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| EU positive on Balkan entry bids | EU positive on Balkan entry bids |
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| The EU expects to have signed by the end of 2008 initial agreements paving the way for eventual membership of the bloc with all western Balkan countries. | The EU expects to have signed by the end of 2008 initial agreements paving the way for eventual membership of the bloc with all western Balkan countries. |
| EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn said Stability and Association Agreements (SAAs) would be signed by all countries in the region next year. | EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn said Stability and Association Agreements (SAAs) would be signed by all countries in the region next year. |
| A draft SAA with Serbia will be signed this week, Mr Rehn said, citing Serbian co-operation with a war crimes court. | |
| The EU urged Turkey to improve human rights to meet membership criteria. | The EU urged Turkey to improve human rights to meet membership criteria. |