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Monday, 25.02.2008.

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Solana: Serbia belongs in European family

Javier Solana told German daily Die Welt that in his opinion, "Serbia’s place is within the European family".

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gazza

pre 16 godina

Solana speak with forked tongue . Serbia is welcome in the EU as a puppet state on the proviso that the Beograd's government relinquishes the rights to have an independent foreign policy and delegates the idiots from the EU and Washington to dictate every
stance like a good
marionette . Old Jugoslavia was not acceptable in the EU so it was dismantled on purpose . Divide and rule by the Evil Empire the USA and EU . You must remember that the EU is a giant Police State where the CIA can land planes for "rendition " to Guantanamo with impunity . Serbia as a small entity with every politician of importance bought with american dollars would be easy to control , the american embassy would dictate the economics so Serbia could be looted more by western multinationals .
Do not pay attention to snake charmers .

Gino

pre 16 godina

Solana called on all parties in Serbia to behave responsibly and appealed to the Serbian government to guarantee protection for all foreign embassies, “according to its obligations by international law.”
Is this serious?

Bill

pre 16 godina

Until Serbs are able to collectively examine and repent for the murder and killings they have caused in the former Yugoslavia especially in Bosnia, they have no place in Europe.

Ranko

pre 16 godina

Femi,
You are WRONG! what Serbia is doing is not selling its soul for some Western "bread." We have our own, and we have fought the Turks, the Austrians, the Hungarians, the Bulgarians, the Nazi's, the Ustasha, the SS Muslim Nazi's, and we will fight for justice in every way. Serbia, is right and in time you will eat your words.
We LOVE SERBIA!
Orange County, California

Brian

pre 16 godina

Solana is hilrious. A Serbia that the EU designs is welcome. A Serbia that is a slave to the EU is welcome. A Serbia without a culture or history is welcome.

Adam Flynn

pre 16 godina

It seems crazy also, the burden that is being placed on Serbia with regard to European integration when Croatia will be an EU member next year. This is the same nation that still has large white supremacist rallies.

Regardless, I just hope the double-standards can soon be ended.

The fact also, that Solana, under the Lisbon treaty will be the sole EU representative in foreign affairs and dealing with the UN is a rather scary prospect based on his recent wordings and I am not sure that I am entirely comfortable that he will be my representative, as an Irishman and a European, in the rest of the world.

Bob

pre 16 godina

Serbia is within the European family.

The problem is that Serbia thinks its views over Kosovo are more important than the opinions of the EU family mafia heads (UK, G, F).

The EU is not Europe.

Until this recent event I was totally pro-EU. Now I will vote anti-EU. The EU used to be a good negotiating body, but now it wants to join the heavy handed club, I think it has reached its limits.

No USofE for me.

Marco, Amsterdam

pre 16 godina

Over the past eight years or so, the Serbs did almost everything the EU demanded from them. As a reward the EU recognized Kosovo, which meant that Serbia had to give up a substantial part of their territory. Shame on Solana and his associates!

Adam Flynn

pre 16 godina

I find it bewildering that Solana calls on Serbia to respect International law with regard to the protection of embassies. How he can have the gall to do so, when such flagrant breaches of International Law and Resolution 1244 have occured is embarassing. As a student of International law, and a native of Northern Ireland, who have not been without their own problems, I am deeply disturbed, but not surprised by the recent developments.
Email me at adamflynn1@hotmail.com if you would like to talk more about all this as I am writing a thesis on the Balkans. Thanks.

Regrettably, ex-Europhile

pre 16 godina

"according to its obligations by international law.” ?!?
How bizarre! EU calls upon the International Law while itself just caused all this mess by completely violating the same!? Who else, other than Serbs, should abide by the Law?
BTW – there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that the property and the wellbeing of all people in Serbia has to be safeguarded – including those of our foreign friends, embassies etc… The officials in Serbia responsible for upholding the law and order failed miserably and should be sacked.
But, common – the last people to call upon the Law is the EU itself.
Will someone be frank enough and call it for what it is ?
Very disappointing, in deed.

