President Boris Tadic could pull forward the date of Serbia's next general election if the EU does not move forward on its membership bid this year, WAZ.EUobserver has learned.
The political logic of the move is that Mr Tadic wants to run elections shortly after tangible progress on the EU bid in order to help his chances of victory.
If the EU forwards Serbia's application to the European Commission this year, Serbia is likely to get EU candidate status in December 2011 or March 2...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.