Zoran Milanović

Serbia faces a European security blind spot: the European Parliament criticized its deepening Chinese military ties including missiles, while NATO omitted the Western Balkans from its summit communiqué entirely, revealing Belgrade's marginalization in continental security planning.

Eight EU member states blocked Serbia's Cluster 3 opening in accession talks, citing rule-of-law shortcomings and failure to align with EU sanctions on Russia, prompting President Vučić to accuse Croatia of wanting Serbia weakened.