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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol 2, No. 199, 14 October 1998
EU OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ON SLOVAKIA'S PROMOTION TO FIRST
GROUP. Branislav Slysko, a spokesman for the European
Commission in Bratislava, said on 13 October that he is
optimistic that Slovakia can soon join the group of
"fast track" nations being considered for EU membership,
Reuters reported. Slysko said if Slovakia does not join
Estonia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Cyprus
by December, then he believes it is likely it might join
that group by next year. PB
VOJVODINA HUNGARIANS WORRY ABOUT SERBIAN REPRISALS.
Jozsef Kasza, chairman of the Federation of Hungarians
in Vojvodina, told Foreign Ministry state secretary
Zsolt Nemeth on 13 October that ethnic Hungarians in the
Serbian province expect Budapest to refrain from lending
logistical support to NATO if the alliance intervenes in
Yugoslavia. He said there are growing indications that
in the event of NATO intervention, minorities in
Vojvodina could become the target of reprisals by
Serbian extremist forces. At a joint session of the
Hungarian parliament's defense and foreign affairs
committees, representatives of the nationalist Hungarian
Justice and Life Party voted against allowing NATO to
use Hungarian airspace, while the Hungarian Democratic
Forum abstained. The final decision is to be taken by
the parliament on 14 October. MSZ
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