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The European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi said on Thursday the next report on the development of the situation in Serbia would be published by the end of June and would refer to the MEP's letter in which they said they were worried about the respect of the constitutional and human rights in Serbia during the state of emergency, declared on March 15 and lifted on Wednesday, the European Western Balkans (EWB) reported.
In his answer to the letter, which is a form of control of the European Parliament (EP) over the EC, and which the EWB had access to, Várhelyi said the Commission was carefully monitoring the situation in Serbia, adding the current priority was the fight against the pandemic, and that the EC was informed about the lifting of the state of emergency.
"Regarding your remark about media freedom, we welcomed Serbia's Government decision to annul the measures to centralise information about COVID-10 pandemic. The media freedom is essential at any time," Várhelyi said, adding the EU accession process with Serbia continued.
"Bearing that in mind, we continue to oversee the situation in Serbia and assess its progress. The conditions for the EU membership haven't changed. As you are aware, the overall speed of Serbia's process in negotiations with the EU depends on the implementation of reforms in the key area of the rule of law. We'll assess the situation in the light of the latest development in our annual reports to be published in June," Várhelyi said.
At the beginning of his reply, Várhelyi reiterated his earlier comments about broad measures introduced in many countries to protect the population health 'in those unprecedented times.'
He also reminded the MEPs about the aid the EU sent to the Western Balkans.
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