Transmission of FRIDAY, 24 October 15H00 CET Europe by Satellite

Exclusive interview with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Interview with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN in the run-up to his visit to Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo) and Macedonia on 24-25 October

Interview by Svetlana Milevska for SEETV, recorded in Copenhagen on Wednesday 22 October 2003.

(timecodes starting on pictures of Copenhagen, after SEETV leader)

00:
Stockshots Copenhagen
The port and the Mermaid

00:32
Set-up Shots Anders Fogh Rasmussen walking in the hall of the Prime Minister’s Office, shaking hands with Svetlana Milevska

00:54
On the objectives of his visit to the Balkans

01:35
On the Copenhagen criteria for EU accession

(Note: at the EU Copenhagen summit in 1993, EU leaders fixed the criteria for EU accession of applicant countries. The two main criteria are a stable democracy and a fully-fledged market economy. The official green light for the EU enlargement on 1st May 2004 was given by EU leaders at another Copenhagen summit in December 2002).

03:19
On the conclusions of the Copenhagen summit in December 2002, which were positive for the Balkans

04:52
On the military mission in Macedonia

05:58
On Macedonia’s application for membership

08:17
On Macedonia still having work to do to fulfill the conditions

10:16
On the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade

11:39
On the situation in Serbia

12:59
On European integration of the Balkan states

15:07
On EU enlargement in 2004 and perspectives for the Balkans

16:06
On the image of the Balkans in Europe

17:45
On when Balkan states will be joining the EU

18:49
Shaking hands

19:13
Stockshots EU family photo European Summit in Copenhagen December 2002, with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, atmosphere

19:33
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