"EU membership bid in first half of 2009"

PM Mirko Cvetković announced that Serbia will apply for membership in the EU in the first half of 2009, Beta reported.

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Wednesday, 31.12.2008.

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PM Mirko Cvetkovic announced that Serbia will apply for membership in the EU in the first half of 2009, Beta reported. Speaking at a news conference in the Serbian government, Cvetkovic said Serbia had two goals in 2009 regarding European integration - to fulfill conditions for the white Schengen list and to apply for EU member candidate status. "EU membership bid in first half of 2009" As for Kosovo, the prime minister said Serbia would do everything in 2009 to prepare the case for debating before the International Court of Justice about the legality of declaration of Kosovo's independence. The debate is expected one year later. In the previous year, he said, Serbia accomplished two victories - the passing of the resolution in the UN General Assembly that requested a legal opinion of the International Court of Justice and the deploying of EULEX in Kosovo under the auspices of the U.N, with respect for conditions set by official Belgrade. "EULEX is a technical mission which is to help the rule of law in Kosovo, with the participation of Belgrade in this process," Cvetkovic said. Asked about relations within the Serbian government, Cvetkovic replied that the issue of the functioning of the government was reflected in how much the coalition partners were prepared to give up their party sovereignty in favor of general and state goals. He said that the government had passed all decisions unanimously, except in the case of the energy agreement with Russia, and that the differences that emerged over the past few weeks were "something that one overcomes." "I hope we will go in the right direction," he said. Mirko Cvetkovic (FoNet, archive)

"EU membership bid in first half of 2009"

As for Kosovo, the prime minister said Serbia would do everything in 2009 to prepare the case for debating before the International Court of Justice about the legality of declaration of Kosovo's independence. The debate is expected one year later.

In the previous year, he said, Serbia accomplished two victories - the passing of the resolution in the UN General Assembly that requested a legal opinion of the International Court of Justice and the deploying of EULEX in Kosovo under the auspices of the U.N, with respect for conditions set by official Belgrade.

"EULEX is a technical mission which is to help the rule of law in Kosovo, with the participation of Belgrade in this process," Cvetković said.

Asked about relations within the Serbian government, Cvetković replied that the issue of the functioning of the government was reflected in how much the coalition partners were prepared to give up their party sovereignty in favor of general and state goals.

He said that the government had passed all decisions unanimously, except in the case of the energy agreement with Russia, and that the differences that emerged over the past few weeks were "something that one overcomes."

"I hope we will go in the right direction," he said.

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