Serbia is at a crossroads. The political parties are in a situation when they have to choose between the nationalist past and the road to a European future, Rehn told reports in Brussels commenting on the election of Serbian Radical Party leader Tomislav Nikolic as chairman of the Serbian Assembly.
I hope leaders in Serbia will respect the will of the people of their country and act in accordance with their stance that Serbia's future lies in Europe, he added.
Rehn, however, said that despite the worrying signals there was still room for the creation of a Europe-oriented government that would meet the necessary requirements for the continuation of talks on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement, which were suspended in May 2006.
I think that reform-minded parties must think once again about the will of the electorate that was expressed at the January 21 elections, Rehn said.
Three and a half months after the elections, Serbia has still not formed a government and the deadline to do so expires on May 14.