Put Srbije ka EU: Evropske Integracije bez Demokratizacije?
Serbia's path to the EU: European Integration without Democratization?

Author(s): Jana Juzová, Nikola Burazer, Oszkár Roginer
Subject(s): Governance, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Keywords: Serba and EU;
Summary/Abstract: Serbia began its path to membership in the European Union in 2000, after the overthrow of the authoritarian regime of Slobodan Milošević. It took almost twelve years for Serbia to be granted candidate status in 2012, during which it faced major obstacles in the form of cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), separation from the state union with Montenegro, and finally in the form of the issue of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008. During this period, Serbia achieved significant progress in reforms and strengthening of democratic institutions, setting EU membership as a strategic goal. After receiving candidate status in March 2012, Serbia opened accession negotiations in January 2014, and the first negotiation chapters in December 2015.

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