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Serbia’s warning to bloc: ‘We need to join EU before it FALLS APART’ | World | News CHLOE KERR 4-5 minutes _____ GETTY Ivica Dačić says Serbia wants to join the EU before it falls apart Ivica Dačić said the EU <http://www.express.co.uk/latest/european-union> can only find "positive moments" in the Balkans, and allowing Serbia to join would be good for Brussels. The minister was speaking at the Bled 2017 forum in Slovenia. He said: "It is important that the enlargement of the EU continues. Either we join the EU, or the EU joins us. "We remain committed to our goal - and that is full-fledged membership in the EU. Either we join the EU, or the EU joins us Ivica Dačić “Hopefully, we will join the EU before it falls apart.” Mr Dačić added: "I can hardly believe that all countries of the EU only joined once they have met all the criteria. “I am willing to bet that if they would once again join the Union, at least a third would not meet the criteria.” He joked that Serbia had a "threat" for the US in store should the EU not accept them. GETTY Germany's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel backed Serbia's bid to become an EU member -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
