Following the adoption of a critical Resolution on Serbia in the European Parliament, a marathon of Serbian students to Brussels, as well as the trip of President Aleksandar Vučić to Moscow Victory Day Parade, the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the EP demanded that the European Commission stop with the “appeasement” policy towards Vučić and stop with the “business as usual” approach.
Have the recent events in Serbia, in particular the emergence of the student movement, changed how the EU sees the situation in the country? What is realistic to expect from the Union when it comes to the change of the approach which is demanded? European Western Balkans discussed these questions with Kathleen Van Brempt, Member of European Parliament from Belgium and Vice-President of the Socialists and Democrats Group for Enlargement. We talked with Ms Van Brempt on the sidelines of the meeting of the Friends of the Western Balkans network in Ljubljana.
