(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, NOV 23 - Accession negotiations with
Serbia should advance only if the country upholds the EU
sanctions on Russia, and there is significant progress in the
reforms related to the European integration process. This demand
is included in the recommendation approved by the European
Parliament to the EU's new strategy for enlargement. The text -
adopted with 502 votes in favor, 75 against and 61 abstentions -
underlines the importance of
reforming the enlargement strategy, emphasizing the need for
candidate countries to align with the EU foreign and security
policy. As for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Parliament
calls on the European Council to follow up as soon as possible
on the EU Commission's conditional recommendation to grant the
candidate country status. (ANSA).
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