Following the release of the progress reports last week, Commissioner Olli Rehn participated to a policy dialogue at the European Policy Center (EPC) on EU Enlargement with Michael Leigh, Director General DG Enlargement, Vasko Naumovski, Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia and Branko Baricevic, Croatian ambassador to the EU.
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Olli Rehn on Bosnia (3:57'): (1) On recent visit to Sarajevo and EU integration perspectives for Bosnia; (2) on the issue of visa-free travel for BiH "Bosnia should not get a discount card when it has not fulfilled the conditions, (...) and that is fact"; (3) on the role of time in the process.
Olli Rehn on Croatia (1:50'): (1) On the issue of corruption and organised crime; (2) on Croatia to be the next EU Member State.
Olli Rehn on Kosovo (1:30'): (1) On the EU perspectives for Kosovo and the release of a study on the topic last week (which includes visa-free travel and trade agreement issues); (2) On visa-free travel for Kosovo citizens and the specific terminology used by the Commission in this regard.
Olli Rehn on Macedonia (2:19'): (1) On the opening of negociations with the EU; (2) on the signing of border agreement with Kosovo, making of Macedonia the first state in the region with no pending border issues.
Olli Rehn on Serbia (2:34'):(1) On the future of the frozen SAA agreement and the status of the country's future EU candidacy; (2) on Serbia's position in the EU and NATO with regards to its priviledged relations with the Russian Federation; (3) on the "full cooperation" with the ICTY.
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