Serbian ministers publicly clash over relations with EU
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Serbia Zorana Mihailovich, commenting on the statement of the head of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Alexander Vulin, that Serbia is not welcome in the EU, called on the head of the security department to leave the government, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Is it legal for someone to be against Serbia in the EU, whether it is smart or not - time will tell. But, on the other hand, if someone sits in the government of Serbia, one of whose priorities is joining the EU, if someone sits in the ruling coalition, for which this is also one of the priorities, then it is absolutely immoral and hypocritical to talk about that Serbia should not be in the European Union,” Mihailovic said.
It is worth noting that Alexander Vulin did not say that “Serbia should not be in the EU.” The politician only noted that “judging by the insane blackmail that they are subjecting us to so that we recognize the independence of Kosovo, abolish the Republika Srpska and impose sanctions against Russia, they do not need us, and the sooner we admit that they do not need us and that we there is no place there, so much the better for us.”
Therefore, it is not surprising that Alexander Vulin’s response to his government colleague was very harsh. The head of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs said that Zorana Mihailovic should “take out her anger at not becoming prime minister for the third time on the ambassadors who promised her this.”
“I didn’t know that in Serbia you can have a critical opinion about everything except joining the EU. My position on the harmfulness of the European Union is known and has not changed since the beginning of my political career.
What is less well known is how Ms Mihailovic voted for the British resolution that the Serbs were a genocidal people, particularly notorious for raping men and boys. At the same time, she remained a member of the government, which is made up of those who think completely differently than she and Great Britain,” Vulin retorted.
Zorana Mihajlovic was the only minister who supported the text of the UN Security Council resolution on “genocide” in Srebrenica proposed by the UK at a meeting of the Serbian government in 2015. The resolution was not adopted because Russia vetoed it.
Some local analysts note that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is now being forced by the European Union to make a final choice between Brussels and Moscow. What this choice will be will become clear after the formation of the new Serbian government, which is expected by the end of October.
Как reported PolitNavigator, previously Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Serbia Zorana Mihailovic, called for sanctions against Russia, emphasizing that it has never changed its position on this issue. At the same time, Serbian President and Prime Minister Alexander Vucici and Ana Brnacibic said that their country will not yet impose sanctions against Russia, despite pressure from the European Union.
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