33 Quotes by Olli Rehn

Serbia has a concrete and tangible EU perspective, but Serbia has to make sure that its future is not taken hostage to certain obstacles.

Significant efforts are needed to effectively combat organized crime and corruption, especially at high level.

Negotiations may be cut off on extraordinary circumstances, as it is stated in Turkey's framework document. For instance, in cases of violation of human rights or basic rights, negotiations will be cut off,

I am confident we will have a positive outcome and start negotiations (with Turkey) tomorrow.

I am confident that the member states will agree on a counter-declaration and on the negotiating framework so that talks can start on Oct. 3,

Today indeed marks the start of a new phase in the relationship between European Union and Serbia and Montenegro,

It is now high time to complete the work, locate, arrest and transfer Ratko Mladic to The Hague without delay and if that is not the case in the next few days then we have no other option than to call off the next negotiation round.

It is high time that Serbia reaches full co-operation with the ICTY. That is the way to avoid the disruption of the negotiations, that the negotiations would be put on hold when the next round takes place.

Suspension of negotiations is certainly one alternative, and I expect that the Serbian government will take this message very seriously. Serbia has to chose now between its nationalist past and a European future.