PREUGOVOR ALARM: REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF SERBIA IN CLUSTER 1 November 2024
PREUGOVOR ALARM: REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF SERBIA IN CLUSTER 1 November 2024

Author(s): Jelena Pejić Nikić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: EU; Serbia; Cluster 1
Summary/Abstract: The reporting period, from May to October 2024, coincides with the first six months of work of the new Government of Serbia. The continuation of the reform process has not yet gained momentum. The exposé of the new prime minister interprets the priorities differently and aligns them with traditional values.1 Electoral conditions did not significantly improve before and after the local elections in June, and further efforts in that direction were obstructed by the ruling majority. Both the political landscape and society are increasingly polarised. Instead of channelling different views and interests, democratic institutions show increasing intolerance towards dissenters and critics of the government. Such conditions are not suitable for the definition and implementation of reforms in a quality manner. Citizens who regularly took to the streets during the summer and autumn to express their opposition to the government’s decisions, and to demand responsibility for its failures, suffered retaliation, which increasingly took the form of criminal prosecution. The long-awaited amendments to the criminal legislation presented in October are therefore gaining importance, and numerous objections have been expressed both for their content and for the drafting process.

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