Ivica Dacic, Belgrade, April 19 2023 (BETAPHOTO/AMIR HAMZAGIC)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic stated on Aug. 30, commenting on the possible change in the EU’s visa policy, that he believed that “the abolishing of the visa liberalization is not possible.”
In an interview to TV Prva, Dacic said in comment of French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement about the possible reconsideration of the EU’s visa policy, that this was “a threat addressed more to Kosovo than to Serbia.” Dacic said the issue was what Serbia should do to become an EU member.
As for the statement of the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, who said that the EU should be prepared to receive new members by 2030, Dacic commented that Serbia wanted to believe that this was possible and realistic, but that there was a problem with criteria.
“There is a problem with criteria. Undisputedly, we should do the things that are up to us, but the issue is what exactly is to be done? This is not about the reforms in the country, but about political decisions that pertain to other subjects,” Dacic stated, adding that “state and national interests are defended everywhere” and that Serbia could not defend Kosovo without the support of its friends.
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