German weekly: Serbia will get candidate status

Serbia should get the EU candidate status next week, German weekly Spiegel Online reports, quoting diplomatic sources from Brussels. Spiegel Online writes that the agreement on Kosovo’s regional representation reached in Brussels on Friday was crucial for the decision. German weekly: Serbia will get candidate status “Heads of state and government refused to grant Serbia the EU candidate status in early December. Germany, Austria and the Netherlands especially expressed their doubts then,” the weekly writes. “Belgrade has now, however, made a decisive step forward – the Balkan state should get the EU candidate status next week at the European Council session in Brussels,” the diplomatic sources told Spiegel. Violent actions of northern Kosovo Serbs and wounding of German and Austrian KFOR troops were the main reason why Serbia did not get the candidate status in December, the weekly added. (sxc.hu) Tanjug

German weekly: Serbia will get candidate status

“Heads of state and government refused to grant Serbia the EU candidate status in early December. Germany, Austria and the Netherlands especially expressed their doubts then,” the weekly writes.

“Belgrade has now, however, made a decisive step forward – the Balkan state should get the EU candidate status next week at the European Council session in Brussels,” the diplomatic sources told Spiegel.

Violent actions of northern Kosovo Serbs and wounding of German and Austrian KFOR troops were the main reason why Serbia did not get the candidate status in December, the weekly added.