"Serbia will wait for date for long time"

Serbia will have to wait a long time for a date to start EU accession negotiations says the head of the Committee for European Affairs of the German parliament.

Izvor: Beta

Thursday, 27.06.2013.

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BELGRADE Serbia will have to wait a long time for a date to start EU accession negotiations says the head of the Committee for European Affairs of the German parliament. Gunther Krichbaum told Thursday's edition of Belgrade's Vecernje Novosti daily that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be able to tomorrow only vote for January as the earliest date, "provided that Serbia by then provides new evidence about the implementation of the agreements with Pristina." "Serbia will wait for date for long time" "The Bundestag, with the votes of the ruling coalition of Christian Democrats and Liberals will adopt (on Thursday) a resolution at a plenary session. This document gives the green light that Serbia's been waiting for, " he was quoted as saying by the newspaper. The German official then added that it was "necessary that the European Council in December evaluates the implementation of the Brussels agreement so that negotiations could begin in January 2014 at the earliest." "I was glad to see how Serbia acted boldly and decisively in the last few months. One thing is clear: if these important steps had not been taken, we would not be able to give the green light today," said Krichbaum. The German parliament is expected to declare itself on the launching of negotiations on Serbia's membership in the EU, that could affect the final decision of the European Council. The European Council, which consists of the heads of state or government of the EU countries will on Friday, based on the recommendations of ministers of foreign affairs, will decide on the start of negotiations with Serbia. It will depend on the German parliament's decision whether the mandate for the accession negotiations will again have to be confirmed by the leaders, or if this would be done, as until now, by the Council of Ministers. (Beta/AP, file) Beta Vecernje novosti

"Serbia will wait for date for long time"

"The Bundestag, with the votes of the ruling coalition of Christian Democrats and Liberals will adopt (on Thursday) a resolution at a plenary session. This document gives the green light that Serbia's been waiting for, " he was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

The German official then added that it was "necessary that the European Council in December evaluates the implementation of the Brussels agreement so that negotiations could begin in January 2014 at the earliest."

"I was glad to see how Serbia acted boldly and decisively in the last few months. One thing is clear: if these important steps had not been taken, we would not be able to give the green light today," said Krichbaum.

The German parliament is expected to declare itself on the launching of negotiations on Serbia's membership in the EU, that could affect the final decision of the European Council.

The European Council, which consists of the heads of state or government of the EU countries will on Friday, based on the recommendations of ministers of foreign affairs, will decide on the start of negotiations with Serbia.

It will depend on the German parliament's decision whether the mandate for the accession negotiations will again have to be confirmed by the leaders, or if this would be done, as until now, by the Council of Ministers.

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