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Decision not to participate in summit confirms Serbia’s genuine commitment to EU integration

Belgrade, 17 December 2025

Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starović stated today that he fully supports the position of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić for Serbia not to participate in today’s summit of the European Union and the Western Balkans.

Starović emphasised that this decision is an expression of a genuine commitment to our path towards membership in the European Union, which can only be realistic and sustainable if it is based on merit, mutual respect and a sincere commitment to a common future.

The short-sighted lack of will to value the results of reforms implemented over the last four years, starting with the amendments to the Constitution in early 2022 and continuing thereafter, through a symbolic procedural step in the accession negotiations, has sent a very bad message to Serbian citizens that only fuels anti-European narratives and discourages the key stakeholders of reform processes in society, he assessed.

According to him, by not taking part in today's gathering, we are not only defending the dignity of our people, but also the integrity of the accession process, as well as the credibility of the European idea in Serbia.

Expressing gratitude to colleagues from the European Commission, as well as numerous EU member states that have rightly recognised our commitment to reforms, the Minister voiced hope that the remaining member states will soon join the political consensus necessary to overcome the stalemate to which Serbia, without sufficient justification, is exposed.