"EU accession talks date maybe in December"

Leader of the Socialist group in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda has said that he believes Serbia will become candidate for EU membership.

Izvor: Blic

Monday, 27.02.2012.

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Leader of the Socialist group in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda has said that he believes Serbia will become candidate for EU membership. A decision on that is expected to be taken in Brussels this week. "EU accession talks date maybe in December" As for giving Serbia a date for the start of accession talks, Swoboda said this "could follow in December". "Let us hope there will be no new criteria and conditions on the table. It is clear the agreements between Belgrade and Pristina need to be implemented," this MEP told Belgrade-based daily Blic. Swoboda, who recently visited Belgrade, said it was "best that all sides and the EU and politicians and institutions in Kosovo take seriously the four-point plan of Serbian President Boris Tadic and sit down to discuss it". "Serbia will thus be able to protect te Serbs in Kosovo, and the authorities in Kosovo will accept this role for Belgrade. This was the case in Austria with South Tyrol," Swoboda said. Blic Tanjug

"EU accession talks date maybe in December"

As for giving Serbia a date for the start of accession talks, Swoboda said this "could follow in December".

"Let us hope there will be no new criteria and conditions on the table. It is clear the agreements between Belgrade and Priština need to be implemented," this MEP told Belgrade-based daily Blic.

Swoboda, who recently visited Belgrade, said it was "best that all sides and the EU and politicians and institutions in Kosovo take seriously the four-point plan of Serbian President Boris Tadić and sit down to discuss it".

"Serbia will thus be able to protect te Serbs in Kosovo, and the authorities in Kosovo will accept this role for Belgrade. This was the case in Austria with South Tyrol," Swoboda said.

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