Ronald

pre 16 godina

Serbia is never gonna become an EU member, now having said that, neither will Croatia, Bosnia, Turkey, Albania and al other country's that aspire EU membership.

The large majority of the EU citicens feel that the EU is to big allready and are not willing to have any more members.

So Solana is simplylying that the future off the Balkans is in the EU, it's simply not true.

The EU is full, accept it and form youre own kind of EU.

And please oh please don+t sign an SAA, as the reforms that have to made to comply for the SAA makes youre company´s prey for EU company´s and that´s the whole idea behind the SAA treaty´s.

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

tirons wrote:

can u name this countries pls.who will not recognised:
u even dont know abt agreement between USA & RUSSIA for KOvovo.
--

OK, please tell me this deal between the US and Russia! I'm sure we'd all like to hear it.

It will be far easier to list the countries that have provided recognition, seeing that there aren't that many.

In summary, it is the US and 16 of its servants. Along with them are some terrorist organisations - ETA and Tamil Tigers included.

The simple fact is that 175 states have NOT recognised Kosovo, including Russia, China, India and Brazil. All leaders within their region. Only one country in Africa and no Arab nations has recognised Kosovo. Also of significance, no UN or EU recognition!

You can shrug that off if you like, but no one is buying this attempted and forced birth of a new "nation". You only have to read the articles being written by the world press (i.e. non-US and non-UK media) to realise the deep concerns recognition brings.

Like I keep saying, the world is on Serbia's side.

BKK

pre 16 godina

Serbia belongs as far away from Solana Inc. as possible and from any body/institutions willing to vilate its borders.
Well....away....

Olf

pre 16 godina

Any ordinary Serb living in Serbia would say to those that don’t live in Serbia.
Guys, why don’t you go and live in Russia if you love Russia so much. Or if loss of Kosovo has touched you so much than go and help K-Serbs there. But please don’t support them form Belgrade again like you did the last time.
People are sick of those that exchange violence for peace.
Guys, nearly everyone in EU and US believed that Serbia had moved forward form Milosevic style policies, like Tadic said at UNSC. It looks as if those at UNSC knew all along that Serbia is still stuck there with Milosevic under a different name so they ignored Serbia.

To make matters worst Russia has threatened to use the force yesterday. This has only put a stamp to US and EU support for Independece of Kosova.

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

Mircea wrote:

A MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE OF SERBIA: Concentrate on meeting the conditions for joining the EU. Forget about Kosovo!
--

Thank you for providing motivation to the Serbian cause! This type of nonsense only makes us stronger and more determined. We are a people with self-respect and have remained loyal to our nation and people.

Sure, some will easily give up their religion, freedom and soul to tricksters, but they are not Serbian!

smile

pre 16 godina

javi, get out of our faces now. it's over, deal with it :)
we belong with friends, not enemies. just like everyone else. serbia's not one of your special cases, we're ordinary. and once again,ordinary folks side with friends, because that makes the most ordinary common sense.
beat us with a carrot, why dont you :)

adrian, timisoara, romania

pre 16 godina

Well, it`s not exactly a comment to be published. But it`s Die Welt with W. They are germans, not dutch :) Greetings to the b92 team. Adrian

strav

pre 16 godina

Solana should learn to keep his mouth shut. Currently he has no credability and by forcing in the EU into Kosovo, it has guaranteed that the Serbs will not entertain the idea of joining the EU. He would have to be one of the worst diplomats in the EU going around. High on rhetoric, low on substance.

tirons

pre 16 godina

ZK UK,

can u name this countries pls.who will not recognised:
romania,slovakia,cyprys,georgia,azerbadjan or venezuela.russia,spain.who are this country or lets say better what is the role they play in international arena.zero. so pls lets be realistic.u even dont know abt agreement between USA & RUSSIA for KOvovo.

Another Canadian Serb

pre 16 godina

Solana and every other person keep saying the same
thing
"Serbia belongs in European family"
they don't really mean this.
It is just the diplomatic thing to say. No different the the promises of EU anmd SAA.
It is time for Serbia to look at Russia because the last century of looking at Europe has only created demise to the Serbian State!

