EU responsible for stability of Serbia

Blic ^ | April 10, 2008 | BT

[Bokababe]

I hope that the EU countries that made too early decision on recognition of Kosovo shall realize their responsibility for leaving pro-European forces in Serbia in the lurch’, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says for ‘Blic’.

‘That is why I hope that until April 28 they, especially the Netherlands, shall realize how important it is that the stabilization and association agreement (SAA) is signed and that the first step towards suspension of visa regime for the citizens of Serbia is made’, he adds.

Schroeder, who visited Belgrade on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Swiss media group ‘Ringier’, the owner of ‘Blic’, says that as for Kosovo he personally preferred different decision to have been made, but ‘now there is no sense in looking back’. His message to European leaders is that the stability of the whole region would be affected if the SAA with Serbia is not signed.

He mentions that half a million of Serbs living in Germany have no problem of integrating into German society.

‘This shows how the cultures are close. At the same time those people are the best ambassadors of Serbia, or the best representatives of Serbia and its culture in Germany’.

[Bokababe]

[Thudd]

I’m sure everyone’s breathing a sigh of relief in Serbia.

[Bokababe]

Serbs integrate into the societies of the countries where they immigrate to, rather than organize to "demand special rights" in those countries. That strategy has unfortunately worked against them here in the US and in Europe, as the Serb diaspora was too busy "integrating" to organize to counteract the propaganda against them.

[JerseyHighlander]

What a whore...

[Bokababe]

Not particularly fond of the man, either. But given that he was the German leader who backed the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, his stance on this was surprising.

As for being "a whore to Putin", it's for the same reason we whore ourselves to Saudi Arabia -- it's all about oil, money & greed. Putin promised Germany a direct pipeline from Russia & discussed "euro-based oil" -- can't imagine many Europeans that wouldn't be happy about that -- cutting out the middle-man (us)leaving more profit for both the Russians and the Europeans, although it really sucks for us!