2 minutes agoHahn: No date can be given for Serbia for membership, without normalising reports with Kosovo
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn spoke of television “O2” in the EU enlargement strategy and specifying that 2025 is “realist and attainable but also ambitious deadline.” When asked what are Serbia's biggest obligations and obstacles on the road to EU membership, the commissioner said: “One of them is [...]
When asked what are Serbia's biggest obligations and obstacles on the road to EU membership, the commissioner said:
“One of them is certainly normalisation with Kosovo, and other results in the area of rule of law. Laws in general exist, further harmonisation is necessary, but what really matters is evidence of results and their implementation. ”
The day on which the EU enlargement strategy will be presented, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said 2025 is not the year when Serbia and Montenegro “should” be in the EU, reports “b92”, Periscopi broadcast.
It is a mistake to say with full confidence that we and the European Commission have said Serbia and Montenegro should be in the EU by 2025. This is not an indicator date, so these countries must work hard and follow that” road, Juncker said in Strasbourg before presenting the Enlargement Strategy./Periscopi/
