The European Movement in Serbia welcomes the news that Serbia has officially accepted the new EU Enlargement methodology, adopted in March 2020. If there is political will, the implementation of the new methodology can give the necessary political impetus to the enlargement process, both in the EU and in Serbia. As the public was previously informed that [...]
[Photo: Sanja Knežević] The European Movement in Serbia expresses deep concerns over the aggravated situation and violent unrests in Serbia in the past two days. The politicized management of the pandemic in recent months, unanswered suspicions of manipulation of data on the number of patients and deaths caused by COVID-19, as well as shifting the blame to [...]
On the occasion of the release of the recent Freedom House “Nations in Transit” report in which Serbia found itself in the category of a “hybrid regime” instead of a democratic country for the first time in 17 years, we express serious concern for the state of democratic institutions in Serbia. We call on the Government [...]
European Union failed to decide to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania in October 2019, despite the positive recommendation from the Commission. France was the most active against opening negotiations and it was backed with some other member states. This situation and negative reactions among member states that were in favor of opening [...]
European Movement in Serbia cordially welcomes the European Council's decision on opening accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia. In the time of COVID-19 pandemic, one of the greatest challenges for Europe and the whole world and when solidarity is needed more than ever, this news is encouraging not only for the two countries but for the entire Western [...]
10th edition of the Belgrade Security Forum to be held on October 21-23, 2020 in Belgrade hotel Hyatt Regency under the title No Trust - No Peace!. Call for Papers is open for the Academic Event in scope of the Forum, under the title "State Capture and Security". Addressing the General Assembly in September 2018, Secretary General [...]
In anticipation of the European Commission’s proposal of the new enlargement methodology and contributing to the debate about the future of EU integration of Western Balkan countries, a group of leading Serbian think tanks and civil society organizations specialized in EU integration hereby presents its own recommendations to the European Union. The document titled Integrating the Western [...]
Decision makers have to find a better way to communicate the EU to the citizens - participants concluded at the discussion at the Not Another Enlargement Conference, that has marked the end of the project EnlargEUrope. European Union has been sending mixed messages to the countries of the Western Balkans which has significantly impacted the trust of [...]
The European Movement in Serbia is organizing a panel discussion The Perspective of Western Balkans European Integration after the European Parliament Election and Brexit, which will take place on November 14, 2019 at the EU Info Center (Kralja Milana 7, Belgrade), starting at 10 AM.
Reconciliation is a long-lasting and very sensitive process which shows the importance of the role political leaders of the countries participating in that process play, both minority and majority leaders in the countries involved in this project, said Jelica Minić, Vice President of the European Movement in Serbia while opening the conference Overcoming the Past Together. The [...]
