Serbia's EU bid depends on Hague cooperation

European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele says the EC concluded that Serbia has initiated important steps towards regional reconciliation. Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) remains the main pre-condition for Serbia's progress towards accession to the European Union, he said. Serbia's EU bid depends on Hague cooperation Two weeks ago, the EU Council forwarded Serbia's application for candidate status to the EC, which took it into consideration immediately and intends to make public is opinion in the second half of 2011, he said. Serbia is capable of meeting the conditions set out in the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and is pursuing its cooperation with ICTY, which remains the main pre-condition for its progress towards EU accession, Fuele said presenting the EC report on Serbia. Stefan Fuele (Beta)

Serbia's EU bid depends on Hague cooperation

Two weeks ago, the EU Council forwarded Serbia's application for candidate status to the EC, which took it into consideration immediately and intends to make public is opinion in the second half of 2011, he said.

Serbia is capable of meeting the conditions set out in the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and is pursuing its cooperation with ICTY, which remains the main pre-condition for its progress towards EU accession, Fuele said presenting the EC report on Serbia.