28 minutes agoEU eases stance on Serbia, won't end membership negotiations
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)A compromise, teaches Serbian media “Noova”, has been reached between Serbia and European parliamentarians, who in the draft report about Serbia, will not be required to close negotiations on Serbia's membership in the European Union if it does not impose sanctions against the Russian Federation. According to information from this medium, the original draft required that negotiations be concluded [...]
According to information from this medium, the original draft required to close Serbia's negotiations with the EU until the implementation of sanctions against Russia, the draft “report has been tamed” compared to the previous one it announced.
The Eurodeputs will challenge the draft report for strategy and enlargement at the European Parliament's Foreign Policy Commission, which is envisioned on 13 October. The final version of the resolution, which is expected to pass in November, will be voted in.
The largest parliamentary groups -- Socialists, greens, liberals and populations -- according to information from this Serbian medium -- have made compromises in the amendments referring to Serbia”.
Amanda “is softer than the draft-report part”.
“Advancing Serbia's membership negotiations, only if Serbia adjusts to sanctions against Russia and achieves significant progress in reforms related to the enlargement process”, says the ambassador which Serbia has seen “Nova.rs”, but that no one mentions Serbia's “end-termination to negotiations with the EU<5>.
However, it is said that “any progress towards the EU” cannot be made without imposing sanctions on Russia.
After Nikola Selakovic signed the European Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consultations Plan of Serbia and Russia with Sergey Lavrov in New York, there were harsh reactions from the EU, which, among other things, stressed that this could be a signal to end the negotiations process with Serbia.
After signing the document between Selakovic and Lavrov, EP Green Group member Violet von Cremon, said it could be a signal to freeze the EU negotiation process with Serbia.
And the second largest EP grouping ʹthe European Social Democrats announced that the EU cannot continue membership negotiations with Serbia unless it respects EU sanctions against Russia and announced it will be included in the next EP report on enlargement.
