The prEUgovor coalition presents its latest Alarm – report on Serbia's progress in implementation of policies in the areas covered by Cluster 1 (Fundamentals), with the focus on political criteria and chapters 23 (Judiciary & Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom & Security) of the EU accession negotiations. Presentation will be held online on Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 11.
In the reporting period, from May to October 2021, in Serbia, the implementation of formal activities in certain areas from cluster 1 continued at an accelerated pace, especially in connection with the constitutional changes in the field of judiciary. The reasons for such a tempo are not only the delays and fulfillment of the revised deadlines, but also the extraordinary parliamentary and regular presidential elections announced for the spring of 2022, as well as the desire for new clusters in the accession negotiations to be finally opened after two years of stagnation. Making up for last-minute reforms is not conducive to democratic processes.
While in the field of migration, Serbia was praised in the annual report of the European Commission, the fight against high-level corruption and organised crime showed weaker results, despite the declared “war against the mafia”. Two dialogues on electoral conditions have produced inadequate, even illegal, solutions. Apart from the electoral rules, the referendum rules are being urgently made at the last minute. The withdrawn Draft law on internal affairs showed a worrying vision of police reform.
These topics will be in the focus of the conference, with the following panellists:
- Jelena Pejić Nikić, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, editor of the prEUgovor Alarm Report
- Vladimir Petronijević, Group 484
- Zlatko Minić, Transparency Serbia
- Bojan Elek, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
Moderator: Vesna Radojević, KRIK
The working language of the conference is Serbian. Simultaneous translation into English will be provided.
Please, register for the conference HERE. After registration, the Zoom link to the event and instructions will be forwarded to you via email.
The conference is organised as part of two projects implemented by the prEUgovor coalition:
"PrEUgovor for Rule of Law and EU integration of Serbia" supported by Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade.
"PrEUgovor Policy Watch: building alliances for stronger impact in uncertain future," funded by the European Union.
