Tadic: EU, do you really want to accept all Balkan countries?

Belgrade June 26. 2010. (Serbia Today) EU has to be honest and say if it wants to accept all countries of the Balkan”, Serbian president Boris Tadic said addressing to recently held summit of heads of state and governments of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) During the conference in Istanbul Tadic also highlighted the union should reveal if is prepared to work with Balkan countries in a very practical way to ensure the existing criteria is fulfilled. "We all have our constraints, but we deal with them. We do not just let them be used as pretexts for doing nothing. Thus, Serbia expects that positive atmosphere and messages from recently held meeting in Sarajevo between EU and Western Balkans will be translated into action," Tadić said. Speaking about the importance of regional cooperation, Tadić pointed out that it has to be focused on fight against organized crime, the transnational networks of which pose the most direct danger to the region's prosperity. "Serbia has declared total war on organized crime and it will spare no effort in its mission to eradicate this threat. Serbia's zero-tolerance policy means no one-absolutely no one-will be permitted to stand beyond the reach of the law. Our police and judiciary institutions will continue their relentless pursuit of crime bosses and their collaborators," Tadić pointed out. Once again Tadic pointed out that Serbia will never recognize Kosovo independence.