Maas: Kosovo, Serbia in the EU, only after reaching final agreement

A comprehensive agreement between Pristina and Belgrade will not only boost regional stability, but also open both countries' prospects for EU membership.

So has German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who conveyed the official Berlin message today opening a conference of Western Balkan foreign ministers within the Berlin Process,

The Kosovo-Serbia deal is necessary and condition for membership, respectively, the European perspective of both countries. We support the mediation and relief that Miroslav Lajcak and Josep Borrell are doing, and we expect results”