EU accession of Balkan countries "possible in ten years"
Austrian diplomat Wolfgang Petritsch says the accession of the Balkans to the EU is possible in ten years' time.
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"Because of its size and economic importance, Serbia has a lot of responsibility for regional security, and a stable Western Balkans is impossible without its commitment," Petritsch told the Belgrade daily Politika in an interview.
He added that Serbia is a neutral country with a European perspective that has rejected radical nationalism and ignored provocations of its neighbors.
Asked whether he was in favor of changing the Dayton Accord, Petritsch said that the peace deal that ended the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina has "outlived its usefulness."
"What we need now is an agreement that comes from within and reflects the wishes of domestic people," said Petritsch, who in the past served as high UN representative for Bosnia.
Petritsch added that he "does not support the secessionist referendum policy of RS President Milorad Dodik because he does not want it to become a small internationally isolated state."
He said that Belgrade is "wise enough to oppose the aspirations of the independence of the RS (Serb Republic, Serb entity in Bosnia), because that would bring the region into a crisis and stop Serbia's path towards European integration."
cant you Serbs see the EU is falling,EU is going to be dead in 2018......its falling day by day...look on news sites....not just Serbian ones....Russia ,china and the SCO-BRICS are taking over the world...America-EU are dying....its over for them....wake up....cant you see the investments rolling in Serbia and money,,,,,more jobs...forget about the EU and worry about your aging population, Serbs in Serbia ,the region and the world have to have bigger families to have youth never mind the EU that's over....worry about having a big population in 10 years......
(NWO is coming, 27 June 2017 00:48)
Montenegro can join earlier. Macedonia as well, with the help from 10 year EU member Bulgaria. Serbia will join in 15+ years, at the same time as Albania and Bosnia. As of now, Serbia is unfortunately the last stranglehold Russia has in the Balkans, and will therefore continue to cause instability.
(Hrvatska, 26 June 2017 21:20)
Oh My, only ten more years to go, that is nothing, we Serbians live for ever but I am not sure Srbija will ???
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 26 June 2017 17:09)
The RS will soon join Serbia and both will show a big F... Y.. to the German EU Reich. The EU is dead, it just hasn't been buried yet!
(Tito, 26 June 2017 15:59)
"What we need now is an agreement that comes from within and reflects the wishes of domestic people," said Petritsch..
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In other words, nothing has changed. They want an agreement that reflects the wishes of domestic people (whose religion is Muslim). Bosnia is stuck.
Also, in 10 years, the Eurosceptic parties will have made significant gains and the EU, if it exists, will be another German failure.
(Zoran, 26 June 2017 15:29)
The RS will soon join Serbia and both will show a big F... Y.. to the German EU Reich. The EU is dead, it just hasn't been buried yet!
(Tito, 26 June 2017 15:59)
"What we need now is an agreement that comes from within and reflects the wishes of domestic people," said Petritsch..
--
In other words, nothing has changed. They want an agreement that reflects the wishes of domestic people (whose religion is Muslim). Bosnia is stuck.
Also, in 10 years, the Eurosceptic parties will have made significant gains and the EU, if it exists, will be another German failure.
(Zoran, 26 June 2017 15:29)
Oh My, only ten more years to go, that is nothing, we Serbians live for ever but I am not sure Srbija will ???
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 26 June 2017 17:09)
cant you Serbs see the EU is falling,EU is going to be dead in 2018......its falling day by day...look on news sites....not just Serbian ones....Russia ,china and the SCO-BRICS are taking over the world...America-EU are dying....its over for them....wake up....cant you see the investments rolling in Serbia and money,,,,,more jobs...forget about the EU and worry about your aging population, Serbs in Serbia ,the region and the world have to have bigger families to have youth never mind the EU that's over....worry about having a big population in 10 years......
(NWO is coming, 27 June 2017 00:48)
Montenegro can join earlier. Macedonia as well, with the help from 10 year EU member Bulgaria. Serbia will join in 15+ years, at the same time as Albania and Bosnia. As of now, Serbia is unfortunately the last stranglehold Russia has in the Balkans, and will therefore continue to cause instability.
(Hrvatska, 26 June 2017 21:20)
Montenegro can join earlier. Macedonia as well, with the help from 10 year EU member Bulgaria. Serbia will join in 15+ years, at the same time as Albania and Bosnia. As of now, Serbia is unfortunately the last stranglehold Russia has in the Balkans, and will therefore continue to cause instability.
(Hrvatska, 26 June 2017 21:20)
The RS will soon join Serbia and both will show a big F... Y.. to the German EU Reich. The EU is dead, it just hasn't been buried yet!
(Tito, 26 June 2017 15:59)
"What we need now is an agreement that comes from within and reflects the wishes of domestic people," said Petritsch..
--
In other words, nothing has changed. They want an agreement that reflects the wishes of domestic people (whose religion is Muslim). Bosnia is stuck.
Also, in 10 years, the Eurosceptic parties will have made significant gains and the EU, if it exists, will be another German failure.
(Zoran, 26 June 2017 15:29)
Oh My, only ten more years to go, that is nothing, we Serbians live for ever but I am not sure Srbija will ???
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 26 June 2017 17:09)
cant you Serbs see the EU is falling,EU is going to be dead in 2018......its falling day by day...look on news sites....not just Serbian ones....Russia ,china and the SCO-BRICS are taking over the world...America-EU are dying....its over for them....wake up....cant you see the investments rolling in Serbia and money,,,,,more jobs...forget about the EU and worry about your aging population, Serbs in Serbia ,the region and the world have to have bigger families to have youth never mind the EU that's over....worry about having a big population in 10 years......
(NWO is coming, 27 June 2017 00:48)