Lenard

pre 16 godina

“I believe that cooperation, dialogue and peace are the central points of the relations between Serbia and the EU. People in Serbia have a European perspective and Serbia’s place is within the European family,” the EU’s foreign and security policies chief said. Whats wrong with these EU politicians with their platitudes and sayings your in the European family only if you follow Brussels EU self serving agendas. The EU makes it self and pretense they are the only ones with the right and supposedly only lawful European perspective. Which can be very much disputed by Brussels unlawful actions and its big members self serving agendas. The country's in Europe that don't want to join the EU and don't follow the whim and wish of the EU are as much part of the European family as any one else. If you join the EU it looks very much you have to and suppose to leave your brain at the door also freedoms. The EU is the one that is making the divisions of them and us as if being in the EU club is a end of all. Some kind of delusional pinnacle and you better not stray from it if you know what is good for you or else. IF it is Europe is in big trouble sooner or later with its belligerent elites attitudes which is total nonsense on the Brussels EU part.

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

Looks like the recognition camp has stalled. I wonder how much arm twisting is going on in the background? Even those who indicated they would recognise seem to have lost motivation!

However, the non-recognition team continues to gain and grow! There are more than 60 countries who will NOT recognise or will NOT due to conditions (UN, EU or Serbian approval) - which of course is not going to happen.

Keep up the pressure. The protests over the weekend demonstrated unity and strength. Thank you to all those nations supporting Serbia and International law!

Another Canadian Serb

pre 16 godina

Solana and every other person keep saying the same
thing
"Serbia belongs in European family"
they don't really mean this.
It is just the diplomatic thing to say. No different the the promises of EU anmd SAA.
It is time for Serbia to look at Russia because the last century of looking at Europe has only created demise to the Serbian State!

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

Looks like the recognition camp has stalled. I wonder how much arm twisting is going on in the background? Even those who indicated they would recognise seem to have lost motivation!

However, the non-recognition team continues to gain and grow! There are more than 60 countries who will NOT recognise or will NOT due to conditions (UN, EU or Serbian approval) - which of course is not going to happen.

Keep up the pressure. The protests over the weekend demonstrated unity and strength. Thank you to all those nations supporting Serbia and International law!

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

Mircea wrote:

A MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE OF SERBIA: Concentrate on meeting the conditions for joining the EU. Forget about Kosovo!
--

Thank you for providing motivation to the Serbian cause! This type of nonsense only makes us stronger and more determined. We are a people with self-respect and have remained loyal to our nation and people.

Sure, some will easily give up their religion, freedom and soul to tricksters, but they are not Serbian!

strav

pre 16 godina

Solana should learn to keep his mouth shut. Currently he has no credability and by forcing in the EU into Kosovo, it has guaranteed that the Serbs will not entertain the idea of joining the EU. He would have to be one of the worst diplomats in the EU going around. High on rhetoric, low on substance.

Adam Flynn

pre 16 godina

I find it bewildering that Solana calls on Serbia to respect International law with regard to the protection of embassies. How he can have the gall to do so, when such flagrant breaches of International Law and Resolution 1244 have occured is embarassing. As a student of International law, and a native of Northern Ireland, who have not been without their own problems, I am deeply disturbed, but not surprised by the recent developments.
Email me at adamflynn1@hotmail.com if you would like to talk more about all this as I am writing a thesis on the Balkans. Thanks.

smile

pre 16 godina

javi, get out of our faces now. it's over, deal with it :)
we belong with friends, not enemies. just like everyone else. serbia's not one of your special cases, we're ordinary. and once again,ordinary folks side with friends, because that makes the most ordinary common sense.
beat us with a carrot, why dont you :)

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

tirons wrote:

can u name this countries pls.who will not recognised:
u even dont know abt agreement between USA & RUSSIA for KOvovo.
--

OK, please tell me this deal between the US and Russia! I'm sure we'd all like to hear it.

It will be far easier to list the countries that have provided recognition, seeing that there aren't that many.

In summary, it is the US and 16 of its servants. Along with them are some terrorist organisations - ETA and Tamil Tigers included.

