Energy crises fuel the race to find sustainable solutions. While our country, through the mines in eastern Serbia, tends to join the global flows of providing strategic raw materials, the question remains whether the European Union really recognizes Serbia as part of its future energy landscape.
"The protesters stand for the rule of law, freedom of the media, independence of the judiciary, the fight against corruption, transparency in public procurement. These are all the values of the Union," said European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos
Although European officials have been warning for days that Serbia could feel the consequences of Vučić's departure to Moscow on May 9, Foreign Affairs Minister Marko Đurić says that "there will be no interruption of EU integration or sanctions."
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it is assessed that, despite some progress, Serbia still has to overcome significant obstacles on the way to the EU
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos is on a two-day visit to Serbia
Whoever listened to the joint press conference of Aleksandar Vučić, Olaf Šolc and Maroš Šefčovič could really believe that lithium mining is something that is a historical opportunity for Serbia. As for the guarantee for the preservation of the environment, it boils down to the fact that the guarantor will be the current president of Serbia
"The treatment of the Russian Federation is tolerated, but in the meantime we have gained numerous negative points with other countries, which will be an obstacle to further integrations. The Baltic states, Poland, and those who feel threatened by Russia are angry. There is an understanding regarding energy dependence. But overstated statements against the West, direct support for Russia and pushing of an anti-Western narrative, as well as gestures like football matches, congratulations after the elections - these are all things that are recorded and worsen the Serbian position."
The first day of the European Political Community Summit in the Spanish city of Granada has ended, where officials from 47 European countries will discuss energy, migration, the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, but also the events of September 24 in Kosovo in the village of Banjska
"Forcing the 'Third Serbia' did not go in the direction of creating a new, democratic national identity, but rather pushed unpleasant issues to the side, into the background." And at the base of all these questions is the marginalization of war crimes."
The ratings of the European Parliament's Resolution on Serbia are also very critical this year. Disputed areas remained disputed: the rule of law, the fight against corruption and organized crime, the situation in the media, sanctions against Russia...
The special envoy of Germany for the Western Balkans, Manuel Saracin, said that Serbia cannot become a member of the European Union without recognizing Kosovo, but also without free media and democracy.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic revealed that there was not even a debate on whether to open a new negotiating cluster with Serbia. During that time, the relevant minister claims that Serbia has already "stepped deep into the reform process".
Where does Vučić's address to the European Union with tabloid vocabulary and the appointment of Vulin as director of the BIA lead? One thing is certain - the country is facing a series of defeats in which its president will present himself as the winner every time
"The western path would mean the opening of further instability, the departure of Kosovo and Metohija, the next would be Republika Srpska, then the south of central Serbia. We would have instability for the next 50 years."
From the point of view of the dictatorship, it is quite logical to persecute those who think for themselves and who, by the nature of things, oppose the dictatorship and constantly nag something. That is why it is desirable to eliminate them from the public space, and even better to eliminate them from life.
What was new in the presentation of the President of Serbia this time was that he did not predict the apocalypse, Armageddon, the destruction of the world, and the great and Serbian one, but on the contrary: everything is under control, everything is great, the citizens have nothing to fear, there will be an increase in pensions and salaries , there will be electricity and oil and gas and coal and peas
