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"A new stabilisation and association agreement has been adopted today between the EU and Serbia which provides for the establishment of a free trade area and offers the prospect of the country’s accession to the EU. Given our views on enlargement, we abstained from this report.
However, we disagreed with some of its aspects, specifically, the conditions imposed by the EU and, in particular, the demand for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which continues to be a prerequisite for Serbia’s future accession to the EU. These issues have not been put to other countries in similar positions. We should also remember that in order for the agreement to enter into force, it needs to be ratified by the 27 Member States.
The Stabilisation and Association Agreement, signed in 2008, provides for the establishment of a free trade area between the EU and Serbia and offers a prospect of this country’s accession to the EU. Serbia submitted its bid for EU membership in December 2009. In October of last year, the Council asked the Commission to prepare an opinion on this country’s request for accession, which will be presented this autumn."@en1
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