Serbia one step closer to the EU? Not so fast!

                   
newropeans-magazine.org     May 15, 2008            

EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told the AFP: "Serbia can become the engine of the Western Balkans and the EU is ready to accelerate its EU course -- including candidate status." Time for peace and Integration to the EU has come for Serbia. EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told the... [read full story]                

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Serbia Chooses Europe (For Now)

rusi.org     May 17, 2008          

Serbia has once again gone to the polls, and the results have surprised observers. For those advocating a ‘European Serbia’, it is hasty to proclaim a miracle on the Sava River just yet: a coalition still has to be formed. Intriguingly, both pro-EU and nationalist coalitions remain possible. But...                

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Plague of pollsters

fistfulofeuros.net     May 17, 2008          

Here’s an interesting analysis of the political situation in Serbia from the FT’s Quentin Peel. This is in the context of what had looked like a good result for the Boris Tadic (president) alliance with their 38% vote share — but with a rival alliance of Radicals, Socialists (former Milosevic)...                

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