Serbia is to file a formal application today to join the European Union according to officials. President Boris Tadić is to fly to Stockholm to submit the application to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. "President Boris Tadic will go to Stockholm on Tuesday to submit the application for EU membership," announced Serbian presidency spokeswoman Jasmina Stojanov. Reinfeldt called the announcement "a historic step". In a statement he welcomed the bid, saying "I look forward to receiving President Boris Tadic in Stockholm on Tuesday, December 22, when he officially hands over the application."
Serbia is to file a formal application today to join the European Union according to officials. President Boris Tadić is to fly to Stockholm to submit the application to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
"President Boris Tadic will go to Stockholm on Tuesday to submit the application for EU membership," announced Serbian presidency spokeswoman Jasmina Stojanov.
Reinfeldt called the announcement "a historic step". In a statement he welcomed the bid, saying "I look forward to receiving President Boris Tadic in Stockholm on Tuesday, December 22, when he officially hands over the application."
This week, the former Yugoslavian Republic of Serbia, officially applied for membership in the European Union. German commentators worry that it's too much, too soon, and fret over how welcoming the former pariah nation into the European bloc might lead to trouble. On Tuesday, Serbian Prime Minister Boris Tadic handed in his nation's application for European Union membership. "It reflects the Serbian government's strong determination and the broad popular support for EU membership," Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said during the handing-in ceremony. "A Serbian membership is important not just for Serbia, but for the region as a whole." Sweden accepted the candidacy because it currently holds the rotating EU presidency. "This is an important addition to the EU family," Reinfeldt said. Serbia joins a waiting list for membership in the 27-nation block that also includes Croatia, Turkey, Macedonia and Iceland. Bosnia and Kosovo have also expressed a desire to join the EU. Serbia is likely to have a long road ahead of it before it can become a member state. Recent events, however, do appear to have brought the country further down that path.
On Tuesday, Serbian Prime Minister Boris Tadic handed in his nation's application for European Union membership. "It reflects the Serbian government's strong determination and the broad popular support for EU membership," Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said during the handing-in ceremony. "A Serbian membership is important not just for Serbia, but for the region as a whole." Sweden accepted the candidacy because it currently holds the rotating EU presidency. "This is an important addition to the EU family," Reinfeldt said.
Serbia joins a waiting list for membership in the 27-nation block that also includes Croatia, Turkey, Macedonia and Iceland. Bosnia and Kosovo have also expressed a desire to join the EU.
Serbia is likely to have a long road ahead of it before it can become a member state. Recent events, however, do appear to have brought the country further down that path.
