Univerzitet u Novom Sadu Centar za evropske studije i istraživanja - CAESAR |
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Predavanje: |
Evropska integracija: izazovi i izbori za Srbiju (European Integration: Challenges and Choices for Serbia) |
Predavač: |
Dr Judy Batt |
Profesor Univerziteta u Birmingemu i istraživač Instituta Evropske Unije za studije bezbednosti u Parizu Biografija |
Vreme: |
Petak, 7 oktobar 2005. 11:00 časova |
Mesto: |
Svečana sala Rektorata |
(Obezbeđen konsekutivan prevod na srpski) |
Abstract: |
Five
years after the fall of Slobodan Milosevic, it is still not clear where
Serbia is heading. Indeed, it is not yet clear what, or even where
Serbia is. Serbia’s borders and statehood remain open questions: the
future status of Kosovo is unresolved and the survival of the State
Union with Montenegro in doubt. As long as Serbia does not know what
and where it is, its progress towards EU integration will be impeded.
The political agenda remains heavily burdened by these open questions,
and the baneful legacies of Milosevic’s misrule. These divert
politicians’ attention from the equally demanding challenges of
preparing for EU integration. Serbia needs to redefine its national
identity and statehood in order to become capable of integrating into
the EU.
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Serbia
matters. With a population of 7.5 million, it is by far the largest
country in the Western Balkans, and, as such, of crucial importance for
the stability of the whole region. While the Serbs want to ‘join
Europe’, they still do not fully trust it, and the feeling is
reciprocated. Both sides now need to work to overcome their mutual
incomprehension. This lecture will provide an opportunity to make a
start on that. |