Serbia has once again refused to align its foreign policy with that of the European Union, declining to join Brussels’ restrictive measures against Belarus.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas announced that nine non-EU countries had decided to support the package of sanctions adopted by the EU at the end of July.
According to the announcement, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Moldova, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Ukraine aligned themselves with the EU decision to impose restrictive measures against Belarus.
Kallas welcomed the decision, stressing that these countries had aligned their national policies with the European Union’s position.
Serbia, however, remained outside the initiative, continuing its practice of refusing to support EU sanctions against Belarus.
The decision comes as Brussels continues to demand that EU candidate countries align their foreign policies with the bloc’s common foreign and security policy. Serbia, meanwhile, continues to pursue a more independent approach on issues involving international sanctions—once again highlighting the gap between Belgrade’s EU membership ambitions and its foreign-policy choices.
