BRUSSELS -- Brussels is likely to "serve" new negotiating rules on accession to Serbia and other countries in the region seeking EU membership, "Novosti" reports
EU "launches" a new plan for Serbia: Forget membership?
BRUSSELS -- Brussels is likely to "serve" new negotiating rules on accession to Serbia and other countries in the region seeking EU membership, "Novosti" reports
Source: Tanjug
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That should happen at the next EU Western Balkans summit in May 2020, highlights the paper and adds that there are more models at stake, each heading towards offering a privileged partnership to candidate countries instead of enlargement, more precisely, economic integration without formal membership.
The new negotiating methodology, according to the paper, is largely being discussed directly between the two most influential EU countries, France and Germany, while the broadest circles of these agreements include, above all, the most hard-working countries when it comes to the accession of new states - the Netherlands and Denmark.
The agreement, the newspaper added, is expected to be reached within the next six months and adopted at the European Council in March next year.
One idea is to introduce the so-called sectoral integration into the EU, that is, after the closure of each chapter, the state virtually fully enters the EU system in the relevant field, rather than waiting, as before, to become a full member.
For example, "Novosti" explains, when it completes negotiations in the field of transport, traffic or ecology, the candidate country would immediately have access to all EU funds, like any other member state.
"Norwegian model" is also on the table, according to which, instead of EU membership, Serbia and other countries of the region would be offered membership in two key European institutions - the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Economic Area (EEA), whose members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, which are not EU members, the newspaper finds out.
Brussels diplomats argue that France insists that the new accession rules be changed not only for the countries that have yet to start negotiations, namely North Macedonia, Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina, but also for Serbia and Montenegro, which have been moving forward in the process.
There are also those who believe that the EU would act contrary to its main principles and values if they change the rules for Belgrade and Podgorica in the midst of the race to membership, but Serbia and Montenegro are more likely to be covered by the new methodology, "Novosti" concludes.
Your post reminds me of something that C.S. Lewis wrote:
"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."
(Make Serbia Great, 4 November 2019 15:07)
The west is corrupt capitalism feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. West is a dog eat dog society.
(Al, 29 October 2019 23:30)
Absolutely agree. I know the Soviet-style "heaven on Earth" first hand. It was (is) a corrupt system feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. It was (is) a dog eat dog society.
I guess, we need an other Planet Earth.
(Ataman, 31 October 2019 18:16)
@ralph
To some extent I agree with you. Any monies received from EU reased to all candidate countries is a money from the hard working tax payers from Austria, Germany, France, UK.
But Ralph this is how business is run. And candidate countries do produce pay back in some way in return.
(British, 30 October 2019 09:07)
If I were a Greek, Italian, Spaniard, Romanian or Bulgarian I would be concerned because you also will be considered undesirable in the same way Serbs, Montenegrins and Albanians are. due to the economics of the EU. In other words changes are coming for you also
With Brexit there will be less money to subsidize non producers. This is a precursor to the EU going down
(Sam D, 30 October 2019 00:44)
EU = Extraordinary Union.
Eastern European nations should form a soviet style union and stay away from the west. The west is corrupt capitalism feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. West is a dog eat dog society.
(Al, 29 October 2019 23:30)
The EU is just playing with Serbia, knowing full well the only viable choice for Serbia is the EU. Unfortunately, Vucic and company are too naive to realize it. The fact that Hong Kong wants nothing to do with China should be a clear signal for Serbia to run the other way. Also, forget Putin, since Russia is cash poor with the price of oil sinking for the foreseeable future.
(Ralph W., 29 October 2019 21:15)
Like a MAGICIAN in this case rep Serbia should have a plan "B" and tell EU a whole truth they no longer are the negotiators there are others due to changes EU made Ev
China or India or Russia prefered choice. Or Japan very good friend of rep Serbia.
(Ljiljana, 29 October 2019 19:54)
"For example, "Novosti" explains, when it completes negotiations in the field of transport, traffic or ecology, the candidate country would immediately have access to all EU funds, like any other member state."
It's so funny and true that this all the lesser countries care about. What will the EU give us? What can we get? They have no interest in joining the EU to be part of something. The powers that be just see it as a welfare program. (That the leaders usually figure out how to milk for their own personal gains.)
There's even money in the process now while in discussion with the EU. And if the EU didn't pay money for these countries to have dialogue with them, there would be no talks.
