EU says it has "no new conditions for Serbia"

The European Union (EU) has not set any new conditions in order for Serbia to be able to join the organization, it was heard in Brussels on Tuesday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 19.06.2012.

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The European Union (EU) has not set any new conditions in order for Serbia to be able to join the organization, it was heard in Brussels on Tuesday. "The main condition for opening negotiations with the EU set by the European Council is visible and sustainable improvement of relations with Kosovo," Tanjug quoted a spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Maja Kocijancic. EU says it has "no new conditions for Serbia" The news agency said that the spokeswoman "did not wish to go into details". According to an article in the Belgrade-based daily Politika, which cited unofficial sources in Belgrade, the European Union has laid down three new conditions for the start of accession talks before Serbia. In addition to demanding the abolition of Serbian institutions in the Serb, northern parts of Kosovo, the EU seeks "mutual opening of offices in Belgrade and Pristina", and a top level Belgrade-Pristina summit. According to this, the EU has even sought from Serbia to abolish the court in Kosovska Mitrovica and to introduce a special telephone number for Kosovo. Belgrade negotiator in the Kosovo dialogue Borislav Stefanovic and Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic have both denied the veracity of the newspaper's report. Tanjug

EU says it has "no new conditions for Serbia"

The news agency said that the spokeswoman "did not wish to go into details".

According to an article in the Belgrade-based daily Politika, which cited unofficial sources in Belgrade, the European Union has laid down three new conditions for the start of accession talks before Serbia.

In addition to demanding the abolition of Serbian institutions in the Serb, northern parts of Kosovo, the EU seeks "mutual opening of offices in Belgrade and Priština", and a top level Belgrade-Priština summit.

According to this, the EU has even sought from Serbia to abolish the court in Kosovska Mitrovica and to introduce a special telephone number for Kosovo.

Belgrade negotiator in the Kosovo dialogue Borislav Stefanović and Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović have both denied the veracity of the newspaper's report.

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