EP vote to ratify Serbian SAA postponed

The European Parliament (EP) has postponed a plenary session vote today, that was to ratify EU's Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia.

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The European Parliament (EP) has postponed a plenary session vote today, that was to ratify EU's Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia. The voting was rescheduled for Wednesday for technical reasons, it has been announced. EP vote to ratify Serbian SAA postponed Earlier today, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Bozidar Djelic said before leaving for Strasbourg that ratification of the agreement in the EP is certain. The European Union decided in June 2010 to start the ratification process, and 11 out of 27 EU member countries have ratified Serbia's SAA so far. Spain was the first to do so, on June 21 last year. The EP, which is in session until Thursday, will hold a debate and then vote to ratify the SAA. Djelic, who started his three-day visit to Strasbourg with an address to the EP Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday, will attend the debate. Djelic told the EP Foreign Affairs Committee that Serbia's central strategic goal is achieving candidate status for EU membership in 2011 and setting a starting date for accession talks in the spring of 2012. He also said 2011 was important as a "year of preparations for elections in 2012". Djelic said Serbia was "not expecting any privileges on that road", and was ready to make maximum effort to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal, in the region, and on various reforms, but that "we expect a fair approach on the part of the EU". "It was visible that the tone has become more moderate when it comes to Kosovo, too, that the situation in the field is better understood, that reports such as that of Dick Marty have had a certain effect in the public opinion which is formed here at the EP and in Europe," said he. EP rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin will also speak before the EP Tuesday. The EP will debate Tuesday, and vote Wednesday, on Kacin's draft resolution on Serbia's EU integration. Kacin's report on Serbia's progress, which recommends the ratification of the SAA, was adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee on December 1, 2010 with 51 members voting for, three against and two abstaining. (FoNet, file)

EP vote to ratify Serbian SAA postponed

Earlier today, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Božidar Đelić said before leaving for Strasbourg that ratification of the agreement in the EP is certain.

The European Union decided in June 2010 to start the ratification process, and 11 out of 27 EU member countries have ratified Serbia's SAA so far. Spain was the first to do so, on June 21 last year.

The EP, which is in session until Thursday, will hold a debate and then vote to ratify the SAA. Đelić, who started his three-day visit to Strasbourg with an address to the EP Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday, will attend the debate.

Đelić told the EP Foreign Affairs Committee that Serbia's central strategic goal is achieving candidate status for EU membership in 2011 and setting a starting date for accession talks in the spring of 2012.

He also said 2011 was important as a "year of preparations for elections in 2012".

Đelić said Serbia was "not expecting any privileges on that road", and was ready to make maximum effort to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal, in the region, and on various reforms, but that "we expect a fair approach on the part of the EU".

"It was visible that the tone has become more moderate when it comes to Kosovo, too, that the situation in the field is better understood, that reports such as that of Dick Marty have had a certain effect in the public opinion which is formed here at the EP and in Europe," said he.

EP rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin will also speak before the EP Tuesday.

The EP will debate Tuesday, and vote Wednesday, on Kacin's draft resolution on Serbia's EU integration.

Kacin's report on Serbia's progress, which recommends the ratification of the SAA, was adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee on December 1, 2010 with 51 members voting for, three against and two abstaining.

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