EU leaders confirm decision on Serbia

European leaders adopted the EU foreign ministers' conclusions on Serbia at a summit in Brussels on Friday.

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Friday, 14.12.2012.

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BRUSSELS European leaders adopted the EU foreign ministers' conclusions on Serbia at a summit in Brussels on Friday. “The European Council supports and welcomes conclusions on the enlargement made by the EU foreign ministers on December 11,” reads a conclusion of the summit. EU leaders confirm decision on Serbia Beta news agency has learnt that the EU foreign ministers' conclusions were adopted without a debate. According to the conclusions, Serbia could start accession talks in the first half of next year if it makes sufficient progress. Ahead of today’s meeting, Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen told reporters that he was very satisfied with the foreign ministers' decisions. He explained that setting a timeframe instead of a start date for the talks meant the EU needed more time. “There are many things that need to be taken into consideration from here on. The next steps by candidate countries on the integration path are really big, and many issues are still open. This is why we gave a timeframe through which we need to review these issues. We need more time to deal with this, but I am very satisfied,” said Katainen. On Thursday, EU leaders confirmed the decision to establish a single supervisory mechanism (SSM) for banks. After an eight-hour debate, European Council President Herman van Rompuy said the establishment of the SSM was a breakthrough that would break "the vicious circle between sovereigns and banks." Thursday's debate ended a little after 2:00 without any concrete political decisions. This was the last summit under the presidency of Cyprus, as Ireland is set to take over at the helm of the EU on January 1, 2013. (Beta/AP, file) Beta Tanjug

EU leaders confirm decision on Serbia

Beta news agency has learnt that the EU foreign ministers' conclusions were adopted without a debate.

According to the conclusions, Serbia could start accession talks in the first half of next year if it makes sufficient progress.

Ahead of today’s meeting, Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen told reporters that he was very satisfied with the foreign ministers' decisions.

He explained that setting a timeframe instead of a start date for the talks meant the EU needed more time.

“There are many things that need to be taken into consideration from here on. The next steps by candidate countries on the integration path are really big, and many issues are still open. This is why we gave a timeframe through which we need to review these issues. We need more time to deal with this, but I am very satisfied,” said Katainen.

On Thursday, EU leaders confirmed the decision to establish a single supervisory mechanism (SSM) for banks.

After an eight-hour debate, European Council President Herman van Rompuy said the establishment of the SSM was a breakthrough that would break "the vicious circle between sovereigns and banks."

Thursday's debate ended a little after 2:00 without any concrete political decisions.

This was the last summit under the presidency of Cyprus, as Ireland is set to take over at the helm of the EU on January 1, 2013.

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