Telicka: Serbia will finish talks with EU

BELGRADE - Pavel Telicka, onetime Czech negotiator with the EU, says that in its membership talks with the EU, Serbia could have problems.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 08.08.2013.

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BELGRADE - Pavel Telicka, onetime Czech negotiator with the EU, says that in its membership talks with the EU, Serbia could have problems. The problems in Serbian membership talks with the EU stem from the legacy of war and certain open issues with countries in the region, Telicka says, but he expresses belief that it will manage to end the talks successfully. Telicka: Serbia will finish talks with EU In an interview for the daily Vecernje Novosti, Telicka - who was the lead Czech negotiator for seven years - advises Serbia to focus on the real priorities and the work at home, forgetting about nationalism and offering no cause for excuses. He warns that everything will increasingly depend on the situation in the EU and the region, explaining that Serbia needs to find true allies and neutralize those who are not in its corner. Speaking about the membership talks, Telicka says there are no real negotiations in the first few months. You are trying to convince the other side that you are doing the best you can to thoroughly adapt. The true talks begin later and if your positions are well-argued, you can achieve a great deal, he said. Asked if EU membership is a boon or a handicap at the time of the economic crisis, Telicka says it is predominantly beneficial. Tanjug

Telicka: Serbia will finish talks with EU

In an interview for the daily Vecernje Novosti, Telicka - who was the lead Czech negotiator for seven years - advises Serbia to focus on the real priorities and the work at home, forgetting about nationalism and offering no cause for excuses.

He warns that everything will increasingly depend on the situation in the EU and the region, explaining that Serbia needs to find true allies and neutralize those who are not in its corner.

Speaking about the membership talks, Telicka says there are no real negotiations in the first few months.

You are trying to convince the other side that you are doing the best you can to thoroughly adapt. The true talks begin later and if your positions are well-argued, you can achieve a great deal, he said.

Asked if EU membership is a boon or a handicap at the time of the economic crisis, Telicka says it is predominantly beneficial.

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