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0 pointsyreg2y ago0 comments

Serbian accession is not at all likely in the coming years. They have had full candidate status since 2012.

Last year the European Parliament passed a resolution saying it "strongly regrets Serbia’s non-alignment with EU sanctions against Russia, which damages its EU accession process." There's also the problem regarding their relationship with Kosovo.

Also, only 34-43% of Serbians want to join according to polls. Compared to Albania's 97% and Montenegro's 79%.

I think Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and even Ukraine are more likely to join the EU next.

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unsupp0rted2y ago· 1 in thread

I've lived in both Serbia and Albania fairly recently. Yes, 90-something % of Albanians would be glad to instantly improve their standard of living. Culturally (i.e. 'European Values') they're far from aligned with the EU right now.

Serbia, on the other hand, does largely share "European Values", more and more so every year.

Its political alignments can change very quickly. But the cultural trajectory is clear.

yregOP2y ago

Interesting, could you explain in what ways is Serbia more aligned with the EU?

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