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World Briefing | Europe: Serbia: The European Union Cracks The Door In Advance Of VoteThe European Union signed a pre-membership pact with Serbia as a way to help pro-Western forces avoid defeat by nationalists at the polls on May 11. European ministers had to overcome sharp divisions over the Serbian government’s failure to hunt down war-crimes suspects, and the signing gave the clearest signal yet that Serbia could eventually join the 27-nation bloc. It could help turn the elections next month into a test of whether Serbia wants to join the union, the world’s largest trading bloc, or adopt a nationalist path more closely aligned with Moscow. The union’s 27 foreign ministers and the Serbian deputy prime minister, Bozidar Djelic signed the deal in Luxembourg. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationPope’s Rewrite of Latin Prayer Draws Criticism From 2 Sides...World Briefing | Europe: Britain: London Gets Tougher on Gas-Guzzlers... Astor feud revived by doubts over bequest... World Briefing | Africa: Sharp Drop in Deaths From Measles Reported... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Europe: Serbia: The European Union Cracks The Door In Advance Of Vote |
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