Alarm Report on Progress of Serbia in Cluster 1 – November 2022
Alarm Report on Progress of Serbia in Cluster 1 – November 2022

Author(s): Jelena Pejić Nikić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Geopolitics
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: PrEUgovor; prEUnup; European Union;
Summary/Abstract: The reporting period – from May to October 2022 – Serbia spent with the Government in a technical mandate. The formation of the Government that should act as an engine of European integration waited until the deadline, even though the parliamentary majority was clear and the international and domestic circumstances demanded decisive action. Most of the reform activities in Cluster 1 have therefore been put on hold, starting with the drafting and adoption of regulations. Serbia is still far from achieving visible results in the areas monitored by the prEUgovor coalition. Moreover, in the previous six months, even the hitherto prevailing approach of “ticking the boxes”, i.e. piling up activities to feign reform efforts, was absent. The rule of law is temporarily marginalized by geopolitical considerations due to the consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine and strained relations between Belgrade and Priština. Still, it remains at the core of European integration.

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