Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić would agree to Serbia's membership in the EU, but not full membership. He says that market access and the flow of people are more important to him.
"For Serbia, membership in the European Union without veto rights is acceptable," Vučić told the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
"The most important aspect for us is the internal market as well as the free flow of goods, people and capital," Vučić told this newspaper, as reported by Vreme.rs.
"These are the central values we want to achieve through EU membership."
The German newspaper reminds that Vučić - by agreeing to membership without the right of veto - joined Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who said the same.
The European Union has been mentioning the possibility of such a "suspended" membership for some time, in which new members would not have full rights for years or would even be under monitoring.
Some circles in Germany - and apparently in the Balkans as well - believe that this is the only way to open up a realistic chance for the EU to expand in the near future.
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