CRTA
Democratic elections, a strong parliament and free media are the crucial issues Serbian democracy depends on – this was one of the conclusions at the conference “Democracy: Minimum Consensus,” hosted by the Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA).
The German ambassador to Serbia, Thomas Schieb, said that the parliament was the core of functional democracy, hoping that Serbia would soon have its parliament in place.
Schieb said that Germany was supporting Serbia on its path to the European Union, but that it’s imperative that it introduced sanctions against Russia.
Dirk Lorens, head of the political department of the EU Delegation to Serbia, said that Serbia needed to set up its legislature and government soon, in order to continue implementing the reforms that would make it possible for the country to step up the EU acceleration process.
He added that the EU was the best option for Serbia, and that as a candidate country, Serbia had to introduce sanctions against Russia.
The European Parliament’s rapporteur for Serbia, Vladimir Bilcik, said that he “regretted that the outcome of Serbian election was still unknown,” adding that Serbia had to make important political decisions, and that the opposition had to play an important role in the parliament.
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