"European Union only accepts recognized states": Stano comments on Pristina's candidacy

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In the case of so-called Kosovo, not all the necessary conditions for a possible request for Pristina's EU candidacy have been met to be seriously considered in Brussels, says EU spokesman Peter Stano.

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"Everyone can do what they want, but realistically speaking, the candidacy is submitted and seriously considered only if you meet certain criteria, and one of them is that you are recognized as a state by all (EU) member-states. Without that, you cannot start a real process," Stano said.

This was his response to Albanian journalists who wanted to know whether his statement about so-called Kosovo's EU candidacy being impossible was of political, or legal nature.

"It's a fact of life, the EU accepts only recognized countries as its members," Stano concluced.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)