Politico: Announced Elections Postpone EU Plans for Serbia
Serbian News Media pre 12 sati
The European Commission, after the Serbian parliament amended controversial laws, is now seeking ways to encourage Belgrade to continue reforms and stop backsliding on democracy, EU officials told Politico, some of whom remain skeptical about the country’s progress in EU integration and the opening of a new negotiation cluster.
The Serbian Assembly last week voted to amend the so-called Mrdić laws, which international legal experts had warned would undermine the independence of the judiciary and weaken the fight against organized crime. However, EU plans regarding Serbia will be postponed after President Aleksandar Vučić announced over the weekend that he plans to resign and call elections. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German
