The Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, has said that Serbia is on the brink of civil war. Speaking during a leaders’ panel at the Bled Strategic Forum, while addressing the political situation in the Western Balkans and the challenges accompanying the European Union enlargement process, he stated that Serbia is facing serious internal instability.
“These ongoing protests have practically continued for more than two years, which is still an unusual situation. That is why I said it more for the audience who do not follow all the details—don’t think that people from the West follow the details as we know them. So, let’s give them a small idea of how costly this all actually looks, and especially how it has looked in recent months. Don’t think that I am supporting such a scenario, because I am describing it coldly,” declared Plenković.
Protests have been ongoing in Serbia for months, with the main demand being accountability for the deaths of 16 people caused by the collapse of a concrete shelter at the Novi Sad railway station. Students leading the mass protests consider new elections inevitable, arguing that the current government has done nothing to ensure accountability for the Novi Sad tragedy.