A collective bunch of beggars. This is why the stonger countries (at least the general population of those countries) of the EU want out. It's a giant wealth transfer in the name of integration.
(Thomas, 29 October 2019 18:49)
If that is what's on the EU agenda it's fine by me.
EU in return should not chair any talks between siptari in our province kosovo* and Rep Serbia.
In any case its wrong now as it is.
(British, 29 October 2019 13:01)
"Economic integration without formal membership" means handing over your economy without having any say about it so the plunder can continue. That is what is behind this. China does not make any requirements like this. It just achieves influence by providing loans which are then used to implement infrastructural projects by Chinese companies. Winwin on multiple levels for the Chinese.
The EU makes a big mistake. I already heard officials in the region talk that they will make phone calls to Beijing, Moscow, Ankara and other places. Didn't Europe learn from history? If you leave the Balkans to itself rather sooner than later powers come to play there. Xi, Putin, Erdogan and others are already wringing their hands.
(Joe A, 29 October 2019 11:37)
Never trust the EU... We've known about this plan for the last three weeks after it was leaked to an intergovernmental committee. Its pretty explosive stuff and the EU will put up their usual smokescreen of vague comments and denials, but where there's smoke there's fire.
(Tony (a Brit seconded to Berlin), 29 October 2019 11:02)
"Economic integration without formal membership" means handing over your economy without having any say about it so the plunder can continue. That is what is behind this. China does not make any requirements like this. It just achieves influence by providing loans which are then used to implement infrastructural projects by Chinese companies. Winwin on multiple levels for the Chinese.
The EU makes a big mistake. I already heard officials in the region talk that they will make phone calls to Beijing, Moscow, Ankara and other places. Didn't Europe learn from history? If you leave the Balkans to itself rather sooner than later powers come to play there. Xi, Putin, Erdogan and others are already wringing their hands.
(Joe A, 29 October 2019 11:37)
If that is what's on the EU agenda it's fine by me.
EU in return should not chair any talks between siptari in our province kosovo* and Rep Serbia.
In any case its wrong now as it is.
(British, 29 October 2019 13:01)
Never trust the EU... We've known about this plan for the last three weeks after it was leaked to an intergovernmental committee. Its pretty explosive stuff and the EU will put up their usual smokescreen of vague comments and denials, but where there's smoke there's fire.
(Tony (a Brit seconded to Berlin), 29 October 2019 11:02)
Like a MAGICIAN in this case rep Serbia should have a plan "B" and tell EU a whole truth they no longer are the negotiators there are others due to changes EU made Ev
China or India or Russia prefered choice. Or Japan very good friend of rep Serbia.
(Ljiljana, 29 October 2019 19:54)
EU = Extraordinary Union.
Eastern European nations should form a soviet style union and stay away from the west. The west is corrupt capitalism feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. West is a dog eat dog society.
(Al, 29 October 2019 23:30)
The EU is just playing with Serbia, knowing full well the only viable choice for Serbia is the EU. Unfortunately, Vucic and company are too naive to realize it. The fact that Hong Kong wants nothing to do with China should be a clear signal for Serbia to run the other way. Also, forget Putin, since Russia is cash poor with the price of oil sinking for the foreseeable future.
(Ralph W., 29 October 2019 21:15)
@ralph
To some extent I agree with you. Any monies received from EU reased to all candidate countries is a money from the hard working tax payers from Austria, Germany, France, UK.
But Ralph this is how business is run. And candidate countries do produce pay back in some way in return.
(British, 30 October 2019 09:07)
If I were a Greek, Italian, Spaniard, Romanian or Bulgarian I would be concerned because you also will be considered undesirable in the same way Serbs, Montenegrins and Albanians are. due to the economics of the EU. In other words changes are coming for you also
With Brexit there will be less money to subsidize non producers. This is a precursor to the EU going down
(Sam D, 30 October 2019 00:44)
"For example, "Novosti" explains, when it completes negotiations in the field of transport, traffic or ecology, the candidate country would immediately have access to all EU funds, like any other member state."
It's so funny and true that this all the lesser countries care about. What will the EU give us? What can we get? They have no interest in joining the EU to be part of something. The powers that be just see it as a welfare program. (That the leaders usually figure out how to milk for their own personal gains.)
There's even money in the process now while in discussion with the EU. And if the EU didn't pay money for these countries to have dialogue with them, there would be no talks.
