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Politico (10 April 2026)

​Sebastian STARCEVIC and Gabriel GAVIN

“We are increasingly worried about what is happening in Serbia,” a candidate to join the EU, Commissioner Kos says.

Serbia faces losing up to €1.5 billion in EU funding as the European Commission weighs pulling the plug over democratic backsliding and the country’s close ties with Russia.

The Balkan nation isn’t a member of the EU, but having launched talks to join in 2014 it is eligible for funds and grants to help it push through legal reforms. A decision to suspend payouts would further complicate the EU’s so-called enlargement process, with countries like Ukraine and Montenegro racing to join but influential nations like France urging caution.

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