EU offers Serbia fresh hope for membership talks and says more countries could join soon
The European Commission said Serbia could restart talks if its new government strengthens democracy, while Montenegro, Albania and Moldova remain on track to join sooner.
- On Wednesday, the European Commission released its annual enlargement report, offering Serbia hope for membership if its new leadership strengthens democracy as the bloc signals more countries are set to join in coming years.
- Following the election defeat of President Aleksandar Vucic last month, a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government could provide an opening for a reset with the European Union.
- Montenegro is on track to become the 28th member in 2028, while Albania and Moldova could join the following year, according to the commission's annual 'roadmap' for each candidate.
- Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told EU lawmakers the new government has an opportunity to advance on Serbia's accession path, though the commission warned Serbia could lose access to around $1.7 billion in funds if backsliding continues.
- Ukraine is being urged to accelerate reforms to meet its 'ambitious objective' of closing negotiations by 2028, while Bosnia-Herzegovina and North Macedonia face no imminent prospect of joining the European Union.
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The Washington Post
EU offers Serbia fresh hope for membership talks and says more countries could join soon
On Wednesday 4 November, the European Commission unveiled its annual report on the candidate countries for entry into the Union. In Serbia, which is one of them, the victory in the last elections of the "list of students" on Aleksandar Vucic opens the prospect of a rapprochement with Brussels.
The European Commission published today its annual report on Serbia, in which it is estimated that there has been a setback in four areas. This is the largest number of such evaluations in one year since Serbia has been a candidate for membership in the European Union.
The European Union has offered Serbia a new perspective on accession negotiations, if the student movement that won the elections will form a government willing to strengthen democracy, notes The Guardian. The electoral victory of a diverse opposition movement, led by students, could open the way for a re-establishment of relations with the most...
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