The European Commission has submitted its annual report on the progress of EU accession negotiations. The Serbian example highlights the difficulties of the Balkans, as the region has become central in the context of the war in Ukraine. Aleksandar Vučić, at the head of the country since 2017, faces violent social unrest and is openly getting closer to Moscow and Beijing. Why does Serbia, which has received 872 million euros in pre-accession aid, prefer its « national interest » strategy to efforts towards assimilating the ‘acquis communautaire’?
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EurAsia Prospective 