Σάββατο 13 Νοεμβρίου 2010

Diplomatic Diary: Poland backs Serbia's EU integration


se times

09/11/2010
Poland reaffirms support for the EU integration of Western Balkans countries. Also in diplomacy: Serbia and Slovenia welcome stronger bilateral ties.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski visited Belgrade on Monday (November 8th) where he met with Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic. Talks focused on Serbia's EU integration bid, the same topic he'll discuss in Macedonia. His Balkan tour aims to reaffirm Warsaw's interest in the Western Balkans' EU integration, ahead of Poland's turn at the helm on the rotating EU presidency next summer.
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Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and visiting Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor agreed on November 2nd that political and economic relations between their countries are improving. Cvetkovic thanked Pahor for his country's support of Serbia's EU bid.
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele is expected to visit Podgorica on Wednesday (November 10th), a day after the European Commission (EC) publishes a progress report on Montenegro. It is expected that EC will recommend granting EU candidate status to Montenegro, but will warn the country about its effort to fight organised crime and corruption, and urge the improvement judiciary reforms in order to open accession talks. Montenegro submitted its formal application for EU membership in 2008.
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Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on November 3rd in Banja Luka that Serbia will continue supporting the new leadership of Republika Srpska (RS). Jeremic arrived in RS a day after the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Central Election Commission confirmed the results of the October 3rd general elections. He congratulated incumbent Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on winning the RS presidential race. They agreed that Belgrade and Banja Luka should boost economic co-operation.
(Various sources – 02/11/10-09/11/10)
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