The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
Who is free in europe to make up his own mind ?
Apparently nobody.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
It means nothing other than EU has no idea what to do with their outrageous creation (i.e abomination). Partition of what? Independent Kosovo is a temporary disturbance.
"... and then there is Slovakia.....I'm afraid I don't know their story. "
When Hungary was being carved up among its neighbors at the end of WWI, Slovakia got a very nice piece of excellent farmland along the new border inhabited almost entirely by Hungarians. There were tensions even before this, between the Slovaks and the Hungarians, since the time when Slovakia was a province of Hungary (and the Hungarians tried to forced their language on the population, among other indignities), so this was never a happy solution. The Slovaks live in dread of the Hungarians demanding greater rights and this pocket of land back. And so, the Slovaks support Serbia as a fellow-nation claiming land populated by a people who don't want to be part of their state.
All things considered, it might have been better to have left the Austro-Hungarian Empire intact and to wait for the EU to grow organically out of it, rather than dismember it violently and then try to put it back together again.
Everyone knows countries that oppose kosovo independence are not relevent to serbia getting in the EU which is why serbia has become a strident and ardent supporter of Kosovo independence which reached its zenith so far with the presidents meeting. Nothing says serbia supports kosovo independence more than that meeting.
Anna: No-one is forcing the five 'noes' to change to 'yes' with regard to Kosovo independence. The 22 would clearly like to be joined by their colleagues but there is no measure of force involved and none that can be used. Political capital is a rare commodity and much more likely to be used in the upcoming budget negotiations than on an issue like Kosovo. I cannot see Spain changing their position at a time when the Catalonians are pushing for independence. Greece will likewise not recognise Kosovo for reasons which ought to be obvious. I have no idea about Romania although I suspect they will go the same way as Greece. Cyprus has an ovewhelming Greek majority so that's another staunch 'no' and then there is Slovakia.....I'm afraid I don't know their story. On 8th July 2010 the EP passed a motion calling for all 27 to recognise Kosovo and yet none of the five has done so in the two and a half years since then. This motion contains much that is positive for Serbia although it is looking increasingly likely that the country will face a stark choice between the start of EU membership negotiations and their conclusion. Personally I believe that Serbs should be allowed to make their own decision free from constant outside pressure. The EU is not a panacea for all the evils of the world and even less so for the problems besetting the Balkans.
I am glad Europe recognized Serbian efforts and eagerness in fight against corruption and crime but statement at the end of above text makes it bitter. Not because they recognized Kosovo as independent state but because they force EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so. These are the propagators of human rights and freedom of thought.
We don't give a damn what the "European Parliament" says, we don't give a damn what the USA says and we certainly do not give a monkey's backside what Albanians say either!!
More hot air from the EP. The real choices still stay with the Council of Ministers, not second class politicians who are waiting to return to government back home. If Lisbon is full implemented, then only QMV is needed to get Serbia in. No veto.
Police and barricades everywhere around Schuman today. Another bloody useless 'european summit' where nothing will get done again apart from some very nice dinners and going for the low hanging fruit like the ERASMUS program with everyone going home hand claiming some sort of success.
This is unacceptable for Serbia. The EU is not taking a neutral stance on Kosovo independence but is deliberately undermining Serbia's stance.
I am in favour of Serbia joining the EU, but unhappily, this state of affairs makes it impossible. The processes can continue, but the success of the process is very doubtful, and either way, the end result will not be happy.
If the EU has any stance on Kosovo, why should it not be that the recognitions should be reversed? The monoethnic ambitions of Albanians were and are the cause of much instability in the region, but it is wrong to punish Serbia for Milosevic while rewarding Albanians for the ethnic cleansing of Serbs from Kosovo that they started long before Milosevic appeared on the scene.
Kosovo is a wrong entity to be given statehood.
Also, I am fed up with minor provinces that have the status of states. There are many cities that are more significant and more populous, yet they don't get to sit at high tables.
I am also fed up with the very idea of the European Parliament. The EU consists of countries, and they have parliaments in which the people's take an interest. The EU parliament has anonymous MEPs who are not a meaningful voice for the peoples. I care little what they think or say, and would rather the EU developed a way of abolishing that pointless talking shop.
We don't give a damn what the "European Parliament" says, we don't give a damn what the USA says and we certainly do not give a monkey's backside what Albanians say either!!
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
Considering this is the umpteenth time an EP resolution like this has been passed to the point such statements become boiler-plate fillers, not much at all. Everyone knows partition isn't an option and everyone knows those members that haven't recognized are going to stick to their positions for the indefinite future :)
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
We don't give a damn what the "European Parliament" says, we don't give a damn what the USA says and we certainly do not give a monkey's backside what Albanians say either!!
