peace building toward state building. |
put on the brake. |
Serbia has a concrete and tangible EU perspective, but Serbia has to make sure that its future is not taken hostage to certain obstacles. |
Serbia still has some weeks to achieve full cooperation -- roughly at the end of March. |
Serbia truly is at a crossroads today. It's clear 2006 is a year of major challenges. |
Significant efforts are needed to effectively combat organized crime and corruption, especially at high level. |
Suspension of negotiations is certainly one alternative, and I expect that the Serbian government will take this message very seriously. Serbia has to chose now between its nationalist past and a European future. |
The accession process is a tool for enhancing security and stability in that region which has suffered so many wars and ethnic conflicts in the last decade, |
The agreement ... paves the way for a smooth adoption of the negotiating framework and thus the opening of the accession negotiations with Turkey, |
The agreement between the member states paves the way for a smooth adoption of the negotiating framework and thus the opening of the accession negotiations with Turkey on Oct. 3, |
The negotiations will be strict and fair, |
The negotiations, once started, will certainly be long and difficult. And in many ways the process of negotiations and reform will be as important as the outcome. |
They can count on it that the EU will in principle use the same logic and calculations as during the expansion from 15 to 25. |
This is a litmus test whether Turkey is seriously committed to the freedom of expression and reforms that enhance the rule of law and benefit all Turkish citizens. |
This issue involves the Greek Cypriots. Unless the Turkish parliament ratifies the additional protocol, going ahead in negotiations will not be possible. |