Borrell: Serbia's membership may be called into question if it does not align its policy with ours

(Patria) - Alignment with EU values, starting with the rule of law, and with the common foreign and security policy are the most important indicators of strategic orientation in the new geopolitical context, said the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell.

Borrell, together with Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi, presented this year's enlargement package, which includes progress reports on 10 candidate and potential candidate countries.

Serbia is the only one that has not fully aligned with the EU's foreign and security policy.

The report states that it has not imposed sanctions on Russia, that it has maintained high-level relations with that country, and that it has intensified relations with China, "which raises questions about its strategic direction".

Borrell says that Serbia's membership in the EU is "the only sustainable way to build long-term prosperity".

- We insist that Serbia align with our foreign and security policy, of which restrictive measures against Russia are an important part, and I think Serbia will align sooner or later, otherwise membership may be called into question - Borrell stated.