EU representative: Kosovo not problem
Chief of the EU delegation in Serbia, Vincent Degert, said that Kosovo would not be a problem in Serbia's EU membership negotiations.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, February 08, 2010
"In all cases, the EU insists on separating the process of European integration, which Serbia is progressing in, from the question of the final status of Kosovo, and this approach has been shown to be effective," Degert said.
He said that "Kosovo is heading down its own path of European integration, while Serbia is on its own route and has made a lot of progress."
"Until a solution is found, there are many everyday question that have an effect on the lives of the people, which must be solved. For example-the recognition of property, civil and other legal issues, the question of customs and trade. These all call for practical solutions. That is what the EU supports," he said.
Degert said that the European Commission is ready to discuss the Serbian demand for EU candidacy, and that it is waiting to receive the go-ahead for doing so from the Council of Ministers.
