EU Council Conclusions on Western Balkans

2776th EXTERNAL RELATIONS Council meeting, Brussels, 22 January 2007

The Council adopted the following conclusions:

" MONTENEGRO

The Council adopted a decision on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European partnership with Montenegro. The Partnership identifies the short- and medium-term priorities for Montenegro in order to move closer to the European Union and will be the key tool guiding Montenegro's efforts in this regard. The Council called for a swift and effective implementation of the priorities and reaffirmed its readiness to fully support Montenegro in this endeavour.

The Council welcomed the holding of the first EU-Montenegro Troika meeting.

SERBIA

The Council welcomed the peaceful and orderly conduct of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Serbia on 21 January and the preliminary assessment by the OSCE/ODHIR's Election Observation mission that the elections were conducted freely and fairly and were on the whole a compliment to the democratic standards that Serbia has reached. The Council took note of the preliminary election results which indicate a clear majority for reform orientated political parties. The Council called for the speedy formation of a government committed to Serbia's European course and prepared to tackle the challenges ahead in a spirit of constructive cooperation with the international community. The EU remains ready to support Serbia in its European perspective."

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• "EU Western Balkans relations" - Speech by EU Commissioner Rehn (13/2/2007)
• EU Council Conclusions on the Western Balkans (12/2/2007)
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• EU Enlargement: Key findings of progress reports on Kosovo and potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (8/11/2006)
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• EU Council Conclusions on the Western Balkans (15/9/2006)
• EU Council Conclusions on the Western Balkans (17/7/2006)