Holland will vote for the implementation of the interim trade agreement with Serbia at the EU Council of Ministers meeting next week, daily Dnevnik writes. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen will vote in favor of the beginning of the implementation of the agreement at the if Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz’s next report is as favorable as the previous one, the daily writes
Posts Tagged ‘Interim’
Trade deal to be unblocked soon?
December 2nd, 2009 |
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The Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) between EU and Serbia could be unfrozen at the EU Council of Ministers regular meeting next Monday and Tuesday. This is according to an article published in Wednesday in Belgrade daily Politika.
Dutch to unfreeze interim agreement?
November 26th, 2009 |
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Serbia has managed to come within reach of unfreezing of the Interim Trade Agreement, Belgrade daily Blic writes. The trade deal is a part of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), which the Netherlands has been blocking demanding Serbia’s full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal.
EP on interim trade agreement
November 25th, 2009 |
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The European Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee is expected to adopt a resolution in support of the ratification of EU’s interim trade agreement with Serbia. This resolution, if adopted, would be sent to the EU Council of Ministers.
Tadić on EU application, interim trade deal
November 23rd, 2009 |
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President Boris Tadić says Serbia would do everything to unblock the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) with the EU by the end of 2009. This was described as a precondition for submitting an EU membership candidate application.
Äelić hopeful of interim deal unfreezing
October 22nd, 2009 |
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Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Äelić expects EU members to discuss the unfreezing of the Interim Trade Agreement with Serbia by the end of the year.
Addressing the Swedish Foreign Affairs Institute in Stockholm, Äelić said that he was convinced that Serbia would be on the white Schengen list next year.
Äelić hopeful of interim deal unfreezing
October 22nd, 2009 |
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Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Äelić expects EU members to discuss the unfreezing of the Interim Trade Agreement with Serbia by the end of the year.
Addressing the Swedish Foreign Affairs Institute in Stockholm, Äelić said that he was convinced that Serbia would be on the white Schengen list next year.
EC calls for unfreezing of interim agreement
October 14th, 2009 |
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The European Commission has called on the EU to implement the Interim Trade Agreement with Serbia in Brussels today. In its annual progress report on the Western Balkan states, the EC states that the authorities in Belgrade have proven their commitment to EU integration, are implementing the trade agreement, and are consistently cooperating with the Hague Tribunal.
EC urges EU to “unblock trade deal”
October 7th, 2009 |
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The EU should unblock the Interim Trade Agreement with Serbia, a new European Commission document states. The EC advocates the move because the authorities in Belgrade have proven their commitment to European integration and further improved cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, even though the two remaining fugitives are still on the run.
Bildt: Vital for interim deal to kick in first
September 15th, 2009 |
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says Serbia’s application for EU candidate status will only be successful if the interim agreement is implemented first. He said that potential EU candidates must first hold consultations with all EU member-states and the European Commission before submitting a membership application.
Bildt: Interim deal before candidacy
September 14th, 2009 |
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says Serbia and the EU must begin implementing the interim agreement before Serbia becomes applies for membership. “First the interim agreement between the EU and Serbia must take effect, then we will be ready to accept Serbia’s EU candidacy application, but, until the agreement is implemented, there can be no talk of the right timing for Serbia’s application,†Bildt said.
“Agreement with Serbia important”
July 29th, 2009 |
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Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said that it is important for Italy that the Interim Trade Agreement between the EU and Serbia be unfrozen. “Italy is decisively dedicated to convincing its partners in the EU who do not support the unfreezing of the Interim Trade Agreement,†Frattini told Belgrade daily VeÄernje Novosti.