The values that the EU brings, especially in
chapters 23 and 24, which are to be opened at the very beginning of
the negotiations, will distance Serbia from the politics of
conflicts, non-tolerance and instability. In
addition, this will also be a clear indicator that the energy
invested in the changes of October 5, 2000 has not been forgotten,
and that progress and willingness to negotiate are being
appreciated. The issues that Serbia has been successfully resolving,
from its cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, to the latest
improvements in relations in the region demonstrated that there is a
willingness to begin a process of adapting to the EU regulations,
but, more importantly, that there is a willingness to adopt values
that the EU brings. Opening accession negotiations
is not and should not be the support to any particular government,
but rather support to the citizens of Serbia to build their country
as a stable and modern one, willing to respond to all of the
challenges it is faced with.
House for Human Rights and Democracy (KLJPD):
Civil Intiatives Belgrade Centre for Human
Rights Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia
Policy Center Letter
signed by: Center for Cultural
Decontamination/CZKD Center for Human Rights –
Nis Sandzak Committee for Protection of Human
Rights and Freedoms Asociation Step Forward
Krusevac Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
Argus – Civil Association of Hungarians in minority rights
SOS Belgrade PROTECTA Nis
Center for Development of Non-profit Sector
Women in Black Center for Independent Living
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