The simple fact is that 175 states have NOT recognised Kosovo, including Russia, China, India and Brazil. All leaders within their region. Only one country in Africa and no Arab nations has recognised Kosovo. Also of significance, no UN or EU recognition!

You can shrug that off if you like, but no one is buying this attempted and forced birth of a new "nation". You only have to read the articles being written by the world press (i.e. non-US and non-UK media) to realise the deep concerns recognition brings.

Like I keep saying, the world is on Serbia's side.

Lenard

pre 16 godina

“I believe that cooperation, dialogue and peace are the central points of the relations between Serbia and the EU. People in Serbia have a European perspective and Serbia’s place is within the European family,” the EU’s foreign and security policies chief said. Whats wrong with these EU politicians with their platitudes and sayings your in the European family only if you follow Brussels EU self serving agendas. The EU makes it self and pretense they are the only ones with the right and supposedly only lawful European perspective. Which can be very much disputed by Brussels unlawful actions and its big members self serving agendas. The country's in Europe that don't want to join the EU and don't follow the whim and wish of the EU are as much part of the European family as any one else. If you join the EU it looks very much you have to and suppose to leave your brain at the door also freedoms. The EU is the one that is making the divisions of them and us as if being in the EU club is a end of all. Some kind of delusional pinnacle and you better not stray from it if you know what is good for you or else. IF it is Europe is in big trouble sooner or later with its belligerent elites attitudes which is total nonsense on the Brussels EU part.

Marco, Amsterdam

pre 16 godina

Over the past eight years or so, the Serbs did almost everything the EU demanded from them. As a reward the EU recognized Kosovo, which meant that Serbia had to give up a substantial part of their territory. Shame on Solana and his associates!

Adam Flynn

pre 16 godina

It seems crazy also, the burden that is being placed on Serbia with regard to European integration when Croatia will be an EU member next year. This is the same nation that still has large white supremacist rallies.

Regardless, I just hope the double-standards can soon be ended.

The fact also, that Solana, under the Lisbon treaty will be the sole EU representative in foreign affairs and dealing with the UN is a rather scary prospect based on his recent wordings and I am not sure that I am entirely comfortable that he will be my representative, as an Irishman and a European, in the rest of the world.

BKK

pre 16 godina

Serbia belongs as far away from Solana Inc. as possible and from any body/institutions willing to vilate its borders.
Well....away....

Ronald

pre 16 godina

Serbia is never gonna become an EU member, now having said that, neither will Croatia, Bosnia, Turkey, Albania and al other country's that aspire EU membership.

The large majority of the EU citicens feel that the EU is to big allready and are not willing to have any more members.

So Solana is simplylying that the future off the Balkans is in the EU, it's simply not true.

The EU is full, accept it and form youre own kind of EU.

And please oh please don+t sign an SAA, as the reforms that have to made to comply for the SAA makes youre company´s prey for EU company´s and that´s the whole idea behind the SAA treaty´s.

Bob

pre 16 godina

Serbia is within the European family.

The problem is that Serbia thinks its views over Kosovo are more important than the opinions of the EU family mafia heads (UK, G, F).

The EU is not Europe.

Until this recent event I was totally pro-EU. Now I will vote anti-EU. The EU used to be a good negotiating body, but now it wants to join the heavy handed club, I think it has reached its limits.

No USofE for me.

Regrettably, ex-Europhile

pre 16 godina

"according to its obligations by international law.” ?!?
How bizarre! EU calls upon the International Law while itself just caused all this mess by completely violating the same!? Who else, other than Serbs, should abide by the Law?
BTW – there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that the property and the wellbeing of all people in Serbia has to be safeguarded – including those of our foreign friends, embassies etc… The officials in Serbia responsible for upholding the law and order failed miserably and should be sacked.
But, common – the last people to call upon the Law is the EU itself.
Will someone be frank enough and call it for what it is ?
Very disappointing, in deed.

