Reference News Network, October 16th report. According to TASS, on October 15th, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated that Serbia should join the EU's sanctions against Russia, otherwise it will not be seen by the EU as a "reliable partner" and cannot join the EU.
Von der Leyen, who is visiting Serbia, said at a press conference: "It is time for Serbia to take concrete actions to join the EU. We should see a high level of consistency in our foreign policy, including sanctions against Russia. I congratulate you on reaching 61% alignment with the EU's foreign policy. But more is needed. We hope to see Serbia as a reliable partner."
The EU enlargement mechanism stipulates that one of the prerequisites for all candidate countries preparing to join the EU is to ensure that their foreign policy is fully consistent with the EU. Candidate countries are obligated to support all EU foreign policy decisions, even though they have no influence on the adoption of these decisions. Meeting this requirement does not guarantee that the country will definitely join the EU. (Translated by Liu Yang)
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