Rehn: Agreement discussion after Hague report
Serbia's future European steps will require a unanimous decision from all EU members, Olli Rehn says.
Thursday, 04.09.2008.
17:11
Serbia's future European steps will require a unanimous decision from all EU members, Olli Rehn says. In an interview with B92 TV, the EU enlargement commissioner said that after the visit of Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz to Belgrade, the European Commission will once again review Serbia's cooperation with this court, in order to make a decision on the possibility of implementing the interim trade agreement. Rehn: Agreement discussion after Hague report Rehn said that the arrest of Radovan Karadzic was an important move by the authorities in Belgrade, which the European Union should recognize, but that Serbia's further steps toward the EU will require a unanimous decision of all EU members states. "I said it in July and I repeated it several times since, that in my opinion, which is also the opinion of the commission's president and the European Commission, we need to start implementing the trade agreement, particularly those parts that are related to economy and trade," he said. "I assume that Serbia will continue to cooperate with the court in The Hague in a satisfying, sustainable manner, in order for the remaining fugitives to be arrested," said Rehn. "Of course, when it comes to European integrations, other steps need to be made in the future, such as the ratification of the Stabilization and Association Agreement in [EU] member states, giving of the candidate status and opening of association negotiations," he continued. "I am speaking about a process during which we expect full cooperation of Serbia with the court in The Hague. Of course, the sooner this chapter is closed the better for Serbia," Rehn said. He also repeated that Serbia's Euro integration and the issue of Kosovo's status are two separate processes and stressed that further path toward Brussels is not conditioned with acceptance of EULEX or giving up on the International Court of Justice initiative. "As I've said before, my goal is to avoid any linking of Serbia approaching the EU and the status of Kosovo. I hope others will also see it that way, but obviously these are political decision that will resound and the Serbian government has probably considered all the risks that can come about with their implementation," Rehn said. He added that, as far as he was concerned, Serbia's EU integration is high on the list of priorities, despite the Irish rejection of the Lisbon treaty and the Georgian crisis. The full transcript of the interview with Rehn, set to be broadcast on B92 TV this evening, will soon be available on our website. Olli Rehn (file, FoNet)
Rehn: Agreement discussion after Hague report
Rehn said that the arrest of Radovan Karadžić was an important move by the authorities in Belgrade, which the European Union should recognize, but that Serbia's further steps toward the EU will require a unanimous decision of all EU members states."I said it in July and I repeated it several times since, that in my opinion, which is also the opinion of the commission's president and the European Commission, we need to start implementing the trade agreement, particularly those parts that are related to economy and trade," he said.
"I assume that Serbia will continue to cooperate with the court in The Hague in a satisfying, sustainable manner, in order for the remaining fugitives to be arrested," said Rehn.
"Of course, when it comes to European integrations, other steps need to be made in the future, such as the ratification of the Stabilization and Association Agreement in [EU] member states, giving of the candidate status and opening of association negotiations," he continued.
"I am speaking about a process during which we expect full cooperation of Serbia with the court in The Hague. Of course, the sooner this chapter is closed the better for Serbia," Rehn said.
He also repeated that Serbia's Euro integration and the issue of Kosovo's status are two separate processes and stressed that further path toward Brussels is not conditioned with acceptance of EULEX or giving up on the International Court of Justice initiative.
"As I've said before, my goal is to avoid any linking of Serbia approaching the EU and the status of Kosovo. I hope others will also see it that way, but obviously these are political decision that will resound and the Serbian government has probably considered all the risks that can come about with their implementation," Rehn said.
He added that, as far as he was concerned, Serbia's EU integration is high on the list of priorities, despite the Irish rejection of the Lisbon treaty and the Georgian crisis.
The full transcript of the interview with Rehn, set to be broadcast on B92 TV this evening, will soon be available on our website.
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