EU welcomes Serbia warcrimes 'action plan', awaits results
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The European Union welcomed a Serbian &amp;quot;action plan&amp;quot; to achieve full cooperation with UN prosecutors seeking to try war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic and urged Belgrade to put it into practice.
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BRUSSELS (BBC News) - The EU expects Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania to have signed initial deals paving the way for eventual entry into the bloc by the end of 2008, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said in Brussels on Tuesday. "I expect that in 2008 conditions will be fulfilled and thus we will be able to complete Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) with all countries in the region," EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said in Brussels on Tuesday. He praised Serbia in particular for turning its back on its nationalist past by supporting the work of the UN's war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
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The Serbian Prime Minister, Vojislav Kostunica, has said future Serbian war crimes cases should be tried before Serbian courts.
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New European Union President Slovenia said on Tuesday it backed signing an accord with Serbia that is a first step towards EU membership as soon as possible, possibly by the end of this month.
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"We hope for a continuity. We would like to see the democratic forces of Serbia winning."  By William SchombergLJUBLJANA  - New European Union President Slovenia said on Tuesday it aimed to sign an accord with Serbia that is a first step towards EU membership soon, possibly by the end of this month.But EU enlargement chief Olli Rehn insisted that Belgrade must first meet a condition of full cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal on the former Yugoslavia."I am one of those who believe the SAA should be signed as soon as possible, possibly by the end of this month, but some of our colleagues have to be persuaded this is a good idea," Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel told reporters. Read more
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The European Union said Monday it would put Serbia and Montenegro back on track for possible membership after the two republics agreed to negotiate with trading bloc.
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The European Union will resume talks  with Serbia on closer ties next week after Belgrade boosted  cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal for the former  Yugoslavia, the EU&#39;s executive said on Thursday.
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The handover of a Bosnian Serb war  crimes suspect to The Hague at the weekend was a deliberate  cooperation test for Serbia arranged by U.N. chief prosecutor  Carla del Ponte, Belgrade radio reported on Monday.
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Serbia on Monday hailed its acquittal before the World Court on genocide charges filed by Bosnia, saying it would help regional reconciliation.Comment
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European Union leaders backed away Friday from offering Serbia a fast-track to membership and again cautioned Belgrade that its future entry hinges on full cooperation in handing over war crime suspects for trial.
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The chief prosecutor at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Carla Del Ponte, has told the BBC that &quot;all possible measures&quot; should be taken against Serbia over Belgrade&#39;s reluctance to arrest those indicted for crimes in the former Yugoslavia.
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The European Union resumed talks on closer ties with Serbia on Wednesday after Belgrade boosted cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal, even though top genocide indictee Ratko Mladic remains at large.
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"The EU will be ready to give a formal go-ahead to the mission a few days after the election"  The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Tuesday that the EU will sanction the dispatch of a police force to Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo after the country's presidential election. via RIA Novosti
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European Union and NATO  defense chiefs on Thursday mapped out plans for steering the  breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo through a tense period  while ensuring a future exit strategy for their armies.
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U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del  Ponte praised Serbia for &quot;serious commitment&quot; to the handover  of war crimes fugitives on Wednesday, saying &quot;we may have other  positive results&quot; before her June 18 formal report.
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The European Union gave the final approval Saturday for the deployment of a 1,800-member policing and administration mission in Kosovo.
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European Union leaders are set to offer Serbia a fast track to candidacy for membership of the bloc and pledge to step up preparations for a police mission to stabilize Kosovo, a draft statement for Friday's EU summit said.