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BRUSSELS – The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated that at the meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić they analyzed Serbia’s progress on its path toward the European Union, as well as that on this path Serbia can count on the EU’s support. Von der Leyen said in a post on the X platform, after talks with Vučić in Brussels, that she spoke with the Serbian president “about the importance of accelerating reforms, especially in the areas of the rule of law and media freedom.” “We emphasized that enlargement is a geostrategic imperative and the need for Serbia to further align with the EU’s foreign and security policy. We also welcomed Serbia’s steps to diversify its energy sources and routes and to reduce its dependence on Russia, whose unreliability has been demonstrated many times,” said von der Leyen. She said that “Europe has consistently shown solidarity with Serbia through major investments in energy infrastructure and support for vulnerable households.” “As President of the European Council Antonio Costa and I underlined during our visits earlier this year, we remain fully committed to seeing a democratic Serbia in the EU. You can count on our support,” von der Leyen concluded. (December 11)
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