By FRANCES ROBINSON And GORDON FAIRCLOUGH European Union leaders postponed a decision on granting Serbia candidate status for membership in the group, potentially undermining the position of the Balkan state's pro-Western president, while signing an accession treaty with another aspiring member from the Balkans, Croatia, setting the stage for it to join the union in 2013. The EU tried to soften the political blow to Serbia, which could strengthen the hand of the country's nationalist opposition, with EU Council President Herman van Rompuy congratulating Belgrade on its "considerable...
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