translation.bs: "Pozitivna odluka o kandidaturi za Srbiju mogla je povesti Balkan u mirniju godinu i rezultirati time da se u zemljama u regionu posvećuje više pažnje evropskim, a manje balkanskim problemima," izjavio je Simić.
translation.en: "A positive decision on Serbia's candidacy could have led the Balkans into a calmer year and resulted in more attention being devoted to European and less to Balkan problems in the countries of the region," Simic said.