For the 1st time since start of https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇺" title="Flagge der Europäischen Union" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Europäischen Union"> accession talks it seems https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇸" title="Flagge von Serbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Serbien"> will not open any negotiating chapter. There& #39;s a trap of hasty conclusions regarding influence of recently held elections and failed Kosovo talks. However... @CEPBelgrade @BiEPAG

...sad reality is that https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇸" title="Flagge von Serbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Serbien"> failed to deliver results in area of fundamental democratic principles and rule of law for quite some time. EC& #39;s Rule of law non-paper clearly describes significant delays in producing and implementing strategically important reforms.

Thus, https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇺" title="Flagge der Europäischen Union" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Europäischen Union">MS were unable to reach consensus on opening new negotiating chapters. Pres Vucic in BXL expressed his hope that https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇸" title="Flagge von Serbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Serbien"> can join https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇺" title="Flagge der Europäischen Union" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Europäischen Union"> till 2026. Unfortunately, hopes and beliefs cannot substitute uniquvocal vision, realistic planning, dedicated resources ...

...and most importantly, political will to actually implement measures concerning respect of principle of division of power, fight vs corruption & org crime, eliminate impunity, respect independence of Judiciary & guarantee fundamental freedoms and fully democratic elections.

Decision not to open any neg chapter should be understood as a final warning. If https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇸" title="Flagge von Serbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Serbien"> fails to improve its rule of law track record, the next step might be activation of Suspension clause and freezing of accession talks, however unlikely that may b due to different https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇺" title="Flagge der Europäischen Union" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Europäischen Union">& #39;a interests.

More then ever https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇸" title="Flagge von Serbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Serbien"> needs to properly read the chessboard. Future of https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇸" title="Flagge von Serbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Serbien"> is connected to https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇺" title="Flagge der Europäischen Union" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Europäischen Union">. In order to reset and restart negotiations, https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇸" title="Flagge von Serbien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Serbien">& #39;s leadership has to take a look in a mirror & confront itself with reasons that led to situation that for the 1st time no chapter will be open.