The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, convening in Barcelona, Catalonia on 19^th and 20^th November 2009:

Reaffirms:

-         The European perspective of Serbia together with its entire South Eastern Europe neighbourhood, as confirmed by the political commitment taken by the EU at the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003.

-         Its support for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as the court of law dealing with war crimes that took place during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990’s and states that the arrest and delivery of the two main remaining ICTY-indicated war fugitives, Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, is a precondition for complete European integration of the Republic of Serbia.

Notes:

-         That the Serbian authorities have started to implement unilaterally the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and Interim Agreement;

-         The full membership of the Liberal Democratic Party of Serbia in the ELDR.

Welcomes:

-         The recommendation of the European Commission to the Council to put Serbia with Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania, on the Free Visa Regime and underlines that the right to freedom of movement will contribute most to the understanding of European best practice and European laws in the region.

Calls on:

-         The Government of the Republic of Serbia to continue with fulfilling its obligations according to the Road Map for visa liberalisation;     

-         The Parliament and Government of The Netherlands to reconsider its position and once again to consider ratification of the SAA agreement and Interim Agreement with Serbia and believes that ratification will facilitate the process in Serbia of arresting and delivering the two remaining Hague-indicted war fugitives, namely Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić;

-         The Government of the Republic of Serbia to accelerate its efforts to fulfill its international legal obligations, arrest and deliver the two remaining war fugitives as soon as possible.

Instructs:

-         It’s President to forward this resolution to the Governments and Parliaments of Serbia and The Netherlands and the President of the Council of the European Union.