Međutim, odluku u tom smislu blokirala je Holandija, koja je insistirala na tome da Srbija prvo mora ispuniti uslov EU o punoj saradnji s Međunarodnim krivičnim tribunalom za bivšu Jugoslaviju (ICTY).
But a decision to that effect was blocked by the Netherlands, which insisted that Serbia must first meet the EU's requirement for full co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).