EU’s Ashton “desperately wants agreement”
It is clear that EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has high hopes for the next round of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue, says a Dutch analyst.
Friday, 29.03.2013.
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BELGRADE It is clear that EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has high hopes for the next round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, says a Dutch analyst. Johan van Merrienboer added that Ashton “desperately” wanted the negotiations to be successful. EU’s Ashton “desperately wants agreement” “The EU is willing to promise to invest in Kosovo if the two sides reach an agreement that will be a precondition for the continuation of Serbia’s EU pathway,” Merrienboer explained. “If true progress is made in the next round of the Brussels dialogue, the European Commission will most likely give the green light to Serbia to start the EU accession negotiations at a summit that will be held in June, when Croatia will become a member of the Union,” the Western Balkans expert pointed out. He told daily Danas that Dutch politicians and public had a rather negative attitude toward the EU enlargement. “The Dutch media have not given a lot of attention to Serbia and Kosovo this week and a long text in one of our leading dailies has recently been published about members of the Dutch police that are a part of peace troops in Kosovo. Based on that report, one gets a feeling that the situation is dark and depressing. I also read a pretty neutral report of the Dutch parliament’s upper house that visited Kosovo in February, which is probably in accordance with the EC’s stance that wants the two sides to reach an agreement,” Merrienboer concluded. Ivica Dacic, Catherine Ashton and Hashim Thaci (Beta, file) Danas
EU’s Ashton “desperately wants agreement”
“The EU is willing to promise to invest in Kosovo if the two sides reach an agreement that will be a precondition for the continuation of Serbia’s EU pathway,” Merrienboer explained.“If true progress is made in the next round of the Brussels dialogue, the European Commission will most likely give the green light to Serbia to start the EU accession negotiations at a summit that will be held in June, when Croatia will become a member of the Union,” the Western Balkans expert pointed out.
He told daily Danas that Dutch politicians and public had a rather negative attitude toward the EU enlargement.
“The Dutch media have not given a lot of attention to Serbia and Kosovo this week and a long text in one of our leading dailies has recently been published about members of the Dutch police that are a part of peace troops in Kosovo. Based on that report, one gets a feeling that the situation is dark and depressing. I also read a pretty neutral report of the Dutch parliament’s upper house that visited Kosovo in February, which is probably in accordance with the EC’s stance that wants the two sides to reach an agreement,” Merrienboer concluded.
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