Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today in Brussels that she had good meetings with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson, stressing that the fight for Serbia and its interests after the session of the United Nations Security Council continues.
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Constant fight for Serbia’s interests
Belgrade/Brussels,
25 October 2023
In a statement to journalists in Brussels, Brnabic expressed the hope that the government of Serbia will soon be able to sign an agreement with the European Commission on the deployment of Frontex on our border with North Macedonia, in order to further secure it and reduce the flow of illegal migration through Serbia.
The Prime Minister stated that Commissioner Johansson praised Serbia for everything done in connection with visa policy, noting that the Commissioner has an understanding of Serbia’s policy regarding visa harmonisation.
We, as a responsible partner, monitor on a monthly basis the number of entries and exits of citizens of those countries who do not need a visa for Serbia, but do need one to enter the EU, the Prime Minister said.
We have the right to grant a visa-free regime to certain countries, but, as a responsible partner of the EU, on the other hand, we must ensure that these people do not use our visa-free regime to go further into the EU. Since last year, there has been a seven percent decrease in entry from Serbia to the EU. We have the situation completely under control, she said.
Brnabic added that she discussed all current topics with Commissioner Várhelyi – about Kosovo and Metohija, media laws, the rule of law, but also the upcoming report of the European Commission on Serbia's progress.
The Prime Minister expects positive progress in the European Commission's report because a lot has been done, especially in the area of the rule of law.
The Prime Minister emphasised that in Kosovo and Metohija there is constant and daily repression against Serbs and all non-Albanians.
We will fight for these people to have the basic conditions for life, the Prime Minister said.
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