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
This is unacceptable for Serbia. The EU is not taking a neutral stance on Kosovo independence but is deliberately undermining Serbia's stance.
I am in favour of Serbia joining the EU, but unhappily, this state of affairs makes it impossible. The processes can continue, but the success of the process is very doubtful, and either way, the end result will not be happy.
If the EU has any stance on Kosovo, why should it not be that the recognitions should be reversed? The monoethnic ambitions of Albanians were and are the cause of much instability in the region, but it is wrong to punish Serbia for Milosevic while rewarding Albanians for the ethnic cleansing of Serbs from Kosovo that they started long before Milosevic appeared on the scene.
Kosovo is a wrong entity to be given statehood.
Also, I am fed up with minor provinces that have the status of states. There are many cities that are more significant and more populous, yet they don't get to sit at high tables.
I am also fed up with the very idea of the European Parliament. The EU consists of countries, and they have parliaments in which the people's take an interest. The EU parliament has anonymous MEPs who are not a meaningful voice for the peoples. I care little what they think or say, and would rather the EU developed a way of abolishing that pointless talking shop.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
Considering this is the umpteenth time an EP resolution like this has been passed to the point such statements become boiler-plate fillers, not much at all. Everyone knows partition isn't an option and everyone knows those members that haven't recognized are going to stick to their positions for the indefinite future :)
More hot air from the EP. The real choices still stay with the Council of Ministers, not second class politicians who are waiting to return to government back home. If Lisbon is full implemented, then only QMV is needed to get Serbia in. No veto.
Police and barricades everywhere around Schuman today. Another bloody useless 'european summit' where nothing will get done again apart from some very nice dinners and going for the low hanging fruit like the ERASMUS program with everyone going home hand claiming some sort of success.
We don't give a damn what the "European Parliament" says, we don't give a damn what the USA says and we certainly do not give a monkey's backside what Albanians say either!!
I am glad Europe recognized Serbian efforts and eagerness in fight against corruption and crime but statement at the end of above text makes it bitter. Not because they recognized Kosovo as independent state but because they force EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so. These are the propagators of human rights and freedom of thought.
Anna: No-one is forcing the five 'noes' to change to 'yes' with regard to Kosovo independence. The 22 would clearly like to be joined by their colleagues but there is no measure of force involved and none that can be used. Political capital is a rare commodity and much more likely to be used in the upcoming budget negotiations than on an issue like Kosovo. I cannot see Spain changing their position at a time when the Catalonians are pushing for independence. Greece will likewise not recognise Kosovo for reasons which ought to be obvious. I have no idea about Romania although I suspect they will go the same way as Greece. Cyprus has an ovewhelming Greek majority so that's another staunch 'no' and then there is Slovakia.....I'm afraid I don't know their story. On 8th July 2010 the EP passed a motion calling for all 27 to recognise Kosovo and yet none of the five has done so in the two and a half years since then. This motion contains much that is positive for Serbia although it is looking increasingly likely that the country will face a stark choice between the start of EU membership negotiations and their conclusion. Personally I believe that Serbs should be allowed to make their own decision free from constant outside pressure. The EU is not a panacea for all the evils of the world and even less so for the problems besetting the Balkans.
Everyone knows countries that oppose kosovo independence are not relevent to serbia getting in the EU which is why serbia has become a strident and ardent supporter of Kosovo independence which reached its zenith so far with the presidents meeting. Nothing says serbia supports kosovo independence more than that meeting.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
It means nothing other than EU has no idea what to do with their outrageous creation (i.e abomination). Partition of what? Independent Kosovo is a temporary disturbance.
"... and then there is Slovakia.....I'm afraid I don't know their story. "
When Hungary was being carved up among its neighbors at the end of WWI, Slovakia got a very nice piece of excellent farmland along the new border inhabited almost entirely by Hungarians. There were tensions even before this, between the Slovaks and the Hungarians, since the time when Slovakia was a province of Hungary (and the Hungarians tried to forced their language on the population, among other indignities), so this was never a happy solution. The Slovaks live in dread of the Hungarians demanding greater rights and this pocket of land back. And so, the Slovaks support Serbia as a fellow-nation claiming land populated by a people who don't want to be part of their state.
All things considered, it might have been better to have left the Austro-Hungarian Empire intact and to wait for the EU to grow organically out of it, rather than dismember it violently and then try to put it back together again.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
Who is free in europe to make up his own mind ?
Apparently nobody.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
We don't give a damn what the "European Parliament" says, we don't give a damn what the USA says and we certainly do not give a monkey's backside what Albanians say either!!
