6 hours agoEP rapporteur for Serbia: Normalisation of Pristina-Belgrade relations, precondition for EU accession
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)European Parliament rapporteur for Serbia Vladimir Bilkki has said normalising relations between Kosovo and Serbia is “a priority and precondition for EU accession”. “Just as we expect more from Serbia, so we should expect more from ourselves”, is the essence of the conclusions and estimates of the Eurodeput [...]
“just as we expect more from Serbia, so we should expect more from ourselves” is the essence of the conclusions and estimates of the eurodeput presented in the draft Report on Serbia, which he presented today to the European Parliament Foreign Policy Committee, broadcasts Klan Kosova.
He called on the EU Council to open additional chapters with Serbia and all Eurodeputs to support the Serbian authorities' constructive commitment to implement important reforms in the country.
“We expect more from Serbia, but also from the EU ʹ is the essence of Bilcic's conclusions and assessments presented in the draft Report on Serbia, which he presented today before the European Parliament Foreign Policy Committee.
The rapporteur for Serbia in the EP estimates that “political crisis in Serbia from 2019/2020 has not yet ended” and calls on all relevant political factors in the country to participate fully in political competition and democratic institutions in the country, Tanjug reports, broadcast Klan Kosova.
He stressed that the EP is ready to continue interparty dialogue, whose results should be seen “very much ahead of the upcoming” elections in the country, scheduled for the spring of 2020.
I appreciate that the new government adopted the proposal for constitutional changes and presented it to the National Assembly. We all know how difficult it is to change Serbia's Constitution, but we need a change as comprehensive as possible, with the aim of Serbia's entry into the EU”, he said, broadcasts Klan Kosova.
