Dutch parliament refuses to ratify SAA
The Dutch parliament today decided not to ratify the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) before Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz’s official report.
Wednesday, 08.06.2011.
10:43
The Dutch parliament today decided not to ratify the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) before Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz’s official report. The SAA was signed between theh EU and Serbia in the spring of 2008, and must be confirmed in parliaments of all EU member-states. Dutch parliament refuses to ratify SAA “Unfortunately, the parliamentary majority did not accept the proposal,” Dutch Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Henk Jan Ormel told B92. The Christian Democratic Party told B92 that the Dutch MPs would not yet vote on the SAA ratification because they were still waiting for Brammertz’s report. The Netherlands was conditioning continuation of Serbia’s EU integration process by full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal and Ratko Mladic’s arrest. Chairman of the Dutch Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Henk Jan Ormel assessed earlier that, taking into account that Mladic was in the Hague Tribunal detention unit, it was time for the Dutch parliament to show good will as well. “Brammertz will present his report to the EU, and since the UN Security Council has already given a positive assessment of the most recent event, I believe that the Netherlands and its parliament must follow that logic,” he told Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS). However, the Dutch officials did not wish to state their opinion on whether now was the time for Serbia to obtain the EU candidate status and begin negotiations, RTS reported. Former Dutch Foreign Minister and current Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen assessed earlier that Serbia should now be respected as any other country that wants to join the EU. Verhagen, who before the arrest of Ratko Mladic was one of the strongest opponents to Serbia's progress towards the EU, stated that Serbia should be treated as a “normal country, with normal conditions for EU membership”. “I am convinced that, during the debate on SAA at the Dutch parliament, Serbia will be treated as such by the majority of MPs,” he added. 18 out of 27 EU member states have so far ratified the SAA with Serbia. The Dutch parliament
Dutch parliament refuses to ratify SAA
“Unfortunately, the parliamentary majority did not accept the proposal,” Dutch Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Henk Jan Ormel told B92.The Christian Democratic Party told B92 that the Dutch MPs would not yet vote on the SAA ratification because they were still waiting for Brammertz’s report.
The Netherlands was conditioning continuation of Serbia’s EU integration process by full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal and Ratko Mladić’s arrest.
Chairman of the Dutch Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Henk Jan Ormel assessed earlier that, taking into account that Mladić was in the Hague Tribunal detention unit, it was time for the Dutch parliament to show good will as well.
“Brammertz will present his report to the EU, and since the UN Security Council has already given a positive assessment of the most recent event, I believe that the Netherlands and its parliament must follow that logic,” he told Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS).
However, the Dutch officials did not wish to state their opinion on whether now was the time for Serbia to obtain the EU candidate status and begin negotiations, RTS reported.
Former Dutch Foreign Minister and current Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen assessed earlier that Serbia should now be respected as any other country that wants to join the EU.
Verhagen, who before the arrest of Ratko Mladić was one of the strongest opponents to Serbia's progress towards the EU, stated that Serbia should be treated as a “normal country, with normal conditions for EU membership”.
“I am convinced that, during the debate on SAA at the Dutch parliament, Serbia will be treated as such by the majority of MPs,” he added.
18 out of 27 EU member states have so far ratified the SAA with Serbia.
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