Olf

pre 16 godina

Any ordinary Serb living in Serbia would say to those that don’t live in Serbia.
Guys, why don’t you go and live in Russia if you love Russia so much. Or if loss of Kosovo has touched you so much than go and help K-Serbs there. But please don’t support them form Belgrade again like you did the last time.
People are sick of those that exchange violence for peace.
Guys, nearly everyone in EU and US believed that Serbia had moved forward form Milosevic style policies, like Tadic said at UNSC. It looks as if those at UNSC knew all along that Serbia is still stuck there with Milosevic under a different name so they ignored Serbia.

To make matters worst Russia has threatened to use the force yesterday. This has only put a stamp to US and EU support for Independece of Kosova.

Brian

pre 16 godina

Solana is hilrious. A Serbia that the EU designs is welcome. A Serbia that is a slave to the EU is welcome. A Serbia without a culture or history is welcome.

adrian, timisoara, romania

pre 16 godina

Well, it`s not exactly a comment to be published. But it`s Die Welt with W. They are germans, not dutch :) Greetings to the b92 team. Adrian

Ranko

pre 16 godina

Femi,
You are WRONG! what Serbia is doing is not selling its soul for some Western "bread." We have our own, and we have fought the Turks, the Austrians, the Hungarians, the Bulgarians, the Nazi's, the Ustasha, the SS Muslim Nazi's, and we will fight for justice in every way. Serbia, is right and in time you will eat your words.
We LOVE SERBIA!
Orange County, California

Bill

pre 16 godina

Until Serbs are able to collectively examine and repent for the murder and killings they have caused in the former Yugoslavia especially in Bosnia, they have no place in Europe.

tirons

pre 16 godina

ZK UK,

can u name this countries pls.who will not recognised:
romania,slovakia,cyprys,georgia,azerbadjan or venezuela.russia,spain.who are this country or lets say better what is the role they play in international arena.zero. so pls lets be realistic.u even dont know abt agreement between USA & RUSSIA for KOvovo.

Gino

pre 16 godina

Solana called on all parties in Serbia to behave responsibly and appealed to the Serbian government to guarantee protection for all foreign embassies, “according to its obligations by international law.”
Is this serious?

gazza

pre 16 godina

Solana speak with forked tongue . Serbia is welcome in the EU as a puppet state on the proviso that the Beograd's government relinquishes the rights to have an independent foreign policy and delegates the idiots from the EU and Washington to dictate every
stance like a good
marionette . Old Jugoslavia was not acceptable in the EU so it was dismantled on purpose . Divide and rule by the Evil Empire the USA and EU . You must remember that the EU is a giant Police State where the CIA can land planes for "rendition " to Guantanamo with impunity . Serbia as a small entity with every politician of importance bought with american dollars would be easy to control , the american embassy would dictate the economics so Serbia could be looted more by western multinationals .
Do not pay attention to snake charmers .

Olf

pre 16 godina

Any ordinary Serb living in Serbia would say to those that don’t live in Serbia.
Guys, why don’t you go and live in Russia if you love Russia so much. Or if loss of Kosovo has touched you so much than go and help K-Serbs there. But please don’t support them form Belgrade again like you did the last time.
People are sick of those that exchange violence for peace.
Guys, nearly everyone in EU and US believed that Serbia had moved forward form Milosevic style policies, like Tadic said at UNSC. It looks as if those at UNSC knew all along that Serbia is still stuck there with Milosevic under a different name so they ignored Serbia.

To make matters worst Russia has threatened to use the force yesterday. This has only put a stamp to US and EU support for Independece of Kosova.

tirons

pre 16 godina

ZK UK,

can u name this countries pls.who will not recognised:
romania,slovakia,cyprys,georgia,azerbadjan or venezuela.russia,spain.who are this country or lets say better what is the role they play in international arena.zero. so pls lets be realistic.u even dont know abt agreement between USA & RUSSIA for KOvovo.

adrian, timisoara, romania

pre 16 godina

Well, it`s not exactly a comment to be published. But it`s Die Welt with W. They are germans, not dutch :) Greetings to the b92 team. Adrian

Regrettably, ex-Europhile

pre 16 godina

"according to its obligations by international law.” ?!?
How bizarre! EU calls upon the International Law while itself just caused all this mess by completely violating the same!? Who else, other than Serbs, should abide by the Law?
BTW – there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that the property and the wellbeing of all people in Serbia has to be safeguarded – including those of our foreign friends, embassies etc… The officials in Serbia responsible for upholding the law and order failed miserably and should be sacked.
But, common – the last people to call upon the Law is the EU itself.
Will someone be frank enough and call it for what it is ?
Very disappointing, in deed.

