President Tadic says Serbia to fulfil EU membership criteria by 2012

05/10/2008

BERLIN, Germany -- Serbian President Boris Tadic told the German daily Bild on Friday (October 3rd) that he is convinced Serbia will meet all EU membership criteria by 2012. He promised that the country will meet its commitments to The Hague war crimes tribunal and recalled that so far it has handed over 44 war crimes indictees, including two former presidents. On Friday, Tadic received the prestigious German Quadriga award for "vision, courage, responsibility and engagement that make the world a better place". He met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday. (Danas, B92 - 04/10/08; Tanjug, Bild, Blic - 03/10/08)