"Worrying signal" from Belgrade: European Democrats react to Vučić

Members of the European Democrats (European Democratic Party) in the European Parliament have reacted sharply to the statements and stance of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, regarding the visit of the European Parliament delegation to Belgrade, assessing that this is not "an insignificant incident", but a "worrying signal".

In an official reaction published on their X social network account, the European Democrats emphasized that the Serbian president's verbal attack on the European Parliament mission poses a serious concern for democratic standards in the country.

"President Vučić's attack on yesterday's European Parliament mission in Serbia is not an insignificant incident. It is a worrying signal. The European Union does not 'intervene': it does what democracies do — monitors elections, listens to citizens, demands transparency. Those who respect democratic standards are not afraid of scrutiny," the European Democratic Party said in a statement.

The European Democrats underlined that true orientation towards the European Union means respecting democratic rules, freedoms and responsibilities, and not using propaganda or intimidating language towards European institutions.

"A true European future requires rules, freedom and responsibility — not propaganda or intimidation," the statement further emphasizes.

In the same message, this political force in the European Parliament recalled that the fundamental principles on which the European Union is based are not a matter of political negotiations.

President Vučić's attack on yesterday's European Parliament mission in Serbia is not a trivial incident. It is a worrying signal.
The EU is not "interfering": it is doing what democracies do — monitoring elections, listening to citizens, demanding transparency. Say who... pic.twitter.com/YDXAqy0qT1

— European Democrats (@democrats_eu) January 24, 2026

"The European Union should be what it is: the rule of law and fundamental rights are not subject to negotiations," the European Democrats' response reads.

The reaction comes in a tense political climate, as senior Serbian state officials had stated even before the visit of the MEP delegation that they had no intention of meeting with them. Serbian authorities claimed that they were neither informed nor asked about the delegation's arrival, a claim that was denied by the European Parliament.

President Aleksandar Vučić himself openly stated that he did not want any contact with the European Parliament delegation during their visit to Serbia.

"I don't want to see them. Count on me — I'm in Serbia, but I don't want to talk to them," Vučić declared, adding that during that time he will be engaged in the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Ana Brnabić, had also warned that she would not meet with the delegation of MEPs.

She stated earlier that the European Parliament delegation was coming "without an invitation," adding that she would not be present either, as she would be traveling to Estonia at that time.

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