Serbian President Boris Tadic stated on May 23 that European officials had reassured him that "after a period of crisis, the EU will initiate a faster integration process."

At a break during a scientific gathering in Belgrade, Tadic expressed the hope that at the coming summit in Sarajevo, the EU will make an analysis of the enlargement of the Western Balkans.

Tadic said that he had talked with the European officials and that he was assured that "a certain stagnation in the EU enlargement is a consequence of economic problems in Europe, but that after the crisis period, the integration process will be speeded up."

The EU-Western Balkans Conference, which will be attended by the delegations of the EU, the regional countries, Russia, the U.S., Turkey and international organizations, will be held in Sarajevo on June 2.