US EditionEU enlargement commissioner urges Serbia to push forward reform, says protesting citizens want same
- EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos urged Serbia on April 30 in Belgrade to accelerate democratic reforms amid ongoing protests triggered by a fatal rail station collapse.
- The protests began after a Novi Sad station canopy collapsed in November, killing 16, sparking widespread anger over alleged corruption in government-funded China-backed infrastructure projects.
- Thousands including students, farmers, and lawyers have mobilized in months-long demonstrations demanding justice, transparency, and an end to authoritarian governance under President Vučić's ruling party.
- Kos remarked that the objectives of the EU closely align with the demands expressed by those demonstrating in Serbia, and she stressed that Serbia must implement these reforms in order to move forward.
- The protests continue despite government concessions, leaving the opposition fragmented and Serbia’s EU accession uncertain unless reform momentum and external pressure sustain.
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The president of the Democratic Party (DS), Srđan Milivojević, said today, after talking with EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and members of the EU delegation, that his interlocutors were shocked by what they saw in front of the parliament, that is, the camp of pro-government sympathizers.
EU enlargement commissioner urges Serbia to push forward reform, says protesting citizens want same
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union's enlargement commissioner on Tuesday urged Serbia's new government to push forward democratic reforms needed for membership in the bloc, saying that the Balkan nation's protesting citizens have been seeking similar changes.
EU enlargement chief presses Serbia on need for reforms
BELGRADE - Serbia's bid to join the European Union could stall unless the government speeds up reforms of the judiciary, media and election laws, EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
During her visit to Belgrade today, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos called for reforms in the areas of justice, electoral law and the media. Serbian Prime Minister Đuro Macut said Serbia's rapprochement with the EU was an “absolute priority” for his government.
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