Tadić says there's no alternative to EU

President Boris Tadić stated in Oslo on Friday that Serbia has no alternative to the EU integration since this process would provide new jobs for the citizens.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 13.05.2011.

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President Boris Tadic stated in Oslo on Friday that Serbia has no alternative to the EU integration since this process would provide new jobs for the citizens. It would also provide a chance for the youth and stability for the society, he said. Tadic says there's no alternative to EU At the Progressive Governance Conference, gathering a number of leftist leaders, Tadic said that the Western Balkans is a European land, and that the resolution of problems in this area is in the best interest of Europe. Therefore, according to Tadic, the EU has to understand that leaving the Balkans outside the EU borders has its price. At the same time, the regional countries, including Serbia, which approach Europe open space for resolution of their problems, he noted. My idea is to try to resolve conflicts, since in the atmosphere of conflicts there is no progress or social justice, and consequently no true perspective. Resolution of conflicts will bring us closer to the EU, the Serbian president said. According to him, Serbia is quite affected by the global economic crisis and the political crisis in Africa, since many Serbian workers had jobs there, while the country had important investments. The crisis is the best atmosphere for the populists and nationalists, Tadic said, stressing that Serbia was already a vulnerable society with the war legacy of the nineties. Serbia has done much on reconciliation in the region and implementation of reforms, but the consequences of the wars are still here, while the exceptions of the citizens are great, Tadic said. He said that Serbia also has other problems such as solution of the issue of cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and organized crime, which is a burden to many regional countries. We will not lose momentum in fight against organized crime since in the manner we are creating greater stability in Europe, the president added. Boris Tadic (Beta, file)

Tadić says there's no alternative to EU

At the Progressive Governance Conference, gathering a number of leftist leaders, Tadić said that the Western Balkans is a European land, and that the resolution of problems in this area is in the best interest of Europe.

Therefore, according to Tadić, the EU has to understand that leaving the Balkans outside the EU borders has its price.

At the same time, the regional countries, including Serbia, which approach Europe open space for resolution of their problems, he noted.

My idea is to try to resolve conflicts, since in the atmosphere of conflicts there is no progress or social justice, and consequently no true perspective. Resolution of conflicts will bring us closer to the EU, the Serbian president said.

According to him, Serbia is quite affected by the global economic crisis and the political crisis in Africa, since many Serbian workers had jobs there, while the country had important investments.

The crisis is the best atmosphere for the populists and nationalists, Tadić said, stressing that Serbia was already a vulnerable society with the war legacy of the nineties.

Serbia has done much on reconciliation in the region and implementation of reforms, but the consequences of the wars are still here, while the exceptions of the citizens are great, Tadić said.

He said that Serbia also has other problems such as solution of the issue of cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and organized crime, which is a burden to many regional countries.

We will not lose momentum in fight against organized crime since in the manner we are creating greater stability in Europe, the president added.

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