Bill

pre 16 godina

Until Serbs are able to collectively examine and repent for the murder and killings they have caused in the former Yugoslavia especially in Bosnia, they have no place in Europe.

Another Canadian Serb

pre 16 godina

Solana and every other person keep saying the same
thing
"Serbia belongs in European family"
they don't really mean this.
It is just the diplomatic thing to say. No different the the promises of EU anmd SAA.
It is time for Serbia to look at Russia because the last century of looking at Europe has only created demise to the Serbian State!

Lenard

pre 16 godina

“I believe that cooperation, dialogue and peace are the central points of the relations between Serbia and the EU. People in Serbia have a European perspective and Serbia’s place is within the European family,” the EU’s foreign and security policies chief said. Whats wrong with these EU politicians with their platitudes and sayings your in the European family only if you follow Brussels EU self serving agendas. The EU makes it self and pretense they are the only ones with the right and supposedly only lawful European perspective. Which can be very much disputed by Brussels unlawful actions and its big members self serving agendas. The country's in Europe that don't want to join the EU and don't follow the whim and wish of the EU are as much part of the European family as any one else. If you join the EU it looks very much you have to and suppose to leave your brain at the door also freedoms. The EU is the one that is making the divisions of them and us as if being in the EU club is a end of all. Some kind of delusional pinnacle and you better not stray from it if you know what is good for you or else. IF it is Europe is in big trouble sooner or later with its belligerent elites attitudes which is total nonsense on the Brussels EU part.

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

Looks like the recognition camp has stalled. I wonder how much arm twisting is going on in the background? Even those who indicated they would recognise seem to have lost motivation!

However, the non-recognition team continues to gain and grow! There are more than 60 countries who will NOT recognise or will NOT due to conditions (UN, EU or Serbian approval) - which of course is not going to happen.

Keep up the pressure. The protests over the weekend demonstrated unity and strength. Thank you to all those nations supporting Serbia and International law!

strav

pre 16 godina

Solana should learn to keep his mouth shut. Currently he has no credability and by forcing in the EU into Kosovo, it has guaranteed that the Serbs will not entertain the idea of joining the EU. He would have to be one of the worst diplomats in the EU going around. High on rhetoric, low on substance.

smile

pre 16 godina

javi, get out of our faces now. it's over, deal with it :)
we belong with friends, not enemies. just like everyone else. serbia's not one of your special cases, we're ordinary. and once again,ordinary folks side with friends, because that makes the most ordinary common sense.
beat us with a carrot, why dont you :)

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

Mircea wrote:

A MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE OF SERBIA: Concentrate on meeting the conditions for joining the EU. Forget about Kosovo!
--

Thank you for providing motivation to the Serbian cause! This type of nonsense only makes us stronger and more determined. We are a people with self-respect and have remained loyal to our nation and people.

Sure, some will easily give up their religion, freedom and soul to tricksters, but they are not Serbian!

BKK

pre 16 godina

Serbia belongs as far away from Solana Inc. as possible and from any body/institutions willing to vilate its borders.
Well....away....

Ronald

pre 16 godina

Serbia is never gonna become an EU member, now having said that, neither will Croatia, Bosnia, Turkey, Albania and al other country's that aspire EU membership.

The large majority of the EU citicens feel that the EU is to big allready and are not willing to have any more members.

So Solana is simplylying that the future off the Balkans is in the EU, it's simply not true.

The EU is full, accept it and form youre own kind of EU.

And please oh please don+t sign an SAA, as the reforms that have to made to comply for the SAA makes youre company´s prey for EU company´s and that´s the whole idea behind the SAA treaty´s.

