The current protests are a great opportunity for the democratic consolidation of Serbia and, if things move in that direction, this will certainly take precedence over the implementation of formal reforms in the European integration process, at least in the short term. On the other hand, as long as a clear alternative to the government does not emerge, we should not expect stronger involvement of international actors in the crisis in Serbia.
This is the assessment of Srđan Majstorović, the Chairman of the Governing Board of the European Policy Centre – CEP in Belgrade and a member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), in an interview with European Western Balkans. He adds that it currently does not seem that there is a consensus to open Cluster 3 for Serbia, while the goal set by the government of meeting EU membership conditions by the end of 2026 is unrealistic.