This is unacceptable for Serbia. The EU is not taking a neutral stance on Kosovo independence but is deliberately undermining Serbia's stance.
I am in favour of Serbia joining the EU, but unhappily, this state of affairs makes it impossible. The processes can continue, but the success of the process is very doubtful, and either way, the end result will not be happy.
If the EU has any stance on Kosovo, why should it not be that the recognitions should be reversed? The monoethnic ambitions of Albanians were and are the cause of much instability in the region, but it is wrong to punish Serbia for Milosevic while rewarding Albanians for the ethnic cleansing of Serbs from Kosovo that they started long before Milosevic appeared on the scene.
Kosovo is a wrong entity to be given statehood.
Also, I am fed up with minor provinces that have the status of states. There are many cities that are more significant and more populous, yet they don't get to sit at high tables.
I am also fed up with the very idea of the European Parliament. The EU consists of countries, and they have parliaments in which the people's take an interest. The EU parliament has anonymous MEPs who are not a meaningful voice for the peoples. I care little what they think or say, and would rather the EU developed a way of abolishing that pointless talking shop.
We don't give a damn what the "European Parliament" says, we don't give a damn what the USA says and we certainly do not give a monkey's backside what Albanians say either!!
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
Everyone knows countries that oppose kosovo independence are not relevent to serbia getting in the EU which is why serbia has become a strident and ardent supporter of Kosovo independence which reached its zenith so far with the presidents meeting. Nothing says serbia supports kosovo independence more than that meeting.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
Considering this is the umpteenth time an EP resolution like this has been passed to the point such statements become boiler-plate fillers, not much at all. Everyone knows partition isn't an option and everyone knows those members that haven't recognized are going to stick to their positions for the indefinite future :)
I am glad Europe recognized Serbian efforts and eagerness in fight against corruption and crime but statement at the end of above text makes it bitter. Not because they recognized Kosovo as independent state but because they force EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so. These are the propagators of human rights and freedom of thought.
More hot air from the EP. The real choices still stay with the Council of Ministers, not second class politicians who are waiting to return to government back home. If Lisbon is full implemented, then only QMV is needed to get Serbia in. No veto.
Police and barricades everywhere around Schuman today. Another bloody useless 'european summit' where nothing will get done again apart from some very nice dinners and going for the low hanging fruit like the ERASMUS program with everyone going home hand claiming some sort of success.
Anna: No-one is forcing the five 'noes' to change to 'yes' with regard to Kosovo independence. The 22 would clearly like to be joined by their colleagues but there is no measure of force involved and none that can be used. Political capital is a rare commodity and much more likely to be used in the upcoming budget negotiations than on an issue like Kosovo. I cannot see Spain changing their position at a time when the Catalonians are pushing for independence. Greece will likewise not recognise Kosovo for reasons which ought to be obvious. I have no idea about Romania although I suspect they will go the same way as Greece. Cyprus has an ovewhelming Greek majority so that's another staunch 'no' and then there is Slovakia.....I'm afraid I don't know their story. On 8th July 2010 the EP passed a motion calling for all 27 to recognise Kosovo and yet none of the five has done so in the two and a half years since then. This motion contains much that is positive for Serbia although it is looking increasingly likely that the country will face a stark choice between the start of EU membership negotiations and their conclusion. Personally I believe that Serbs should be allowed to make their own decision free from constant outside pressure. The EU is not a panacea for all the evils of the world and even less so for the problems besetting the Balkans.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
hmm, I wonder what this means for Serbia!
(Kosova-USA, 7 February 2013 12:33)
It means nothing other than EU has no idea what to do with their outrageous creation (i.e abomination). Partition of what? Independent Kosovo is a temporary disturbance.
"... and then there is Slovakia.....I'm afraid I don't know their story. "
When Hungary was being carved up among its neighbors at the end of WWI, Slovakia got a very nice piece of excellent farmland along the new border inhabited almost entirely by Hungarians. There were tensions even before this, between the Slovaks and the Hungarians, since the time when Slovakia was a province of Hungary (and the Hungarians tried to forced their language on the population, among other indignities), so this was never a happy solution. The Slovaks live in dread of the Hungarians demanding greater rights and this pocket of land back. And so, the Slovaks support Serbia as a fellow-nation claiming land populated by a people who don't want to be part of their state.
All things considered, it might have been better to have left the Austro-Hungarian Empire intact and to wait for the EU to grow organically out of it, rather than dismember it violently and then try to put it back together again.
The resolution states that the partition of Kosovo is not an option and urges five EU members states that still have not recognized its independence to do so.
Who is free in europe to make up his own mind ?
Apparently nobody.
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