{"id":491,"date":"2025-09-16T11:43:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=491"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:44:17","slug":"serbias-crisis-tests-eu-enlargement-germany-should-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/?p=491","title":{"rendered":"Serbia\u2019s Crisis Tests EU Enlargement: Germany Should Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) has published a Memo <em>&#8220;Serbia\u2019s Crisis Tests EU Enlargement: Germany Should Act&#8221;<\/em> authored by Milan Ni\u010d and Nikola Xaviereff. This study examines the current political crisis in Serbia and its impact on the country\u2019s accession process to the European Union. It examines the nationwide protests that erupted following the collapse of the Novi Sad train station in November 2024, which sparked widespread opposition to President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s government. The report also examines the responses by Serbian authorities, including increased police repression and growing tensions between the government and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/serbia-germany-should-react-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/serbia-germany-should-react-1.png 745w, https:\/\/thenextmile.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/serbia-germany-should-react-1-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This publication aims to assess the impact of this crisis on Serbia\u2019s European perspective and on the stability of the Western Balkans. The authors examine the challenges facing the European Union in its enlargement policy regarding a candidate country whose democratic standards are being challenged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read the report <em>Serbia\u2019s Crisis Tests EU Enlargement: Germany Should Act<\/em> by Milan Ni\u010d and Nikola Xaviereff, published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/dgap.org\/en\/research\/publications\/serbias-crisis-tests-eu-enlargement-germany-should-act\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dgap.org\/en\/research\/publications\/serbias-crisis-tests-eu-enlargement-germany-should-act\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2025. The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) has published a Memo &#8220;Serbia\u2019s Crisis Tests EU Enlargement: Germany Should Act&#8221; authored by Milan Ni\u010d and Nikola Xaviereff. 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It examines the nationwide protests that 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