On je izjavio da EU neće potpisati Sporazum o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju (SSP) sa zemljom dok se ne ostvari konkretan napredak u dva glavna uslova: reforma policije i saradnja s UN-ovim tribunalom za ratne zločine.
He said the EU would not sign a Stablisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the country until concrete progress was made on two key conditions: police reform and co-operation with the UN war crimes tribunal.