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The President of the European Movement in Serbia, Jelica Minić, declared today that the European Parliament (EP) amendments to Vladimir Bilčik’s report on Serbia’s progress on the path to European integration are a clear warning to the Belgrade authorities that they must fight organized crime and corruption much more effectively.
Photo: FoNet / Media CenterMEPs have proposed amendments demanding that the Serbian authorities solve the Jovanjica, Krusik, Telekom and Savamala scandals.
Minić told Beta news agency that the EP had reported that the development of these scandals and the actions of the judicial system to resolve them would be closely monitored.
“The scale of these scandals, especially in the context of police and judicial actions targeting links between organized crime, the police, fan groups and representatives of the ruling party structures, and the ‘wiretapping scandal ‘As a threat to the president himself, it creates a dark image of Serbia. “It seems our perception of the Central American mafia states,” Minić said.
He added that it especially “defeats” the warning about the unacceptable and insulting hate speech, insults and calls for violence that dominates the internal political scene and that has extended to the form of communication with the European Union and especially with Parliament. European.
“It has been precisely pointed out that the leading role is played by the government media and representatives of the ruling party, who threaten freedom of expression and critical thought through misinformation and the fabrication of false culprits in the opposition, media and civil society,” he said. the president of the European Movement.
When asked by Beta why the EU suspects that the Serbian authorities are willing to fully resolve the aforementioned criminal scandals, Minić said there is no progress on key chapters 23 and 24, but with a few minor exceptions there is a “setback” for who. , if the EP document is read carefully, especially provided by the one-party parliament.
“Constitutional reforms are not being adequately prepared, the judiciary is under great pressure and the depth of the crisis in police structures is shown in the daily news from Serbia,” he said.
When asked which issues in the Bilcic report should also be addressed, Minic said Serbia was also criticized for its foreign policy orientation and glorification of the partnership with China and Russia, with inadequate information to the public about the leadership role of the EU as trade and investment partner and main source of non-reimbursable aid.
“Serbia is asked to appoint the chief negotiator for the pre-accession negotiations as soon as possible, because that government decision obviously was not sent to Brussels.” “Serbia is called upon to strengthen its administrative capacities for the negotiations, which were highly valued several years ago, which is also a kind of assessment of setbacks,” said Minic.
He noted that the accolades were due to progress in market reforms and a constructive role in regional cooperation.
“But that did not change much the gloomy image that our country transmits, despite the successes in mass vaccination and the praise that comes for the economic results,” said the president of the European Movement.
He added that the report also emphasizes that the public health system is in trouble and needs to be improved in every way, as well as that Serbia is not doing anything for the production of ‘green’ energy, it solves the problem of extreme air pollution, prepare to ditch the lignite and prepare for taxation in the EU market due to the high proportion of CO2 in Serbian products.
Expectations have also been expressed that the Serbian Parliament will play the announced role in the inter-party dialogue related to the electoral conditions for the 2022 elections. But the opposition is also asked to define objectives, criteria, conditions and clear interlocutors to participate in the dialogue. “Minic said.
When asked by Beta how he values the reactions of the highest representatives of the authorities in Serbia to Vladimir Bilčik’s report, Minić said that the bill will come later and not immediately.
“I too would be afraid of that bill,” concluded Jelica Minić.
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