EU nations talks on Serbia accession likely delayed until January BRUSSELS, June 27 (UPI) -- EU officials Wednesday said they would hold accession talks with Serbia but delayed the first meeting. The Foreign and EU affairs ministers' decision Tuesday in Luxembourg to hold the talks will be rubber stamped by EU leaders Friday in Brussels, the EUobserver reported. The decision provides the ministers recommend the first intergovernmental conference take place "at the very latest" in January. The date for the first meeting was pushed back at Germany's request because of pending elections. The decision leaves open the question of whether EU ministers will fix the date of the first meeting or whether EU leaders will do so. In the event EU leaders fix the date, it would make matters harder for Serbia, as EU leaders' meetings occur less frequently and are more political, which allows more latitude for last-minute objections in the event Serbia reneges on reforms, EUobserver said.