France unreservedly supports Serbia’s endeavors for getting the status of candidate for European Union membership. This is according to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Božidar Äelić, who was in Paris on Tuesday.
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Candidacy realistic in 2011, says EU official
November 25th, 2010 |
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule told B92 that it was realistic to expect that Serbia would receive EU candidacy status by the end of 2011.
However, he said that the date would depend on the quality of Serbia’s answers to the questions in the EC questionnaire.
Candidacy decision given to Äukanović
November 11th, 2010 |
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele handed in a positive opinion of the EC on Montenegro’s application for membership in the EU. Fuele gave the document to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Äukanović.
Optimism ahead of EU candidacy decision
October 24th, 2010 |
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EU foreign ministers will decide on future of Serbia’s EU candidacy bid on Monday. Belgrade officials believe they have reasons to be optimistic.
EU foreign ministers will decide whether to forward Serbia’s EU candidacy application to the European Commission.
EU expected to give green light for candidacy bid
October 23rd, 2010 |
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Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić expects the EU Council of Ministers to forward Serbia’s candidacy bid to European Commission (EC).
He said that we should wait until Monday when the decision would be formally approved by consensus and when “all foreign ministers of EU member states will stand behind itâ€.
“EU candidacy along with Hague cooperationâ€
October 22nd, 2010 |
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EU foreign ministers are expected to request an “opinion on Serbia’s readiness to receive a candidate status†from the EC on Monday in Luxembourg.
The EU foreign ministers will request an opinion on Serbia’s EU candidacy bid but they will also stress Belgrade’s obligation to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal.
Finland supports submission of candidacy
October 18th, 2010 |
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Finland supports the submission of Serbia’s EU candidacy to the EC at the meeting of EU foreign ministers on October 25. This is according to Finland’s Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb.
“Serbia will make effort for candidacy”
October 10th, 2010 |
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Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Äelić said that the official Belgrade would make an effort until the last moment to get a “green light” for its candidacy. Two weeks prior to the EU Council of Ministers’ session, where the fate of Serbian candidacy for the membership will be decided, the enlargement remains supported by 26 out of 27 EU countries.
Serbia’s candidacy to be discussed Oct. 25
September 23rd, 2010 |
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EU Foreign Affairs Council will discuss Serbia’s request for EU membership at the meeting in Luxembourg on October 25. This is according to Belgian Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere.
Brussels: Candidacy on agenda in October
September 13th, 2010 |
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It was confirmed at an EU ministerial meeting that Serbia’s application for EU candidate status would be sent to the European Commission in October. Slovenia proposed the idea to the ministers and all 27 member-states confirmed that Serbia’s application should be forwarded to the EC, even though Holland’s foreign minister said that his country’s government has not been formed yet and that it cannot take a formal stance until this happens and consultations are held on the issue.
Serbia “ready for candidacyâ€
September 13th, 2010 |
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European Integration Office chief Milica Delević stated that Serbia is ready to become a candidate for European Union membership. “I hope that Serbia’s application for the Union membership will soon be forwarded to the European Commission, but this does not mean an automatic granting of candidate status, rather the beginning of the process in which the EC would recommend whether Serbia is ready for this status,†Delević told daily Blic.
German FM: Time for Serbia’s candidacy consultations
September 11th, 2010 |
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that the consultations on forwarding Serbia’s EU candidacy application to the European Commission should start. Westerwelle stated that the adoption of the Serbia-EU Kosovo resolution on Thursday has created a good foundation for the start of these consultations.
“Green light for candidacy bid in October”
September 10th, 2010 |
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The EU Council of Ministers could soon decide on Serbia’s application for EU candidacy, daily VeÄernje novosti writes. As things are now, the EU 27 will put the Serbian EU candidacy application on the agenda of the Council of Ministers’ meeting on October 10 in Luxembourg, the daily has reported.
“EU candidacy used to pressure Serbia”
August 16th, 2010 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić says Serbia’s application for EU membership will be discussed by the end of the year, rather than in September. The reason for this, Äelić told Politika daily, is that some EU countries are using it to impose pressure ahead of the debate on Kosovo at the United Nations General Assembly.
Deputy PM: EU candidacy after UN session
July 24th, 2010 |
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Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Äelić said that the question of Serbia’s EU candidacy would be discussed after the UN General Assembly meets in September. He said that Brussels would wait to see how Serbia would approach the question of the International Court of Justice’s opinion on Kosovo at the UN meeting before it decides on the next course of action regarding Serbia’s EU candidacy.
LDP: Elections after EU candidacy
April 17th, 2010 |
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Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader ÄŒedomir Jovanović said that new elections should be called once Serbia becomes a candidate for EU membership. “We must reach an agreement, to see when the elections would be most useful. This is the moment when Serbia’s entrance into the EU would be certain, when we receive a positive answer on our candidacy for membership. We expect that this will happen in the coming year, and then it will be time for elections,†he told daily VeÄernje novosti said.
EU to look at candidacy bid “in June”
February 12th, 2010 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić spoke with new European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Feule in Brussels on Thursday. Beta news agency reports that he said that Serbia had received Fuele’s full support to take further steps toward European integration.
EU: No discussion on candidacy
January 25th, 2010 |
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Serbia’s EU candidacy will not be discussed during the two-day EU Council of Ministers session that begins on Monday. The meeting will be used to focus on the priorities of the Spanish presidency, with special attention put on economic recovery in the EU, strengthening foreign policies and implementing the Lisbon Agreement.
Degert: Legal steps needed before candidacy
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Head of the European Commission (EC) Delegation in Serbia Vincent Degert said that Serbia must complete certain legal steps before becoming an EU candidate. He said that there will be a ministerial meeting held in Brussels next week at which Serbia’s candidacy for EU membership will be discussed.
Prague to back Serbia’s EU candidacy
January 20th, 2010 |
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The relations between Serbia and the Czech Republic are very good, said Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić and his Czech counterpart and Deputy PM Jan Kohout. As the two ministers met in Belgrade on Wednesday, they found that their countries have managed to isolate the only seriously open issue – the status of Kosovo – in such a way that it does not represent the obstacle for the further improvement of relations, reports said.