EU signs deal on ties with Serbia

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Series Details 30.4.08
Publication Date 30/04/2008
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Serbia and the European Union signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and an Interim Agreement on the 29 April 2008. These will put Serbia on the road to eventual membership of the EU. The move provides a boost to pro-EU political forces ahead of Serbian parliamentary elections on the 11 May 2008.

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Serbia: Government: Press Release, 30.4.08: Kostunica rejects claims that SAA is status-neutral http://www.mail-archive.com/sorabia@yahoogroups.com/msg27617.html
Serbia: Government: Press Release, 30.4.08: SAA key stability element for foreign investors http://www.pioneer-investors.com/news2.asp?newsid=11689
European Commission: DG Enlargement: Glossary: Stabilisation and Associaton Process http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/glossary/terms/sap_en.htm
European Commission: DG Enlargement: Serbia https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/serbia_en
Council of the European Union: Council Conclusions on the Western Balkans, 29 April 2008 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/gena/100219.pdf
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Deutsche Welle, 30.4.08: Opinion: By Bending Principles, EU Cracks Open Door for Serbi http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3303432,00.html
Deutsche Welle, 30.4.08: Serbian Nationalists Reject Signing of EU Agreement as Treason http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3303115,00.html
BBC News, 30.4.08: Serbia press exposes rifts on EU http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7375243.stm
BBC News, 29.4.08: Serbia and EU sign pact on ties http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7373045.stm
Council of the European Union: Press Release, S148/08: EU HR Javier Solana's comments on the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/declarations/100224.pdf
Serbia: Government: Press Release, 29.4.08: Serbia signs Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?id=45582
Serbia: Government: Press Release, 29.4.08: No one can sign away Kosovo’s independence on behalf of Serbia http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?id=45592
Deutsche Welle, 29.4.08: Serbia Steps Closer to EU With Signing of Long-Delayed Pact http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3300728,00.html

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