Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is offended by the European Union. They say that his country has never received such assistance as Ukraine.
We are talking about promises to grant our state EU candidate status within a year of submitting an application and the potential start of membership negotiations. In addition, he was skeptical about the possible expansion of the EU until 2030.
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The Serbian President is offended by the European Union
Vucic said the level of support for Ukraine from the EU, granting it candidate status within a year of submitting an application and potentially starting membership negotiations shows support that “Serbia has never received.”
According to the president, his country is now in a much better position than Romania and Bulgaria were in 2007, when they joined the EU. He is also skeptical about plans to expand the European Union until 2030.
Who knows what will happen in 7 years? The EU’s absorption capacity is no greater than it was. You have 10 net payers and 17 countries taking their money. Neither of them would like to have more members to spend money on,
– Vucic noted.
Note! Serbia applied for EU membership in 2010. Negotiations began 4 years later. However, they later stalled due to the country’s reluctance to normalize relations with Kosovo. Serbia also did not support sanctions against Russia, which is why Belgrade was repeatedly criticized in Brussels.
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Ukraine will be ready to join in 2 years
Recently, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna noted that our state will be ready for EU membership in 2 years. However, the course of the war will determine the political framework.
“I believe that 2 years will be enough for us to be fully prepared, and at the moment when the war ends, we will do 10 times more than we are doing now to ensure that this decision is made,” Stefanishina emphasized.
According to her, Ukraine, even in conditions of war, is a large part of the European economy. In particular, she:
It is one of the twenty importers of various products in the EU and is the largest market in Europe.
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2023-09-17 15:57:00
