Sporna Tadićeva izjava je bila ta da on ne želi da "samo Srbija, što znači i Kosovo, budu u EU, nego da se sve zemlje regiona jugoistočne Evrope u EU integriraju što je prije moguće".
Tadic's controversial statement was that he would not want to see "only Serbia, meaning Kosovo as well, in the EU, but all countries of the South-East European region integrating into the EU as soon as possible".