Serbian PM says support for EU membership highest in five years

Speaking in parliament, Brnabic quoted the results of a poll which she claims showed that 57 percent of Serbians support the country’s membership in the EU.

According to her, support for accession to the EU was around 40 percent when European integration was just words because people did not understand the process nor did they see the benefits. Brnabic said that the latest European Commission report on Serbia’s progress towards EU membership is the first to include positive assessments about rule of law and progress on freedom of expression and the media since 2016.

Brnabic said that the European Commission recommended the opening of clusters 3 and 4 with 12 chapters but added that even if just one cluster is opened at this month’s inter-governmental conference it would be a good signal for Serbia and the Western Balkans.