Anti-EU forces torpedoing statute, says Vojvodina official

Vojvodina assembly speaker Sandor Egeresi says that the opposition to the new Vojvodina statute primarily comes from anti-EU forces. They are opposed to decentralization and Serbia's accession to the European Union, Egeresi, of an ethnic Hungarian Vojvodina party, told a Hungarian government delegation on Monday. Anti-EU forces torpedoing statute, says Vojvodina official He voiced his belief, however, that the Serbian parliament would soon adopt the proposed document, his office said in a statement. Head of the Hungarian delegation State Secretary in charge of the national policy Ferenc Gemess said that regionalisation was one of the main EU principles and that Serbia's further decentralization would be an extremely positive signal on its way towards EU integration. Both sides noted with pleasure that the number of ethnically based incidents had reduced in Vojvodina last year, the statement said.

Anti-EU forces torpedoing statute, says Vojvodina official

He voiced his belief, however, that the Serbian parliament would soon adopt the proposed document, his office said in a statement.

Head of the Hungarian delegation State Secretary in charge of the national policy Ferenc Gemess said that regionalisation was one of the main EU principles and that Serbia's further decentralization would be an extremely positive signal on its way towards EU integration.

Both sides noted with pleasure that the number of ethnically based incidents had reduced in Vojvodina last year, the statement said.