PREUGOVOR ALARM: REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF SERBIA IN CLUSTER 1 May 2026
PREUGOVOR ALARM: REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF SERBIA IN CLUSTER 1 May 2026

Author(s): Marija Anđelković, Miša Bojović, Miloš Đorđević, Zlata Đorđević, Gordana Grujičić, Tanja Ignjatović, Milan Igrutinović, Miroslava Jelačić Kojić, Miloš Jovanović, Nemanja Nenadić, Jelena Pejić Nikić, Predrag Petrović, Goran Sandić, Isidora Stakić, Tamara Vukasović
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Governance, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: prEUnup Coalition
Keywords: Rule of law; European Union accession; Judicial reform; Political institutions; Anti-corruption; European integration
Summary/Abstract: It is no longer merely a matter of the authorities persistently refusing to fully implement priority reform measures, but of actively dismantling what had previously been praised — albeit imperfect — as a success, such as judicial reform. In order to preserve political control over institutions that had begun to perform their duties despite mounting pressure, the authorities clumsily abandoned the previous simulation of reform efforts and good intentions. This simulation was then revived at full speed through the establishment of new bodies and mechanisms and the drafting of numerous long-overdue regulations. At the same time, the space for public participation in the drafting of legislation and public policies has been systematically narrowed, both normatively and in practice, with this trend paradoxically being formally justified by the need to accelerate reforms within the framework of the European Union accession process.

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