EU official: Too early to talk about Kosovo

EU delegation chief in Serbia Vincent Degert said that the Kosovo issue would crystallize once the ICJ gives its opinion on the independence proclamation.

Izvor: Tanjug

Saturday, 12.06.2010.

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EU delegation chief in Serbia Vincent Degert said that the Kosovo issue would crystallize once the ICJ gives its opinion on the independence proclamation. Asked whether the official stance of Brussels is that EU integration and Kosovo are no longer separate questions for Serbia, and whether recognizing Kosovo’s independence would be a condition for membership, Degert said that it is too early to talk about this issue and that the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) decision needs to be heard first. EU official: Too early to talk about Kosovo “It is too early for this question, just as it is too early to answer it. There is an open legal process which is ongoing at the ICJ in The Hague, and we should wait for the decision of the court, see what the court says, and then look at what we will do next,” Degert said. He repeated the stance of EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele that Kosovo and EU integration are two different issues, but reminded that the EU functions according to the principle of consensus. “These two question are parallel processes that are moving ahead together and must move forward. However, the way the European Union works is that a consensus is needed among all member-states. We must, with time, find a solution that will please all 27 member-states, because a consensus is needed for this,” he said. UK ambassador to Serbia Stephen Wordsworth recently said that Kosovo and EU integration are no longer separate issues for Serbia and that by insisting on new status negotiations for Kosovo, Serbia is butting heads with the 22 EU member-states that have recognized Kosovo’s independence. Similar statements have come from officials in Germany, Sweden and even French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.

EU official: Too early to talk about Kosovo

“It is too early for this question, just as it is too early to answer it. There is an open legal process which is ongoing at the ICJ in The Hague, and we should wait for the decision of the court, see what the court says, and then look at what we will do next,” Degert said.

He repeated the stance of EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele that Kosovo and EU integration are two different issues, but reminded that the EU functions according to the principle of consensus.

“These two question are parallel processes that are moving ahead together and must move forward. However, the way the European Union works is that a consensus is needed among all member-states. We must, with time, find a solution that will please all 27 member-states, because a consensus is needed for this,” he said.

UK ambassador to Serbia Stephen Wordsworth recently said that Kosovo and EU integration are no longer separate issues for Serbia and that by insisting on new status negotiations for Kosovo, Serbia is butting heads with the 22 EU member-states that have recognized Kosovo’s independence.

Similar statements have come from officials in Germany, Sweden and even French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.

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