"Claims that the EU or member states encourage protests are simply not true" - this is how "Vreme" announcement of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia on the involvement of the European Union in the protests in Serbia and preparation of Serbian Maidan commented in the European Commission.
Service for media relations of the foreign intelligence service Russian Federation reported on Monday (September 15) that, according to information received by the SVR of Russia, the current unrest in Serbia with the active participation young people people largely the product of subversive activities Of the European Union and its member states, and that the EU, with the support of the media, is preparing the "Serbian Maidan".
Another attempt to spread disinformation
"This is another attempt by Russia to spread misinformation and hostile political rhetoric against the EU, its member states and candidate countries. We regret that this narrative is being intensively reinforced by numerous Serbian media," the European Commission spokesperson wrote in the reply.
As it is added, according to the recommendations of the European Commission in the 2024 Enlargement Package, "manipulation and mixing of foreign information, including anti-EU narratives propagated by numerous media", and the spread of disinformation, "remain worrying issues that need to be urgently addressed".
"The Serbian government must take greater responsibility for suppressing misinformation and has not yet provided more proactive and objective communication about the EU and Serbia's accession process," the EC's response states.
It is added that, as Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said recently in the European Parliament, Serbia is a candidate country for the EU.
"We want a truly democratic Serbia within the EU. We will continue with constructive engagement and will do everything possible to help Serbia progress on the path to accession. But for that to happen, concrete steps on democratic principles and reforms are needed," the answer concludes.
