On Tuesday, members of the European Parliament will debate the ongoing political crisis in Serbia. Exactly two weeks will have passed since Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigned in an attempt to defuse mass protests following the deadly collapse of the Novi Sad railway station canopy in November 2024. The tragedy, which claimed 15 lives, ignited nationwide demonstrations—the largest since those that led to the fall of Slobodan Milošević in 2000—with protesters demanding accountability and the rule of law.
Marta Kos, the EU commissioner for enlargement, is expected to join the debate in Strasbourg. Parliamentarians who have closely followed developments in Serbia initially hoped for stronger engagement from her. However, many now fear that on Tuesday, she will merely echo the talking points from her open letter last week, addressed to Serbian academia, politi
