The Free Citizens’ Movement (PSG) has stated that “Serbia’s European path is no longer a space for political games or shortcuts,” emphasizing that any attempts by the government to avoid serious reforms through political maneuvers or partial solutions are doomed to fail.
PSG Vice President Aris Movsesijan said in a statement that fulfilling EU criteria cannot be left to the discretion of the ruling elite, highlighting that “rules apply to everyone and must be the same for all.”
He added that European Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos’s recent statements “clearly confirm” what PSG has been warning about for years. According to Movsesijan, “attempts to avoid meeting all criteria through political maneuvers and partial solutions are predetermined to fail,” stressing that “the European path requires serious and consistent reforms, not improvisation.”
“The message from Brussels is clear: without fulfilling all obligations, there is no progress. The European Union is neither naive nor uninformed, and the rules apply equally to all,” Movsesijan said.
He further noted that Serbia’s stagnation on the European path is a direct consequence of avoiding key requirements, including the rule of law, media freedom, and alignment with the EU’s common foreign policy.
“I do not expect this government to bring Serbia into the EU. Their politics consist of balancing halfway and trying to extract a few euros – that’s all. Shortcuts do not work,” Movsesijan said.
He concluded: “Avoiding fulfillment of all criteria is not an option; it is a direct choice of isolation.”
Commissioner Kos also highlighted that accession to the Schengen Area or the EU Single Market, as proposed in a recent article by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, requires reforms as challenging as full EU membership. Kos rejected their proposal, stating that it remains unclear whether they understand the extent of reforms necessary for full participation in Schengen or the Single Market.