ZK UK

pre 16 godina

tirons wrote:

can u name this countries pls.who will not recognised:
u even dont know abt agreement between USA & RUSSIA for KOvovo.
--

OK, please tell me this deal between the US and Russia! I'm sure we'd all like to hear it.

It will be far easier to list the countries that have provided recognition, seeing that there aren't that many.

In summary, it is the US and 16 of its servants. Along with them are some terrorist organisations - ETA and Tamil Tigers included.

The simple fact is that 175 states have NOT recognised Kosovo, including Russia, China, India and Brazil. All leaders within their region. Only one country in Africa and no Arab nations has recognised Kosovo. Also of significance, no UN or EU recognition!

You can shrug that off if you like, but no one is buying this attempted and forced birth of a new "nation". You only have to read the articles being written by the world press (i.e. non-US and non-UK media) to realise the deep concerns recognition brings.

Like I keep saying, the world is on Serbia's side.

Adam Flynn

pre 16 godina

I find it bewildering that Solana calls on Serbia to respect International law with regard to the protection of embassies. How he can have the gall to do so, when such flagrant breaches of International Law and Resolution 1244 have occured is embarassing. As a student of International law, and a native of Northern Ireland, who have not been without their own problems, I am deeply disturbed, but not surprised by the recent developments.
Email me at adamflynn1@hotmail.com if you would like to talk more about all this as I am writing a thesis on the Balkans. Thanks.

Marco, Amsterdam

pre 16 godina

Over the past eight years or so, the Serbs did almost everything the EU demanded from them. As a reward the EU recognized Kosovo, which meant that Serbia had to give up a substantial part of their territory. Shame on Solana and his associates!

Bob

pre 16 godina

Serbia is within the European family.

The problem is that Serbia thinks its views over Kosovo are more important than the opinions of the EU family mafia heads (UK, G, F).

The EU is not Europe.

Until this recent event I was totally pro-EU. Now I will vote anti-EU. The EU used to be a good negotiating body, but now it wants to join the heavy handed club, I think it has reached its limits.

No USofE for me.

Adam Flynn

pre 16 godina

It seems crazy also, the burden that is being placed on Serbia with regard to European integration when Croatia will be an EU member next year. This is the same nation that still has large white supremacist rallies.

Regardless, I just hope the double-standards can soon be ended.

The fact also, that Solana, under the Lisbon treaty will be the sole EU representative in foreign affairs and dealing with the UN is a rather scary prospect based on his recent wordings and I am not sure that I am entirely comfortable that he will be my representative, as an Irishman and a European, in the rest of the world.

Brian

pre 16 godina

Solana is hilrious. A Serbia that the EU designs is welcome. A Serbia that is a slave to the EU is welcome. A Serbia without a culture or history is welcome.

Ranko

pre 16 godina

Femi,
You are WRONG! what Serbia is doing is not selling its soul for some Western "bread." We have our own, and we have fought the Turks, the Austrians, the Hungarians, the Bulgarians, the Nazi's, the Ustasha, the SS Muslim Nazi's, and we will fight for justice in every way. Serbia, is right and in time you will eat your words.
We LOVE SERBIA!
Orange County, California

Gino

pre 16 godina

Solana called on all parties in Serbia to behave responsibly and appealed to the Serbian government to guarantee protection for all foreign embassies, “according to its obligations by international law.”
Is this serious?

gazza

pre 16 godina

Solana speak with forked tongue . Serbia is welcome in the EU as a puppet state on the proviso that the Beograd's government relinquishes the rights to have an independent foreign policy and delegates the idiots from the EU and Washington to dictate every
stance like a good
marionette . Old Jugoslavia was not acceptable in the EU so it was dismantled on purpose . Divide and rule by the Evil Empire the USA and EU . You must remember that the EU is a giant Police State where the CIA can land planes for "rendition " to Guantanamo with impunity . Serbia as a small entity with every politician of importance bought with american dollars would be easy to control , the american embassy would dictate the economics so Serbia could be looted more by western multinationals .
Do not pay attention to snake charmers .