EU official: Belgrade won't have to choose

There is no connection between Serbia's EU path and the resolution of the Kosovo issue, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele stated.

Izvor: Dnevnik

Wednesday, 14.04.2010.

12:39

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There is no connection between Serbia's EU path and the resolution of the Kosovo issue, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele stated. He also added that the European Commission (EC) expects that every EU candidate country should have good relations with the neighboring countries if it wants to make progress toward the EU. EU official: Belgrade won't have to choose Fuele said in an interview for the Novi Sad-based daily Dnevnik that the EC questionnaire for Serbia's EU candidacy is impartial regarding Kosovo, adding that he believes that the EU member states will give a mandate to the EC in June to start drafting the assessment of Serbia's readiness for the candidacy status. "The content of the questionnaire will clearly show that the EC is unbiased concerning the status of Kosovo. There is no connection between the resolution of Belgrade-Pristina relations and Serbia's future steps in the EU integration process. The questionnaire will prove that Belgrade is in no way made to choose between the EU path and Serbia's aspirations to maintain Kosovo as its integral part," Fuele pointed out. Fuele said that he hopes that in the years to come, a solution that would secure a European future for Serbia and Kosovo will be found in the EU integration process. When asked whether the next report of Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz in June on Serbia's cooperation with the tribunal would be positive enough so that Serbia could make the next step toward the EU membership, Fuele said that the signals in that respect are mixed. "Brammertz told me that Serbia cooperates well, but that there are still some more issues that should be dealt with. Furthermore, it is to be seen how the member states, or more precisely certain member states, will interpret Brammertz's report," Fuele said. Stefan Fuele (Tanjug, file)

EU official: Belgrade won't have to choose

Fuele said in an interview for the Novi Sad-based daily Dnevnik that the EC questionnaire for Serbia's EU candidacy is impartial regarding Kosovo, adding that he believes that the EU member states will give a mandate to the EC in June to start drafting the assessment of Serbia's readiness for the candidacy status.

"The content of the questionnaire will clearly show that the EC is unbiased concerning the status of Kosovo. There is no connection between the resolution of Belgrade-Priština relations and Serbia's future steps in the EU integration process. The questionnaire will prove that Belgrade is in no way made to choose between the EU path and Serbia's aspirations to maintain Kosovo as its integral part," Fuele pointed out.

Fuele said that he hopes that in the years to come, a solution that would secure a European future for Serbia and Kosovo will be found in the EU integration process.

When asked whether the next report of Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz in June on Serbia's cooperation with the tribunal would be positive enough so that Serbia could make the next step toward the EU membership, Fuele said that the signals in that respect are mixed.

"Brammertz told me that Serbia cooperates well, but that there are still some more issues that should be dealt with. Furthermore, it is to be seen how the member states, or more precisely certain member states, will interpret Brammertz's report," Fuele said.

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