hague cooperation has been the issue of political conflicts for four years now. He also noted that elections for the Serbia-Montenegrin parliament should not be another condition for a positive feasibility study.
Rehn agreed, saying that the European Commission has no intention of mediating in Belgrade-Podgorica talks.
Rehn noted that Serbia is the centre of the region, and praised the government for great efforts in the economy sector. He, however, pointed to the lack of political consensus, which resulted in Serbia’s lagging behind Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Croatia.
Labus agreed that Hague cooperation has been the issue of political conflicts for four years now. He also noted that elections for the Serbia-Montenegrin parliament should not be another condition for a positive feasibility study.
Rehn agreed, saying that the European Commission has no intention of mediating in Belgrade-Podgorica talks.
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