A collective bunch of beggars. This is why the stonger countries (at least the general population of those countries) of the EU want out. It's a giant wealth transfer in the name of integration.
(Thomas, 29 October 2019 18:49)
The west is corrupt capitalism feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. West is a dog eat dog society.
(Al, 29 October 2019 23:30)
Absolutely agree. I know the Soviet-style "heaven on Earth" first hand. It was (is) a corrupt system feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. It was (is) a dog eat dog society.
I guess, we need an other Planet Earth.
(Ataman, 31 October 2019 18:16)
Your post reminds me of something that C.S. Lewis wrote:
"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."
(Make Serbia Great, 4 November 2019 15:07)
The EU is just playing with Serbia, knowing full well the only viable choice for Serbia is the EU. Unfortunately, Vucic and company are too naive to realize it. The fact that Hong Kong wants nothing to do with China should be a clear signal for Serbia to run the other way. Also, forget Putin, since Russia is cash poor with the price of oil sinking for the foreseeable future.
(Ralph W., 29 October 2019 21:15)
If that is what's on the EU agenda it's fine by me.
EU in return should not chair any talks between siptari in our province kosovo* and Rep Serbia.
In any case its wrong now as it is.
(British, 29 October 2019 13:01)
Like a MAGICIAN in this case rep Serbia should have a plan "B" and tell EU a whole truth they no longer are the negotiators there are others due to changes EU made Ev
China or India or Russia prefered choice. Or Japan very good friend of rep Serbia.
(Ljiljana, 29 October 2019 19:54)
If I were a Greek, Italian, Spaniard, Romanian or Bulgarian I would be concerned because you also will be considered undesirable in the same way Serbs, Montenegrins and Albanians are. due to the economics of the EU. In other words changes are coming for you also
With Brexit there will be less money to subsidize non producers. This is a precursor to the EU going down
(Sam D, 30 October 2019 00:44)
EU = Extraordinary Union.
Eastern European nations should form a soviet style union and stay away from the west. The west is corrupt capitalism feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. West is a dog eat dog society.
(Al, 29 October 2019 23:30)
@ralph
To some extent I agree with you. Any monies received from EU reased to all candidate countries is a money from the hard working tax payers from Austria, Germany, France, UK.
But Ralph this is how business is run. And candidate countries do produce pay back in some way in return.
(British, 30 October 2019 09:07)
Never trust the EU... We've known about this plan for the last three weeks after it was leaked to an intergovernmental committee. Its pretty explosive stuff and the EU will put up their usual smokescreen of vague comments and denials, but where there's smoke there's fire.
(Tony (a Brit seconded to Berlin), 29 October 2019 11:02)
"Economic integration without formal membership" means handing over your economy without having any say about it so the plunder can continue. That is what is behind this. China does not make any requirements like this. It just achieves influence by providing loans which are then used to implement infrastructural projects by Chinese companies. Winwin on multiple levels for the Chinese.
The EU makes a big mistake. I already heard officials in the region talk that they will make phone calls to Beijing, Moscow, Ankara and other places. Didn't Europe learn from history? If you leave the Balkans to itself rather sooner than later powers come to play there. Xi, Putin, Erdogan and others are already wringing their hands.
(Joe A, 29 October 2019 11:37)
The west is corrupt capitalism feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. West is a dog eat dog society.
(Al, 29 October 2019 23:30)
Absolutely agree. I know the Soviet-style "heaven on Earth" first hand. It was (is) a corrupt system feeding and stealing from the poor with their legal laws. It was (is) a dog eat dog society.
I guess, we need an other Planet Earth.
(Ataman, 31 October 2019 18:16)
"For example, "Novosti" explains, when it completes negotiations in the field of transport, traffic or ecology, the candidate country would immediately have access to all EU funds, like any other member state."
It's so funny and true that this all the lesser countries care about. What will the EU give us? What can we get? They have no interest in joining the EU to be part of something. The powers that be just see it as a welfare program. (That the leaders usually figure out how to milk for their own personal gains.)
There's even money in the process now while in discussion with the EU. And if the EU didn't pay money for these countries to have dialogue with them, there would be no talks.
A collective bunch of beggars. This is why the stonger countries (at least the general population of those countries) of the EU want out. It's a giant wealth transfer in the name of integration.
(Thomas, 29 October 2019 18:49)
Your post reminds me of something that C.S. Lewis wrote:
"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."
(Make Serbia Great, 4 November 2019 15:07)