Ad
The Hague estimates Serbia's cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal is still insufficient (Photo: Wikipedia)

Netherlands blocks EU-Serbia trade deal

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday (15 September) failed to unfreeze the trade related part of a pre-accession deal with Serbia, following the Netherlands' opposition.

"There is a very, very big majority saying that we [EU] should unfreeze [the agreement]. But there is no unanimity," French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, told journalists after the meeting.

The EU signed a so-called Stabilisation and Asso...

Get EU news that matters

Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member

Already a member? Login here
The Hague estimates Serbia's cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal is still insufficient (Photo: Wikipedia)

Tags

Ad
Ad