European Parliament wants clearer Balkan integration calendar, 2005, www.seetv-exchanges.com

Contents: Interview with Elmar Brok, President of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs

Background: On wednesday 2 February 2005, the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted a resolution calling on the EU to define a clearer EU integration strategy for the Balkans, and to offer a more detailed calendar for the EU integration process.

01.15 In a draft Resolution EP asks EU to establish clear strategy for the Western Balkan states – what does it mean ?
01.16 The philosophy of the Resolution is « help yourselves and Europe will help you »
01.41 On the new EC instrument for assistance for Western Balkan states (every country has different problems and the instrument should be sharpened in a way to give results in each country)
02.13 On the think tank proposal asking the EU to give to all the WB states a
candidate status in the next two years
02.35 On the mood in the different EU capitals regarding membership of the WB
states in the EU
02.53 On Croatia and cooperation with ICTY
03.27 On Kosovo and the agenda for independence
04.03 On Bosnia and the seriousness of the political problems in the country
05.0 On the serious political difficulties in Albania
06.10 Cutaways European Parliament plenary session
06.58 End of transmission