Shea: Serbia must not become an EU member until it formally recognises Kosovo independence

For Kloncosova.tv, he said that with normalisation, he also included the ban Serbia should make on the campaign, which keeps Kosovo out of international organisations.

My”Pictum and I've stated many times, is that Serbia should not become an EU member until it has officially recognised Kosovo's independence and normalise its relations with it (including its campaign ban to keep Kosovo out of international organisations)”.

”Comatibility to resolve disputes peacefully and pursue good relations with neighbours in a spirit of compromise and constructive commitment seems to me as an essential value of EU membership. Of course this means that Kosovo should demonstrate the same constructive approach, but negotiations should be based on realities, and Belgrade's denial when it comes to Kosovo's treatment as a real country and an independent state does not help things”.

” As far as the EU is concerned, Brussels does not say Belgrade cannot have a relationship with Moscow if it wants one. There are EU leaders still talking to Putin (even though less than in the past) and President Vuciq can certainly do the same. But what the EU rightly expects is that candidate countries negotiating to join the EU and take all the benefits of membership, should show solidarity and implement EU foreign policy and security measures, such as economic sanctions”.